WRITING
Sav Rodgers is currently unrepresented as a writer/director, and he would love to change that. In addition to writing solo, Sav also works frequently with his writing partner, Taylor Gates. All writing samples, show bibles, and look books are available upon request.
Feature Screenplays
Empty Nesters
Written by Sav Rodgers & Taylor Gates
Genre: Comedy
Logline: After their kids go off to college, an uptight widow and her eccentric little sister attempt to reconnect on a spontaneous road trip to Dollywood.
I Love You, Margot Robbie
Written by Sav Rodgers & Taylor Gates
Genres: Comedy, Coming-of-Age
Logline: Transgender teenage boy Felix McNeil’s high school start was nearly ordinary — breaking an arm, crushing hard on a girl, and juggling the inevitable woes of adolescence — but when a larger-than-life, boundlessly supportive A-list actress/imaginary friend falls into his world from a billboard, things take a turn for the extraordinary.
Selection: The GLAAD List 2022
Selection: 2021 Outfest Screenwriting Lab
Selection: 2021 PGA Create Fellowship
Top 1% of Projects on Coverfly & featured on The Red List (2021 & 2022)
Winner: Director’s Choice Award for Best Feature Script at the Austin Revolution Film Festival (2022)
Finalist, 2022 WeScreenplay Feature Contest
Semifinalist, 2022 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Semifinalist, 2021 Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship
Quarterfinalist, Fall 2021 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenwriting Lab
Pancake Skank
Written by Sav Rodgers
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Surreal
Logline: A rugged anti-heroine and her meek sidekick wreak havoc on a small town when they decide to rob every breakfast joint of their pancakes in this surreal satire.
Pilots
Mallwalkers
Written by Sav Rodgers & Taylor Gates
Half-hour comedy
Logline: After his best friend's death, an unpopular preteen finds an unlikely support system — a cutthroat group of suburban moms who power walk at the local mall.
Short Screenplays
Pancake Skank
Written by Sav Rodgers
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Surreal
Logline: A rugged anti-heroine and her meek sidekick wreak havoc on a small town when they decide to rob every breakfast joint of their pancakes in this surreal satire.
Winner: Best Short Screenplay at the 2019 Broad Humor Film Festival
Finalist, 2019 Nightmares Film Festival
Quarterfinalist, 2022 ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition
Telethon: The Quest to Save Grease 2’s Reputation
Written by Sav Rodgers
Genres: Comedy, Mockumentary
Logline: A lonely gay man from Kansas develops an all-consuming obsession with preserving the legacy of his favorite film: Grease 2.
Finalist, 2022 ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition