Caroline Parker Boyd

Caroline Parker Boyd is an award winning, bisexual, epileptic filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois. She is a graduate from the Columbia University Film MFA Program, and has produced over 22 short films to do (even more that were never added to IMDb). Caroline has lived with epilepsy for over 25 years, and is thankfully now seizure-free. While Caroline does live with epilepsy, she does not focus only on stories related to disability. Thrillers, dramas, dramedies, and comedy are their favorite genres of hers.

Something from the heart:

Honestly, I write better in the first person. Biographies are overrated anyway. I do love all genres, but what I really care about is a unique script. Storytelling is about creating content that draws the audience in. It makes them care about the characters. A viewer may have chosen to watch a movie or show for the genre, but they are drawn in by great writing, and that comes with great responsibility.

You can pitch a blockbuster, spend hundreds of millions of dollars on it, and hope you make your money back. And after the age of Marvel seems to have ended, that isn't likely anymore. Or you could take a chance on a television show or small indie film (I mean look at the success of Everything, Everywhere All At Once), and reap the benefits. Filmmakers want to make good content, they just need to be given that chance.

While I don't have many feature projects under my belt, I care about a good script, and I want to work with a writer and director to make it a great one. Script analysis prior to pre-production and production is essential, and those filmmakers who don't focus on that essential part of the process regret it later. The term "fix it in post," doesn't work for everything. At the end of the day, we all want to tell amazing stories. It's just rare when we're given the chance to do it.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Caroline Parker Boyd