Gina Hackett, Writer

Sloan Grant(s) Received:
2019, Screenwriting Award, Columbia University
2019, Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship, SFFILM

Project Type: Feature 

Genre: Historical Drama 

Length: 116 pages 

Field of Science: Civil Engineering 

Stage: Development 

Synopsis 

Devoted wife Emily reluctantly steps into her husband’s role as chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge when he’s paralyzed during its Victorian-era construction, encountering jealousy and discrimination as she becomes the world’s first female engineer.