Brazilian-born American playwright and screenwriter enjoys developing characters with diverse backgrounds and stories that have social, political and psychological depth reflecting her international worldview while using humor to add levity to thought-provoking themes.
Renata holds a BA in Performing Arts from Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona and a Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary Education with a specialization in Drama from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
$enior Care Drama ⋄ Comedy Desperate to save her business and beloved elderly residents from her ruthless franchisor, a young woman commits a wicked embezzlement and is now trapped in a game of hide-the-fraud-and-don’t-get-caught, to keep her secret safe and protect all she’s fought for.
DAYDREAMING MOM Comedy A dynamic home-based travel consultant daydreams to escape her reality when juggling work with being an expat mother of a multicultural family in Prague becomes overwhelming.
GREEN UNION Drama ⋄ Comedy After nearly losing her job and the wildlife reservation that she runs, a pragmatic park director desperately seeks the European Union’s aid to protect the sanctuary, but is caught off-guard when her sponsor takes control over the park.
NARCISSUS HOTEL Drama ⋄ Comedy An overachiever hotel Manager must learn to trust her new hire to handle a hectic cyberattack while discovering that her boss is behind it.
MindMate® Thriller ⋄ Comedy After trying a new AI promising to vanish her recurring nightmares, a young woman suffering from PTSD finds herself trapped in an "AI-gonizing" hell and must fight to regain control of her life.
Semifinalist New York International Screenplay Awards with $enior Care
(2023)
Semifinalist Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Diversity Initiative with MindMate®
(2023)
Finalist, Creative World Awards, TV (HALF HOUR)
(2023)
Semifinalist Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition with GREEN UNION
(2022)
Semifinalist New York International Screenplay Awards with DAYDREAMING MOM
(2022)
Award Winner Best TV Script The Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival with DAYDREAMING MOM
(2022)
Finalist Creative World Awards with Narcisuss Hotel
(2022)
Finalist Creative World Awards with Daydreaming Mom
(2022)
Award Winner Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition with NARCISSUS HOTEL
(2021)
Semifinalist Creative World https://creativeworldawards.com/2021CREATIVEWORLDAWARDSSEMIFINALISTS.pdf
(2021)
Quarter-Finalist 2nd Annual Diversity Springboard Screenwriting Contest with with NARCISSUS HOTEL
(2021)
Murdoch University