Coming Spring 2025
Unbreakable love.
Insurmountable bills.
Unbelievable luck.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Join Bridgette and Patrick Carpenter as they harness their dysfunctional family into pulling off the con of a lifetime!
What Would YOU Do?
In Sickness And In Death takes us on a comedic romp as Patrick and Bridgette Carpenter’s prayers are answered in a most unusual way. There’s just one catch: would you let a little thing like the truth get between you and your best life? Their decision creates a comedy of errors, and they must come to terms with what they’re willing to trade when tempted with more money than they could ever imagine.
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Meet The Team
Who would think to put such a nice law-abiding couple in this jam? In Sickness And In Death is a dark comedy written by Lisa Codella and Marlena D. Leonard.
Lisa Codella
---Writer---Born in Nassau, Lisa finished high school in Freeport and is an alum of COB (Journalism and Mass Communication), and the University of Miami (B.Sc. in Communication). She is a writer and ceramic artist who now calls Grand Bahama home. In Sickness And In Death is her first screenplay.
Marlena D. Leonard
---Writer---Actor, writer, broadcast journalist, and member of the writing team that won the Star Film Institute award for Best Screenplay (Fate Or Fortune). Marlena earned her B.A. in Screenwriting and Producing from Regent’s University London and has a passion for writing stories that feature Bahamians and our unique culture in all its glory.
And who will bring it to the screen? We're glad you asked! Meet our visionary Director, Preston Knowles, and proven Producer, Tabitha Ritchie.
Preston Knowles
---Director---Past President of the Freeport Players Guild (2022) and Award-winning Director of Fate Or Fortune, Preston's creative reservoir runs deep! Photographer. Videographer. Drone Operator. Director for Stage and Screen. Producer. Thespian. Creative Entrepreneur. He brings his unique storytelling vision to In Sickness And In Death.
Tabitha Ritchie
---Producer---From the award-winning writing team responsible for Fate or Fortune, Tabitha Ritchie wears her producer hat for In Sickness and In Death.
A multi-talented film graduate from The University of Westminster, Tabitha has an inspired enthusiasm and dedication to strengthening the Bahamian film and television industries. She brings her knowledge and experience in building effective teams and a proven ability to deliver projects on time and on budget.
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