Screenwriter
Eliza Power is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and actress. Her comedy pilots have been optioned by Sprout Pictures and CanCan Productions, and she is currently working on romcom feature Love and Pride for Simpson Films and adapting Jordan Bone's autobiography My Beautiful Struggle into a drama series. Eliza is currently developing her first horror feature and a TV adaptation of Anne Coates’ Hannah Weybridge detective novels.
Eliza’s horror short screenplay A Hand to Hold has won multiple awards at prestigious festivals like Festigious Los Angeles and is set to begin filming in early 2025, directed by Philip Clyde-Smith. She also created and executive produces the documentary series Humans of Andela, which highlights inspiring technologists from Africa and Latin America. Its second season is in post-production.
Her plays have been staged internationally, receiving critical acclaim, including five-star reviews from Broadway Baby, Camden Gazette, and Female Arts. In 2025, she will launch her production company, Blonde Witch, and co-host the horror podcast Tragedy Girls with journalist Jess Coombs.
Selected credits
project | production company |
in pre-production: |
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LOVE AND PRIDE | Simpson Films |
HUMANS OF ANDELA (Season 2) | OAV Productions / Andela |
A HAND TO HOLD | Philip Clyde-Smith / Dead Vamp Films |
34 WEEKS | Blonde Witch |
MY BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE | In development |
HANNAH WEYBRIDGE | In development |
completed: |
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HUMANS OF ANDELA (Season 1) | Click Productions / Mwangi Kirubi / Andela |
AINGEAL | Sibling Productions |
theatre: |
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FEATHERS | Ambigu Berlin, Sydney Fringe Festival, CVenues, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The White Bear Theatre - London, Etcetera Theatre - London, Workshop Theatre - New York |
ANOTHER GIRL | Workshop Theatre - New York |
WEIRD BEARD | Tristan Bates Theatre, London |
TILT | Village Theatre - Atlanta USA |
SHAME | The Bread and Roses Theatre |
PAPERHOUSE | The Hen and Chickens Theatre - London |
DARKER THE NIGHT | London Horror Festival |
awards: |
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A HAND TO HOLD |
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Winner: Festigious Los Angeles - Best Short Screenplay |
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Winner: The Strange Days Horror Fest - Best Short Screenplay |
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Winner: French International Film Festival 2024 - Best Short Screenplay |
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Winner: Absurd Film Festival 2024 - Best European Script |
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Winner: Triloka Film Awards 2024 - Best International Screenplay |
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Winner: Triloka Film Awards 2024 - Best Screenwriter |
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Winner: Rohip Film Festival - Best Writer |
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Winner: Rohip Film Festival - Best Short Screenplay |
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Winner: Madras Independent Film Fest - Best Short Script |
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Winner: Thilsri Film Awards - Best Short Screenplay |
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Winner: Tamizhagam International Film Festival - Best Horror Screenplay |