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Elise Salomon

@elisesalomon.bsky.social

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"Author. Dreamweaver. Visionary. Plus actor." If you know what I'm quoting, I probably like you a lot.

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hi. It's me. A very proud, grateful writer. I'll be at @austinfilmfest.bsky.social Oct 22-27. I write present-day, grounded folk horror with an all-encompassing aesthetic, rooted in drama & true to its supernatural underpinnings. ☕ #AFF2025 #AustinFilmFestival
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Screenwriters to Watch 2025 - Austin Film Festival

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 1h

a woman says i don 't know her on a tv show

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 13h

I'm grateful for your leadership, integrity and courage. Thank you for everything you are doing.

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 2d

“I wanted to make the scariest trans girl horror film,” explains @weard.moe.

www.theskinny.co.uk/film/interviews/creating-a-trans-cinema-louise-weard-on-castration-movie

Creating a Trans Cinema: Louise Weard on Castration Movie – The Skinny

Louise Weard's Castration Movie now spans over nine hours of chaotic, cathartic VHS footage – the Canadian director discusses the origins of the project and her influences in creating a cinema "by, fo...

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 2d

a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 4d

perfection

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 4d

A friendly reminder that it’s MOTHMAN PROPHECIES Season from Sep—Jan. 🖤

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 4d

🪰🖤🎬

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 5d

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An intimate audience with Manchán Magan

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 5d

Not to brag, but I made these. 👩‍🍳🍕🤌💋

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 7d

a woman with a scarf around her neck is sitting in a dark room looking at the camera .

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much, @theiwclist.bsky.social! This list is my jam. I am honored to be on it. 🤓☕🍂

IWC's Best of List delves into TALES OF HORROR 🖤🩸
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#SweaterWeather #WindowsWideOpenWeather #TisFall #SpookySeason #HorrorMovies #Horror #TalesOfHorror #ScaryStories #WeAreTheIWC

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 8d

Schumer and Jeffries are corrupt and we are in need of new leadership.

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you so much @theiwclist.bsky.social @austinfilmfest.bsky.social! 🥰🙏

The Semifinalists (top 2%) & Second Rounders (top 20%) have been selected from 11,500+ scripts entered this year.
www.austinfilmfestival.com/blog/2025-semifinalists-second-rounders

#WeAreTheIWC #AFF2025 #AFFWritersConference

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you 😊 🙏

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 19d

thank you 🥰

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to all the @austinfilmfest.bsky.social 2nd Rounders and Semifinalists!

👋 to my fellow @theiwclist.bsky.social members and Stowe Story Labs alumni! 🖤

I can't wait to hang out with you all in Austin! Here's to telling our stories. ☕
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2025 AFF Script Competition Semifinalists and Second Rounders - Austin Film Festival

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 19d

I am honored to be named one of @austinfilmfest.bsky.social's 25 Screenwriters to Watch 2025

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Screenwriters to Watch 2025 - Austin Film Festival

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you, @austinfilmfest.bsky.social! My feature climate drama, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝟑𝐫𝐝, is a Semifinalist in the 32nd annual Script Competition! ✈️🌪️🌬️⛈️⚓🌊 austinfilmfestival.com/blog/2025-se...

𝚆𝚎 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎.
#AFF2025 #AFF32 #AustinFilmFest #AFFWritersConference #WeAreTheIWC #StoweStoryLabs #ClimateStories

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

You have a job to do, you corrupt feckless waste.

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

Banana Bread + Cookie = 🥹 walnuts, white chocolate chips added to the recipe. 🍌🍞🍪👩‍🍳💋

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

You guys. There’s a thing called Banana Cookies. This is a real bakery item. Did you know that. I am making them. 👩‍🍳🍌🍪🙌

Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

What was called cancel culture was actually regular people attempting to hold bad people accountable for doing bad things when leaders, bosses & institutions would not. What has happened to Colbert & Kimmel is not cancel culture, either. It is fascism. #NoKings
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Trump Grieves By Talking About $200 Million Ballroom, MAGA Hits New Lows & Guillermo at the Emmys

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

we definitely have the numbers
I believe in us

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Elise Salomon @elisesalomon.bsky.social · 21d

Okay, but what if I made Banana Cookies today? 👩‍🍳🍌🍪

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Georgia DiPirro 📎 @georgiadipirro.bsky.social · 22d

“Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.”
Robert Redford

POST: Sundance Film Festival

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