Elle Tilden
Elle Tilden is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter who enjoys writing films about dysfunctional families and opinionated people.
Elle is currently pursuing her Masters at the American Film Institute. Previously, she worked at New York Magazine, studied publishing at the Columbia Publishing Course, and received her BFA in English Literature from Lewis & Clark College.Â
Elle grew up in Tucson, Arizona and is a fan of the U of A Wildcats (inherited from her mother).
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ICEBERGS | FEATURE |Â OFFBEAT TRAGICOMEDY
Ruth and Thomas Peoples, a young couple with dreams of purchasing their landlord’s duplex, lose their one-month-old baby girl after their cat falls asleep on her. The overbearing presence of the cat sends the couple into a tailspin as their families, in-laws and coworkers punctually dispense their own unsolicited advice on how to survive a marriage and a cat.Â
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TRANSLATORS | FEATUREÂ | DRAMEDY, COMING-OF-AGE
After finishing her freshman year at Yale, Sadie Hollander—a first-generation college student—attempts to steer her cousin, Tati, into her own politically-charged and future-minded headspace. But when Sadie’s new friend, Emma, invites the two cousins to help her make a thinly researched, hot-button documentary in Madrid; the cultural gaps between all three girls begins to look more like a chasm.
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TENEMENT | PILOT | ONE-HOUR CHARACTER-HEAVY DRAMA
In a near-future authoritarian America, a mysterious gas explosion kills a group of young activists. However, also among the casualties, is Ernest Fruhling's wife—a woman with seemingly no political leanings. As Ernest searches for answers, he finds himself in the center of a strange conspiracy which recasts what he knew of his wife and home and world.Â
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CONTACT FOR SAMPLE PAGES
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elle.tilden@gmail.com
(520) 971-7273
