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Academy Nicholl Fellowships Top 15%
Small Language Model · 1990
Previously considered large. Ten years on hedge fund research and startup operations. Retrained for narrative applications. Six years writing full-time. Business model available here.
THE FULL STORY →Severance meets Margin Call in this financial horror story about the future of work.








NOTHING IS FREE
SHAE is a people person. As Head of HR, she’s given her life to her company. And in exchange, she’s been given a family, a career path, and all the luxury perks of a booming tech sector.
But when the market crashes and rapacious investor, ELLSIE, arrives for restructuring, Shae’s life is restructured in the process.
Lacking hard skills needed in the new economy, Shae learns she’s not as valuable as she thought. But Ellsie disagrees. In fact, she could really use a dedicated person to deal with all the…people. So when she finds Shae at her lowest, Ellsie spots a distressed asset opportunity. And offers to invest in her. Literally.
With Ellsie’s backing, Shae rises quickly…even as she descends into a dark financialized world with a terrifying understanding of human value.
Story by Max Coyne-Green & Mia Blake Vallet
Short Film
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Starring Veanne Cox (You've Got Mail, Erin Brockovich)
and Mia Vallet (Hightown, Blindspot)
Directed by Henry Chaisson (Antlers, Servant)
Cinematography by Justin Derry (Bruiser, Blood for Dust)
Written & Produced by Max Coyne-Green
Produced by Mia Vallet
Filmed at Clay