Gina Hackett, Writer 

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2022, Athena Film Festival, Screenwriting Fellowship

Project Type: Feature 

Genre: Historical Drama 

Length: 90 pages 

Field of Science: Engineering

Stage: Development 

Synopsis: 

When an on-the-job injury throws Washington Roebling’s role as chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge into jeopardy, his capable wife Emily proposes a harebrained plan: to secretly step in as his replacement. But as Emily rises to an essential role at the bridge, she not only risks being discovered by the competition—but puts even her seemingly enlightened husband to the test.