Rebecca Swan (born January 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for working in the horror genre.

Biography

Rebecca Swan (previously Scott Swan) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1970. She is the first transgender screenwriter of a produced theatrical horror movie. She is the co-screenwriter of director

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. When the anthology series moved to NBC in 2008, she cowrote " Skin & Bones", an episode for the retitled show '' Fear Itself''. Swan's most recent work is the 2018 horror movie ''Extremity''. Shot in the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada in 2017, Swan co-wrote the screenplay, served as associate producer and second unit director, and also appears in the movie briefly.

Filmography as writer

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'' (2006) *'' Skin & Bones'' (2008) *'' The Profane Exhibit'' (2013) *'' Extremity'' (2018) *''The Final Interview'' (2018)

Theatre as writer

*'' Sticks & Stones'' (1994) *'' Broken Bones'' (1995)

References

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