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Jenn Fonteyn

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Death is My Shadow

Length: Feature

Genre: Historical Fantasy/Thriller

 

Logline:

Logline: After the death of her only daughter during the American Civil War, a grief-stricken doctor travels to rural France to uncover the mystery behind an inherited house, where she finds that Death has no borders, and no intention of letting her go.

After the death of her daughter and husband, Marion Valentin, one of Manhattan’s earliest female physicians in 1865, is haunted – literally – by Death personified. When she unexpectedly inherits a mysterious estate in southern France from a woman she never knew, Marion sets out to unravel secrets buried deep within the vineyard’s history. Accompanied by the enigmatic specter, she investigates a string of concealed tragedies involving young women and uncovers ties to her own lineage. Gothic, atmospheric, and driven by sharp dialogue and emotional gravity, Death Is My Shadow is a historical supernatural drama about grief, autonomy, and the cost of truth.

 

Accolades

Grand Prize Winner Stage 32 9th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Contest (2025)

Finalist, Best Feature Script, East Village New York Film Festival June 2025

Finalist, Best Screenplay Wiki Screenplay Contest July 2025

Semifinalist – Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Competition Season 3 2025

Carnage Award – Diabolical Horror Film Festival 2025

Second Rounder Austin Film Festival 2025

 

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