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2027

FIRST FEATURE FILM

Bela, a vampire exiled to the new world from Paris, hides in a decaying family mansion, feeding in secret while longing for a love he’s only seen in movies. Desperate, he enters a radical recovery program led by the charismatic J.T. Zacariah, who offers an odd cure. Bela begins to believe that his hunger can be controlled. It's his last chance and if he fails, love won’t save him.

IN DEVELOPMENT

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NANI 
POWER

ABOUT

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Nani Power is an author, painter and filmmaker living. She is the author of three novels and two memoirs, as well as the founder of Bec & Mariah, a film Production company.

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Her books include Crawling at Night (Grove/Atlantic Monthly, 2001), a New York Times Notable Book of The Year and a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Award as well as the British Orange Award. It was optioned for film by Kimi Takesue and VOX 3 Productions. Her second novel, The Good Remains (Grove/Atlantic Monthly, 2002), was also a New York Times Notable Book of The Year, and a finalist for The Virginia Library Award. The Sea of Tears, her third novel, was published in January 2005 by Counterpoint Press. A memoir, Feed The Hungry, was published by Simon and Schuster in April 2008 as well as a memoir Ginger and Ganesh (Counterpoint) in 2010.

Her short stories have appeared in The Paris Review, Rattapallax and The Common. She just completed her first short film, called In The Blood, which will be premiered late summer.

Her first feature film is in development.


She lives between Paris, France and Leesburg, Virginia.

She can be reached at nanipowerauthor@gmail.com

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REVIEWS

"A formidable writer...one who can put you in mind of both Mary gaitskill and Denis Johnson."

- The New York Times

"[Power] has an astonishing talent...deeply affecting..."

- Bookforum

"Profound and thrilling... Crawling at Night will not only be a sensation of the season, it wil also endure."

- Robert Olen Butler

GET IN TOUCH

Contact Information

Reach out to Nani Power here for workshops, paintings, comments or to get updates on her latest work.

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