AVELEIGH KELLER
screenwriter & director
NEW PROJECTS
Take a Look
Your Dead Boyfriend Sucks
Supernatural Short Comedy Film
A grieving girl asks her friends for help in contacting her recently dead boyfriend via ouija board, but soon realizes that maybe he wasn’t as into her as she thought.
WINNER of the Canadian Comedy Igniter's Challenge
with the Firecracker Department and Canadian Film Fest
writer / director / actor / video editor
Aveleigh has been performing professionally since the age of 10. Known for her soaring high belt and spitfire personality, she's worked all over Ontario, including The Stratford Festival, Drayton Entertainment, The Grand Theatre, and The Rose Theatre. She also loves Oxford commas.
A graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor’s of Musical Theatre and Toronto Film School’s Writing for Film and Television - Aveleigh is a writer who can't put her pen down.
She has recently finished her 2nd and 3rd short films: What I Did for Love and Your Dead Boyfriend Sucks.
In terms of playwriting, her 2nd play - Toronto, 1989 - had a successful workshop and performance at Buddies in Bad Times last fall.Aveleigh enjoys high stakes, non-linear storytelling from a female perspective.
She likes to write morally ambiguous characters that you can fall in love with and cheer on, approaching storytelling from the belief that everyone is always trying their best, even if their best isn’t enough.
OTHER PROJECTS
Take a Look
BLUE LIGHT GLASSES
Short Film
Power couple Paul and Quinn have an immense following on youtube and instagram with their #couplegoals content. But when their breakup gets ugly, Quinn retreats to her childhood home. Feeling like a failure and falling deeper and deeper into depression, Quinn tries to answer the question: when your entire identity and career depend on a relationship, who are you when it ends?
DANCING UNDER A BLANKET
Play
After a cute but awkward one night stand, Alice attempts to distance herself from boy-next-door Jamie. But when they keep finding themselves thrown back in time, she must team up with him to escape. However, Jamie’s hiding some crucial info: he’s in control of the time loop, and he won’t let her go until she falls in love with him.
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