Eliza Power


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:
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:
HUMANS OF ANDELA (Season 1)
Click Productions / Mwangi Kirubi / Andela
AINGEAL
Sibling Productions
theatre:
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:
A HAND TO HOLD
Winner: Festigious Los Angeles - Best Short Screenplay
Winner: The Strange Days Horror Fest - Best Short Screenplay
Winner: French International Film Festival 2024 - Best Short Screenplay
Winner: Absurd Film Festival 2024 - Best European Script
Winner: Triloka Film Awards 2024 - Best International Screenplay
Winner: Triloka Film Awards 2024 - Best Screenwriter
Winner: Rohip Film Festival - Best Writer
Winner: Rohip Film Festival - Best Short Screenplay
Winner: Madras Independent Film Fest - Best Short Script
Winner: Thilsri Film Awards - Best Short Screenplay
Winner: Tamizhagam International Film Festival - Best Horror Screenplay