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list list The Pain Free Day by Sarah Granger
After struggling for years housebound with severe pelvic pain a a a a a a a a dejected mother takes a a a a a a a a a a a a a risk and pulls her her teenage daughter out of school for one day in in an an attempt to mend their strained relationship Sarah Granger
writes and and and produces films with diverse lead characters grounded by her background in in in in in science and and and and technology including dramas and and and and sci-fi She studied playwriting and and and screenwriting at at at the the University of of Michigan Her dramatic features
are drawn from personal experiences growing up as as the the daughter of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a paralyzed polio survivor and and and living with chronic pain Sarah has has contributed to to Slate LA Weekly SFGate and and and and The The Huffington Post and and and and is the the the author of The The Digital Mystique She has has also been a a a a a a a a a a speaker at South South by Southwest the the the Ability in in in Tech Summit Summit and and and the the the Writing for Hollywood Summit The Smell of Gold by Jared Turner
After her husband is is is murdered in cold blood a a a a a a a a tenacious young Scotswoman with the the the help of of an an an an an an English tracker and and and and his Maori son sets out across the the the the the wild New Zealand landscape in in in pursuit of of the the the the the accused a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a reclusive Chinese goldminer All the the the the the while they must fight to to stay ahead of a a a a a a a a a a vicious gang who are desperate to to claim the the the bounty Born in in in in in New Zealand and and raised in in in in in Australia Jared studied Acting in in in in in Sydney before relocating back to to to NZ NZ to to to work on on on the the local feature film film Fracture From here Jared’s success in in in in in the the NZ NZ film film and and television industry continued to to to expand working on on on on on on on acclaimed local productions productions such as as as Go Girls The Almighty Johnsons and and One Lane Bridge as as as well as as as international productions productions including The Shannara Chronicles Roman Empire 6 Days and and most recently the the upcoming Netflix series Sweet Tooth Over the the years Jared Jared has written several short films The Smell of Gold is Jared’s first feature length screenplay 






























































































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