Moorel Bey

At a young age Moorel saw writing as her ticket out of the ghetto. At thirteen she completed her first novel, The Aliens Beneath the Tub.  When she couldn’t immediately get it published she became disillusioned.  She abandoned her fantasies of becoming an author.

In college she studied psychology and criminal justice. Upon graduation she went to work in the field of social work. Having been through the social services system herself as a foster child she felt that it was her duty to give back. However, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she had made a wrong turn in her career. A year later she left the field.

As she sat around indulging in her favorite past times (movies and writing) an idea so absurd, yet so exciting and so insistent, forced its way into her consciousness. She obediently did what her intuition told her to do. She sat down at her keyboard and started writing a movie with the intent of selling it to Hollywood. Three feverish months and three scripts later she completed Escaping the Past, an autobiographical screenplay. That script won her a Disney Screenwriting Fellowship and finally a ticket out of the ghetto. She packed her bags and moved across the country from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.

Moorel spent an exciting year in the fellowship being mentored by Disney and ABC executives.

Today Moorel is looking for other writing opportunities while working on spec scripts and seeking representation. It is her goal to win an Academy Award for best original screenplay. She has already written her acceptance speech.

CURRENT PROJECTS

My Husband Michelle
Comedy/Drama

When Liz discovers that her husband wants to become a woman she struggles not only to hold her family together, but also against her own secret desire to become a man.
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FEATURE SCREENPLAYS

Harold, Disgruntled Employee (for Disney Pictures)
Comedy

Fed up with his ungrateful employers and customers, a disgruntled department store employee gets revenge during the make or break holiday shopping season.

Escaping the Past (winner Disney Screenwriting Fellowship)
Drama

Based on the life of the writer, Escaping the Past is an unconventional script that tells the story of a young woman’s journey to come to terms with her dysfunctional childhood.
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SCREENPLAY SHORTS

 “The Jungle”- There’s no way around it. If Leonard wants to succeed he has to make his way through “the jungle.”
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The Daycare Dash- On her day off all Rachel wants to do is spend some QT with the TV but the weather has taken a turn for the worse and she must dash to the daycare to pick up her niece.

Never Again- Anya’s persevered despite being a foster child and teen mother. She has big plans for her future but when she’s faced with having to go back to the shelter system she makes a shocking and tragic decision.
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To Live- A man on the brink of suicide has a change of heart when he’s unexpectedly trapped after an earthquake.

NONFICTION

I Am Moorish American (Words and Music Essay Finalist)- A personal essay in which the writer comes to terms with the unorthodox religion in which she was raised.
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Unashamed-My Sexual History- A frank personal essay about the writer’s sexual past.

When Dreams Come True- A personal essay about the writer’s experience in the Disney Fellowship.

CONTACT THE WRITER
m_bey@sbcglobal.net