LIVE SHOW: Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 11 pm EST or tune in to the archives anytime!
On January 31st, we will take you on a vision quest as our special guest will be Writer/Director/Executive Producer/Novelist, Deborah Pratt!
Ms Pratt is a veteran of the entertainment industry. Her credits include co-executive producer, as well as head writer of the award winning Sci-Fi series, “Quantum Leap”, which still airs in syndication. “Quantum Leap” which aired for five years, was awarded multiple Emmys, 2 Golden Globes and numerous other prestigious awards. Quantum Leap became a cult phenomenon, with an active, loyal fan club (Leapers) of approximately 7 million worldwide.
As a producer, she is a four-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe nominee. As a television writer, Ms. Pratt was awarded the Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block Award and Emmy nomination and a B.E.N. award for the animated feature “My Friend Martin”. She was Executive Producer of the USA series, “The Net”, Ms Pratt has written for numerous series.
Publishing her new sci-fi book series, The Vision Quest trilogy is her first step into the literary world for her company V Global Media Inc.
The worlds of THE VISION QUEST™ http://www.tvqbooks.com/.
The Vision Quest’s Book One: The Age of Light, was released to critical acclaim. First as a novel and interactive site that revealed the world of a thrilling, probable future on Earth as seen through the eyes of young hero.
Book Two: The Odyssey, joined the first installment in books Barns and Noble and Borders Book stores and on Amazon.com.
The Vision Quest’s Book Three: Secret of the Celians is due out spring of 2011.
A growing web community with an expanding franchise where soon to come will be the graphic novel series based on Book One and a digital mobi-sode series Warrior One – Jetta A, a series of Feature Film and interactive games. These elements will be the first of numerous projects being developed for her multi platform, branded entertainment experience The Vision Quest.
http://www.thevisionquest.com/
Ms. Pratt made her directorial debut with the award winning “Girlfriends”, a short film, written and produced by her in association with the American Film Institute.
Her most recent directing endeavor, a feature length film for the BBC’s, Exxon-Mobil Masterpiece Theatre and ALT Films entitled “Cora Unashamed”, bringing in PBS’s highest ratings for a dramatic movie and just released on DVD.
Currently her passion project CHEVALIER AND ANTOINETTE starring academy Award nominee Terrance Howard, a period love story inspired by the lives of violinist, composer and Frances greatest swordsman, Chevalier de Saint George and the woman who loved and erased him from history, first his music then the man — Marie Antoinette. Academy Award winning Producer Mark Harris (CRASH and Gods and Monsters) is set to Produce. Ms Pratt is attached to direct.