Letters to Daniel
Director
Born and raised in the bluegrass state, Amy Leigh McCorkle, since 2011, has published 26 titles between three small presses, and several independently, 11 of those titles have gone on to be Amazon Bestsellers. Including her #1 Bestseller Bella Morte: Beginnings and her international Bestseller, Letters to Daniel, a memoir based on her life with bipolar disorder. Which went on to chart in 7 countries. #2 in the US, #3 in Japan, #4 in Canada, #6 in Australia, #21 in the UK, the top 50 in Germany and the top 100 in the Netherlands.
From there she and her co-writer and producer, Melissa Goodman have penned 33 scripts, all of which are award winning. Including Letters to Daniel, their adaptation of Amy’s memoir to screenplay of how they faced Amy’s bipolar disorder and came out on the other side, brought them their most success on the festival circuit to date by being Officially Selected, Nominated, or winning at each of the festivals they entered.
In 2014, Amy began directing and producing documentaries, short narratives, music videos, microfilms, and proof of concept trailers. 2019 sees their feature narrative debut, Letters to Daniel: The Motion Picture. Altogether since 2014 she has directed 23 film projects.