Cream of the Crop
A feisty young woman dedicated to saving her family farm and a driven real estate specialist fall in love. When things fall apart, he is assigned by his company to take all steps necessary to foreclose on the farm and develop the land.
About the film
I wrote the screenplay, Cream of the Crop, with a subject in mind that is dear to my heart - the preservation of family farmland for future generations. The relationship that develops between the principal characters personifies the struggle that faces so many farm families today–the desire to keep the farm that they love against all odds.
The screenplay is dramatic, action-packed, humorous, and uplifting. Through a partnership with Douglas Maddox of DBM Films and his amazing team, I plan to produce and develop it as an independent film. My experience as an author, college professor, wrangler, farm owner and SAG/AFTRA actor with principal roles in The Sixth Sense, 12 Monkeys, and Hope’s Legacy will help me achieve my goal. In short, the production of this screenplay is the realization of a lifelong dream for me!
Cecil Life Magazine published an article on June 2: "JoAnn Dawson and All Her Jobs." Author Ken Mammarella writes, "In Hollywood, a multihyphenate is a broadly talented person, like a writer-actor-director. In Cecil County, a great example of a multihyphenate is JoAnn S. Dawson, an author-actress-entrepreneur-speaker-screenwriter.
