TESTIMONIALS

Anna Nicholas and I have known each other, and have been colleagues and friends, for over 45 years, from our first day of Law School at Cardozo Law in NY City. I’ve known her as an attorney and mediator; as well as an actor, writer, director and producer of award-winning plays and films. At the beginning of our careers Anna was cast in a film, THE BLOODSTONE, which I produced for Omega Films and was shot in India.

Without a doubt Anna is a woman of great integrity, creativity and insight.   She is also an amazing storyteller and filmmaker.  The way she uses words and images to craft her scenes draws in audiences. Her perspective is unique and compelling.  Her first feature film, as writer/director/producer, UNIVERS’L, was self-financed, won prizes all over the world for its depiction of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Her current, award-winning script, OLD LADIES FIND MONEY, is an entertaining, campy romp, filled with twists, intrigue and humor, that will resonate with audiences of all ages.

OLD LADIES FIND MONEY falls into the ever-popular heist crime genre and I believe that if a portion of the budget is used to fund distribution, this film is poised to make its money back. Of course there are no guarantees. What I do know is Anna will be an excellent steward of her investors’ money and will her best to make sure her investors are paid back.

~Susan Hillary Shapiro, Award-winning producer/filmmaker, her films have premiered at Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes Film Festivals. She has directed A-list talent, including Johnny Depp and John Malkovich.  Her archivalcinematography is featured in STUDIO 54 (Netflix). The PRATT in the HAT, her award-winning short, isavailable on KweliTv. She line-produced Jim Jarmusch’s NIGHT ON EARTH with Winona Ryder and GenaRowlands;  she was head of Production for Cineville International, where her first produced film, GINGER ALE AFTERNOON, was in competition at Sundance and nominated for a Grammy.

Anna Nicholas – novelist, filmmaker, mediator, lawyer and friend of many decades. She is one of the most prolific, hard-working and talented people I’ve ever known. I never cease to be amazed at her endless capacity to turn out wonderful project after wonderful project. Her novels are nail-biting and insightful, her films dramatic and moving. I can’t recommend her enough. She is truly inspiring.

~Howard Goldberg, Filmmaker (Apple Pie, Eden, Jake Squared, Double Exposure)

In the 12 years I’ve known AR (Anna) Nicholas, she has consistently amazed me with her tenacity, talent and originality. Her integrity and business sense will also ensure she will be a good steward of investors' money in the making of her new film, OLD LADIES FIND MONEY.” 

~ Alan Shearman, Actor/Writer/Director/Producer perhaps best known for his voiceover work and as the co-creator of world famous BULLSHOT CRUMMOND and EL GRANDE DE COCA-COLA

Nicholas has a strong piece here. She has a real knack for dialogue, especially funny dialogue that comes out of character...not easy to do. It's also a script that takes place in a rather unique geriatric universe. I think it has a shot to be a very funny film.

~  Rick Wallace, Producer and Director. DOUBLE DOWN SOUTH, LA LAW,

I like this script alot.

~ David Cress, Producer of PORTLANDIA

This script boasts strong character work and memorable dialogue with two great female parts at its core. The concept is both fun and commercial and the writer does a good job of putting a heart-felt spin on the standard trope of average folks finding ill-gotten cash. With plenty of small-town charm and quirk, the supporting townsfolk have plenty of fun moments that help to keep the story lively. There’s definite potential here for a successful, lower-budget indie feature. One of the best things about this script is right there in the title: OLD LADIES FIND MONEY. There are plenty of films showing the mishaps that occur when common people find themselves with ill-gotten gains, but in just about every case, those stories unfurl along common lines: the men (and it’s almost always men) intend to keep the money but instead turn on each other and fight it out. In this case, however, we learn early on that Jan and Sylvia aren’t taking the money only for themselves, but rather for their needy, fellow townsfolk who all desperately need help in one way or another. There’s something far more intimate and warm about this approach, and it provides an actual rooting interest for the characters that doesn’t often exist in the genre.

 ~Andy Raymer, Former Executive VP of Development and Production at MGM/United Artists as well as former head of Development and Production for the Kennedy Marshall Company. He has written professionally for Disney Feature Animation, Disney TV and Vanguard Films. He began his career at Amblin Entertainment and Dreamworks SKG, where he worked as both a creative executive and story analyst in the feature film division. https://storymaverick.netmer, Former ExecutiveProducer and Script Doctor https://storymaverick.net

The writer creates a vivid and unique small town setting for this story, with lovingly created characters and details that bring this setting to life and make it feel like a real place with its own quirky history. It creates a feel for the reader that the town has a life of its own before this story starts that will continue after the last scene in the script. The writer shows a knack for dialogue — revealed by witty, drily cynical lines such as ‘I’m done with ideas; they lead to actions," and showcases the writer's gift for comedy, scene setting and plotting.

~ Austin Film Festival