Mayhem in the Meadow

Logline: On his first day at Enchanted Meadows Daycare, Jack, a human caretaker, covers five minutes in the Enchanted Wing. What could go wrong in five minutes?

Genre: Children’s Animated Fantasy

Pages: 9

Current status: Spec

• Written for Round 2 of NYC Midnight’s 2024 Screenwriting Challenge

  • Results: 3rd place, advanced to final

• Prompt: Genre - Fantasy, Subject - A Takeover, Character - A Seasonal Worker

• Timeline: 5 days

• Revised post-competition based on judges feedback to remove some characters and to add a “moral” for children-centric content.

• Submitted to the 2025 Sesame Street Writer’s Room Fellowship. Results pending, Summer 2025.