IVAN | Feature Film
The Logline
A woman determined to become the Cayman Island’s first female Premiere must weather the storm of her lifetime and a resurgent political rival… who happens to be her father.
Based on actual events. Set in Grand Cayman, 2004.
The Team
Jazz Pitcairn, writer/director, is an award-winning writer, director, and producer from the Cayman Islands, best known for writing on HBO’s Emmy-winning series, A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW. At 17, Jazz was nominated for Best Local Filmmaker at the Cayman International Film Festival and continued her career at NYU Tisch. Thereafter, Jazz worked for several major studios like A24, HBO, and Apple TV+ before landing as a Writer on A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW at just 23 years old. Jazz is also the first Caymanian to write for an American major network television series.
Lydia Dean Pilcher, producer, is a two-time Emmy-winning, Academy Award-nominated producer and founder of Cine Mosaic, a New York-based production company specializing in international co-productions. Over a career spanning more than forty feature films, she has produced acclaimed work with directors including Mira Nair, Wes Anderson, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Kathryn Bigelow. Her credits include Disney's QUEEN OF KATWE, HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, and the BBC/Netflix limited series A SUITABLE BOY.
As a director, Pilcher's credits include Netflix’s RADIUM GIRLS, and A CALL TO SPY, an internationally released World War II thriller. A co-founder of PGA Green and the PGA Women's Impact Network, she serves on the Hollywood Climate Summit Advisory Board and the UNFCCC Film & TV Steering Committee, and has taught climate and storytelling at both NYU Tisch and Columbia University's Climate School.
Frank E. Flowers, executive producer, is a Caymanian writer/director. Frank E made his debut with a short film, SWALLOW, which was an official Sundance selection and later acquired by HBO. Shortly after, Flowers returned to his homeland to direct the independent-thriller, HAVEN, starring Orlando Bloom, Zoe Saldaña, Anthony Mackie, and the late, Bill Paxton.
In 2013, Flowers revisited Sundance with METRO MANILA, which he co-wrote for director Sean Ellis. METRO went on to be nominated for a BAFTA and was also Great Britain's official submission to the 86th Academy Awards.
Frank E maintains a strong commitment to advancing Caymanian culture in film by serving as Chairperson of the Cayman Islands Film Commission.
As a screenwriter, Flowers scripted SHOOTING STARS about the high school years of LeBron James for Universal/Peacock. He also co-wrote the BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE biopic for director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Frank E is currently attached to direct THE BLUFF with the Russo Brothers' AGBO and Cinestar Pictures.