Format: Short Film shot in 2024, written and directed by Heidi Lauren Duke and starring Lilli Kay, as proof of concept for hour-long drama series.
Secured IP: Based on the highly-publicized book Onassis Women by Onassis Family Private Secretary, Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos
Awards: Winner of 3 Awards at 2024 Monaco International Film Festival: Best Screenplay, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Actress for Lilli Kay. Script placed at Austin Film Festival.
Logline: A lovelorn shipping heiress must take the reins of her family’s international shipping conglomerate before her father’s chaos swallows it whole.
The Heiress is both a short film starring Lilli Kay and a proof of concept for a series of the same name. The series is based on the book ONASSIS WOMEN, written by Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos, who served as the Onassis private secretary for years and focuses on the true stories of Christina Onassis, her Aunt Artemis, her step-mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Maria Callas and their love of the ruthless shipping and aviation entrepreneur, Aristotle Onassis.
Availability: Film teaser available here. Film will premiere 2024, details TBD.
For series pitch, Inquire here.
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