Deborah M. Pratt long read on The Companion – could Quantum Leap return?

It’s alive! My second feature on beloved 90s sci-fi TV show Quantum Leap is now live on The Companion app and website.

Following on from the publication of my first piece back in January, One Giant Leap for Sam, Another Day for Samantha, this feature delves much deeper into my interview with head writer, co-executive producer and uncredited co-creator, the inspirational Deborah M. Pratt.

In Leapt Ahead of Her Time, Deborah talks to me about the challenges of getting the show made, pushing boundaries, the enduring love of fans that kept the show alive, working with Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, and her plans for it to leap back to our screens and how we can all play our part in making that a reality!

Deborah M. Pratt – Photo © Erin Thomas Brown

Head over to The Companion to subscribe and read all about it, and other epic new long reads every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday – a must for 90s sci-fi fans.

Nine-page article in Film Stories, Issue 14, March 2020 – on sale now!

Aside from writing my new play, prepping for my next short film and cooking up some other secret projects, I carved out time to write another piece for the INCREDIBLE movie magazine, Film Stories, issue fourteen.

This time, I interviewed eight great directors about the challenges they’ve faced getting their feature films made, their inspirations, honing their craft, obstacles they’ve overcome and still combat in the industry, and they also shared their wisdom and advice for new filmmakers. Oh, and though not a big deal, all eight of these incredible directors are female filmmakers. Both Film Stories and I are proud of this. We celebrate them in this mammoth nine-age article, the longest feature that Film Stories has published to date. It’s available in indie shops, the BFI Southbank shop and to order online.

Huge thanks to the filmmakers who spoke to me around their exceptionally busy work schedules and personal commitments to share their stories and experiences:

Alice Lowe

Prano Bailey-Bond

Rachel Tunnard

Hope Dickson Leach

Aislinn Clarke

Rita Osei

Jeanie Finlay

Chelsea Stardust

And great thanks to Simon Brew, the editor of Film Stories, for asking me to write this, but also for consistently putting together such a brilliantly entertaining, informative, exciting, independent and cool magazine, and in glorious fine-smelling print no less, not just digital.