When a straight-laced math teacher and mother of three’s husband turns up dead, she enters his world of high-stakes poker in order to provide for her family and cover his gambling debts. When folding isn’t an option, can she bluff her way out of this shitty hand she was dealt?

One Hour Drama pilot by Gabrielle Wagner Mann

ALL IN follows Joss Reilly, wife, mother, math teacher as she learns to navigate the world of card rooms and high stakes poker. When unable to get a hold of her husband, Graham, she tracks his phone and finds him dead in his car. His gambling problem landed him desperately deep in debt, feeling the only way out was to allow his family to collect on his life insurance. Unfortunately, it appears to be suicide and the policy doesn’t pay out, leaving Joss with a mortgage, three kids, a teacher’s salary and loads of debt. She realizes quickly that picking up extra work and living frugally isn’t going to keep their heads above water – especially once she’s visited and threatened by one of Jorge Marcos’s henchmen to collect on Graham’s debt. She’s going to have to resort to unconventional methods to get herself out of this unconventional mess. She forays into Graham’s world and takes over his proverbial ‘seat at the table,’ utiliizing her superior math skills to become a more successful poker player than he ever was.

one hour pilot

50 minutes

2nd Rounder Austin Film Festival, 2022

QuarterFinalist, Screencraft pilot competition, 2022

Reading, MFA capstone thesis reading, Point Park University, May 2022

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When introverted, workaholic, play-it-safe Summer lands a residency at a prestigious art festival in the mountains, she leaves LA hoping to sell her work and get her “big break.” But that big break becomes literal when an accident causes her to lose her memory and all of her pottery. Without the weight of her past, she rebuilds a new life, friendships and romance that she loves, but when her memories come crashing back causing her to revert to her other fearful self she must find a way to reconcile her old memories with the new ones or lose this new life forever.

Screenplay by Gabrielle Wagner Mann

Feature length Screenplay

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A pregnant woman in an abusive relationship attends a “cooking class” to learn how to save herself and her unborn child.

Screenplay by Gabrielle Wagner Mann

“Cooking Class” follows a woman trying to save herself and her unborn child from an abusive relationship.

a short screenplay

8-10 minutes

Reading at Writer’s Residency, Point Park University, July 2020

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Two mental patients escape by bending reality and illusion.

Screenplay by Gabrielle Wagner Mann

“Catch 23” is an action adventure short inspired by the novel Catch 22 following two unlikely patients in a mental institution who find kindred spirits in each other and help each other escape from more than just the daily dose of pills.

a short screen play

12 pages

Honorable Mention in NYC Midnight’s Screenplay Challenge, 2023

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When Priya befriends a new neighbor in her building, she gets way more than she bargained for.

Screenplay by Gabrielle Wagner Mann

“New Friend” follows Priya as a helpful new friend causes more problems than she solves.

a short screenplay

10 pages

Reading at Point Park University, December 2020

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