Rita Hanner-Ward | Writer & Storyteller

Rita Hanner-Ward | Writer & StorytellerRita Hanner-Ward | Writer & StorytellerRita Hanner-Ward | Writer & Storyteller

Rita Hanner-Ward | Writer & Storyteller

Rita Hanner-Ward | Writer & StorytellerRita Hanner-Ward | Writer & StorytellerRita Hanner-Ward | Writer & Storyteller
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It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling.


Val McDermid

ADVENTURES FOR THE SCREEN

Original Short & Feature Screenplays

Original Short & Feature Screenplays
Original Short & Feature Screenplays

From dark comedy to grounded, emotional drama, a slate of fresh stories is in development, each with its own spark, chaos, and heartbeat. 

Character-Driven Stories

Original Short & Feature Screenplays
Original Short & Feature Screenplays

Characters misbehaving, secrets unraveling, consequences closing in.

Feature & Short Screenplays by Rita Hanner-Ward

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods

On a winter night, a woman takes her usual walk through the woods with her loyal dog — unaware she’s already dead — until he leads her to the truth her killer tried to bury.


A supernatural horror short screenplay about murder, vengeance, and a restless spirit determined to see justice done.

The Pillar

A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods

 When a mausoleum remodel casts her parents’ crypt into shadow, a stubborn elderly woman declares war on management, dragging her attorney-granddaughter into a battle over contracts, pride, and the little lies families tell to protect each other.


A dark‑comedic short screenplay about love, loss, and the bonds that refuse to behave.

Six Degrees of Ted

A Walk in the Woods
Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...

After losing his job, a humiliated car salesman with an unfortunately infamous name is pulled into an improvised sting by a bold stranger — forcing him to choose between the life he knows and the one he never imagined.


A dark-comedic short screenplay with heart, humor, and a little rule-breaking. 

Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...

Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...
Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...

 Karin, Sela, and Ree have perfected a profitable happy-hour hustle. Their latest target seems like an easy mark: a lonely retiree with a thick wallet and questionable judgment. But at a quirky senior-community watering hole filled with golfers, swingers, and unusually observant staff, they may not be the only hustlers in the room.


A light dark-comedy short screenplay about three grifting sisters who discover they're the only people in the bar not in on the joke.

Being Joanna

Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...
What We Leave Unsaid

 After helping a fragile new hire, a compassionate woman becomes entangled in a coworker’s escalating jealousy—a slow‑burn conspiracy that turns her home and workplace into a battleground for survival.


A sophisticated, full-length feature screenplay about identity, betrayal, and the quiet danger that grows when trust is misplaced. 

What We Leave Unsaid

Three Chicks Walk into a Bar...
What We Leave Unsaid

After his estranged father’s death, a guarded former Marine returns home seeking answers, only to fall for the hospice volunteer who knew his father better than he did — and who reveals a secret that forces him to confront the truth about his family, his past, and himself.  


A bittersweet, full-length screenplay drama about forgiveness and returning to love.

Screenwriting Portfolios & Projects

I maintain a separate website dedicated to my screenwriting work. Visitors can explore my feature and short film projects, pitch materials, industry recognitions, and contact information for screenwriting‑related inquiries. Click the button to the right to visit my alternate website.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Kiva Wolfe™ is the fiction brand used professionally by author Rita Hanner‑Ward since 2002. 

Only the online profiles and websites linked directly from this site are official. Any other use of this name is unauthorized.


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Red Flash, and Tears of Iemanjá, 

Books I and II of the Gem Provenance Legacy!

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