Christie Cook -Writer & Producer
"She contains in her writing a savage, caustic wit."
-Ben Ferris (Sydney Film Studios)
Christie Cook is a comedy writer and sketch performer from Sydney, Australia. Her comedic stylings have been accurately described as edgy but sweet.Christie’s B.A was in Performance Studies and History at Sydney University followed by an M.A in Media. Additionally, she studied with Improv Australia, NIDA and The Second City.Her former life was as a high school teacher. During this time, she read and graded an infinite number of essays that have since become the stuff of recurring nightmares.Now living in Mexico with her husband and young son, she directs and writes for a local sketch comedy group —The Once Upon a Time in Mexico Players. Her other interests include drinking mojitos, mocking reality television and speaking Spanish, which she does poorly.
Current Projects:
| Title | Genre | Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema of Dreams | Comedy | 6 x 30 minutes | ||
| Retro Betty | Dramedy/Rom-com (feature) | 90 minutes | ||
| Hell's Belles | Comedy | 8 x 30 minutes | ||
| The Choir Boy Murders | Dark Comedy/Horror | 8 x 30 minutes | ||
| The Reformation of Sister Mary | Rom-com | Feature length | ||
| Shorts & sketches | Comedy | Too many to count | ||
| The Shadow Kids | Science Fiction | Mini-series |
Hell's Belles An ex-model enters her family into a reality television show with the hopes of earning enough money to become financially independent and divorce her wealthy husband. Little does she know, he's also plotting a scheme to leave her with nothing. Now in the lime light, keeping secrets from each other becomes a hilarious battle of the sexes. Currently attached to the project: Carolyn Hennesy (Dawson's Creek, General Hospital, Terminator 3).
Script officially selected for the 2022 Houston Comedy Festival.3rd Place Award Winner- 2022 Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival, U.KRetro Betty From party girl to 1950s debutante. Betty undergoes a radical personality change after a traumatic accident. She faces serious social hurdles to acceptance when navigating modern college culture with her newly acquired traditional mindset.
Retro Betty is the ultimate fish-out-of-water story.
Official Script Selection: Quarter-Finalist, 2022 Vail Screenplay Contest, Colorado, USA
Official Script Selection -2022 Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival, U.KCinema of Dreams: 3 eccentric film critics inevitably end up bickering and inebriated by the end of each episode. Life for these co-hosts is an explosive cocktail of pretentiousness and melodrama both on and off camera.
The Choir Boys: In the 1980s, a teen orphan determined to solve the mysterious events taking place at his school assembles a team of misfits to dig into their town’s dark history and soon discovers that seemingly unconnected events have been carefully orchestrated by a vampire masquerading as the orphanage’s Catholic Priest.
Semi-Finalist, 2023 London International Screenwriting Competition.
Sparks fly between a nun and a divorced funeral director who arranges the funeral of her Mother Superior. The two loners form a fast bond and take a secret vacation to determine whether or not there’s a future for them as a couple -The Reformation of Sister Mary.
A group of young friends from a small Alaskan town make an incredible discovery just miles from where they live. Can they keep their adventures a secret or will they risk telling the world and putting themselves in danger?
-The Shadow Kids
Formal Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts -Sydney University
Master of Arts -University of N.S.W
Diploma of Education -Charles Sturt University
I am happy to share writing samples upon request to industry-related people.