Sandra Rubin
- Writer
- Producer
Sandra Rubin has two original screenplays developed with Hollywood producers, one of which is being looked at by a Korean producer, and has also written the adaptation of an autobiography which is being shopped. She is now working on her fourth screenplay.
"Kimchi Crash" (formerly Mogi) is a comedic mashup of "Pride and Prejudice" and "Notting Hill" with a K-pop theme. A Vermont woman who shuns consumerism and the cult of celebrity takes in a short-term boarder, unaware he is a spoiled K-pop star who stands for everything she hates. "Kimchi Crash", which has soundtrack potential, was developed with the guidance of Consulting Producer Scott Rosenfelt. Executive Producer of "Home Alone" and "Mystic Pizza", Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independents producers.
"81 Hours" is a female-led thriller. An ambitious CIA officer and a womanizing Seoul-based journalist are caught in a web of lies as they race to discover the secret behind a high-stakes North Korean weapon test. Part "Bourne Identity" and part "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", it is a white-knuckles action-packed thriller underpinned by the sexual tension between two very different people. The script is being looked at by a well-respected Seoul-based film producer, with the first act of the film set in Seoul.
Sandra has written the screenplay adaptation of the book "Mount the Count," the true story of a Canadian woman who leaves a big law firm job to move to France and live with a 5th generation cognac maker and master of the hunt. Kissing your old life goodbye is easy: living happily ever after is the hard part. Part "Bridget Jones" and part "Under the Tuscan Sun", "Mount the Count" is a dramedy that chronicles the challenges Barb faces navigating the complexities of rural French life. The script was written with the early guidance of Fred Fuchs, well-known for "Godfather: Part III" and "The Rainmaker" among many other films. Sandra is an associate producer on the project.
She is now writing "Stocking Horse", a modern take on "Taming of the Shrew." It, too, features American and Korean co-leads.
Sandra garnered several awards as a former investigative journalist. She covered key international figures from Queen Elizabeth to Nelson Mandela and US President Ronald Reagan. She also led breaking coverage of several complex international stock-market frauds for one of Canada's major national dailies, and traveled to Moscow against police advice to meet Semion Mogilevitch - a man the CIA and MI6 called one of "the world's most dangerous criminals."
Sandra was also a groundbreaking sports reporter, the first woman permitted to travel on the road with the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club as well as the first woman allowed into the locker room of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos. A former dance critic, she has also written extensively about the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.
She turned to screenwriting in 2014.
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"Kimchi Crash" (formerly Mogi) is a comedic mashup of "Pride and Prejudice" and "Notting Hill" with a K-pop theme. A Vermont woman who shuns consumerism and the cult of celebrity takes in a short-term boarder, unaware he is a spoiled K-pop star who stands for everything she hates. "Kimchi Crash", which has soundtrack potential, was developed with the guidance of Consulting Producer Scott Rosenfelt. Executive Producer of "Home Alone" and "Mystic Pizza", Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independents producers.
"81 Hours" is a female-led thriller. An ambitious CIA officer and a womanizing Seoul-based journalist are caught in a web of lies as they race to discover the secret behind a high-stakes North Korean weapon test. Part "Bourne Identity" and part "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", it is a white-knuckles action-packed thriller underpinned by the sexual tension between two very different people. The script is being looked at by a well-respected Seoul-based film producer, with the first act of the film set in Seoul.
Sandra has written the screenplay adaptation of the book "Mount the Count," the true story of a Canadian woman who leaves a big law firm job to move to France and live with a 5th generation cognac maker and master of the hunt. Kissing your old life goodbye is easy: living happily ever after is the hard part. Part "Bridget Jones" and part "Under the Tuscan Sun", "Mount the Count" is a dramedy that chronicles the challenges Barb faces navigating the complexities of rural French life. The script was written with the early guidance of Fred Fuchs, well-known for "Godfather: Part III" and "The Rainmaker" among many other films. Sandra is an associate producer on the project.
She is now writing "Stocking Horse", a modern take on "Taming of the Shrew." It, too, features American and Korean co-leads.
Sandra garnered several awards as a former investigative journalist. She covered key international figures from Queen Elizabeth to Nelson Mandela and US President Ronald Reagan. She also led breaking coverage of several complex international stock-market frauds for one of Canada's major national dailies, and traveled to Moscow against police advice to meet Semion Mogilevitch - a man the CIA and MI6 called one of "the world's most dangerous criminals."
Sandra was also a groundbreaking sports reporter, the first woman permitted to travel on the road with the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club as well as the first woman allowed into the locker room of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos. A former dance critic, she has also written extensively about the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.
She turned to screenwriting in 2014.
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