{"id":1028,"date":"2017-03-07T23:16:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T03:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virginiascreenwritersforum.com\/?page_id=1028"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:05:40","slug":"terry-menefee-gau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiascreenwritersforum.com\/?page_id=1028","title":{"rendered":"Terry Menefee Gau"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Terry Menefee Gau<\/strong><\/span> is an accomplished actor & writer.\u00a0 She has a varied theatre and film resume, spanning over twenty-five years as an actor, producer, writer, and director.<\/p>\n

Terry is a proud member of the Virginia Screenwriters\u2019 Forum, has several award-winning scripts under her belt, and is on next year’s waitlist for the competitive fellowship at\u00a0Storyknife Writers Retreat<\/a> in Homer, Alaska. See her loglines below.<\/p>\n

She received her M.Div. and MACE from Union Presbyterian Seminary, focusing in Narrative and Film Theology, and she has a B.S. in Mathematics from James Madison University.\u00a0 Math and art \u2013 logic and creativity \u2013 it all makes sense to her.<\/p>\n

Click here for Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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These\u00a0loglines\u00a0are the individual property of our member and are from\u00a0registered or copyrighted scripts.\u00a0<\/span>If you are interested, please contact the writer for more detailed information.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Unplugged
\n<\/strong><\/em>* First Place for Television Drama, Cannes Screenwriting Contest, 2019<\/span>
\n<\/em>One-hour action-dramedy
\n<\/em>Trapped in a hipster cabin after a freak avalanche, Eleanor and Ben must survive without heat, power, or internet.\u00a0Nothing could be funnier.<\/p>\n

Always Something There to Remind Me
\n<\/em><\/strong>* Finalist, SENE Film Festival, 2019
\n<\/em>* Official Selection, Houston Comedy Film Festival, 2019
\n<\/em>* Official Selection, Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, 2018
\n<\/em>* Finalist, Virginia Film Festival, 2018
\n<\/em>* Semi-finalist, Utah Film Festival, 2018
\n<\/em>* Official Selection, Portland Comedy Film Festival, 2018
\n<\/em>* Semi-Finalist, Faith in Film: International Screenwriting Competition, 2018
\n<\/em><\/span>Romantic Comedy Feature
\n<\/em>Maggie\u2019s life is thrown into chaos when the man she would have married miraculously falls into her life again, bringing the opportunity for forgiveness, redemption, and maybe a second chance at love.<\/p>\n

Pines of Rome
\n<\/i><\/b>* Semi-finalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, 2018<\/em><\/span>
\n* Diamond Award, California Film Award, 2018<\/em><\/span>
\n* Official Selection, Nevada International Film Festival, 2017<\/em><\/span>
\n* Official Selection, Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, 2017<\/em><\/span>
\n* Silver Award, Oregon International Film Festival, 2017<\/em><\/span>
\n* Official Selection, Sunlight International Film Festival, 2017<\/em><\/span>
\n* Finalist, South Carolina Underground Film Festival, 2017<\/em><\/span>
\n* Finalist, Virginia Film Festival, 2017
\n<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/b>Comedy Feature
\n<\/em><\/i>A world-famous conductor finds himself exiled to a small town, where he butts heads with the female conductor of a local volunteer symphony.\u00a0 He gains humility, perspective, and friendship as he rediscovers his passion for music and rights wrongs from his past.<\/p>\n

The Kiss
\n<\/strong><\/em>Comedy Short
\n<\/em>What was your worst kiss \u2013 EVER?
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