Hi There!

I'm Francesca, but my friends, call me Frankie. I’m a Jewish-Italian girl born and raised in NYC. A pizza-bagel! Or as I like to say, a real New York item. Gold and leopard print are a birthright.

I have an MFA in writing and directing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where I was a Dean’s Fellow. While there, I won the Wasserman Fox Award for Best Screenplay and was the sole nominee from my class for a Princess Grace Award.

I've made quite a few short films on my own—two have even screened at MoMA!

I’m working on my first feature a feminist thriller body horror script, Liquid Gold (think The Substance meets Get Out).

And I wrote a novel: GOODBOY, which will be published spring 2027 with Dutton / Penguin-Random House.

Other things: I’ve been a part of: the Marcie Bloom Fellowship, Tribeca All Access, Tribeca/Channel’s Through Her Lens, and the Refinery29/Kate Spade Pilot Program for their series HEATHER.

I’ve created work for The Rockefeller Foundation, Cultured Magazine, Fox Sports, The Hearst Company, Verizon, Topic, Kate Spade + Refinery29.

I also love taking photos and painting—sometimes, I even make pottery.

Baci,
Francesca