Dana G.M.

  • Dog Days (Snippet)

    The following is a snippet from an audio drama script. An audio drama script is a written blueprint for a story told entirely through sound. It provides dialogue, sound cues, and atmosphere to guide actors, directors, and sound designers in creating a complete narrative experience without visuals. SCENE 1 SFX: Sharp keystrokes echoing across…

  • Self Portrait

    After nine months of aimlessly spinning in my mother’s womb, I was born via C-section, with my head in the wrong place and the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. I find it curious that the doctors realized I couldn’t be born naturally, but not that I was a girl. They swore to my…

  • Experiment: Music-Inspired Script

    Rules: Pick a song that sparks an idea, then write a short scene inspired by it, keeping the song playing as you write. SONG

  • Blind Date (for 7SIFF)

    EXT. PARK – DAY MARIANA (24) is sitting on a bench, anxiously glancing at her cell phone with one hand while nervously smoothing her coat with the other. She takes a deep breath. ??? (O.S.)Hey! Mariana quickly looks toward the source of the sound and sees LAUTARO (25). He’s a handsome young man, carrying…

  • Driving Lessons

    I can count on one hand the times my dad tried to teach me how to drive. When he finally decided, I was fifteen. We left on a Sunday afternoon in his 1999 Ford Escort, its gray paint slightly faded by the sun, and explored the area near the Villa Lugano racetrack. I drove…