BA, Brandeis University. MA, University College London. MFA Columbia University. Webster’s feature script Blue Ball, PA, a raunchy senior-citizen sex comedy set in Pennsylvania Dutch country, has been in development with various producers and directors. Her feature script Missing, a Nordic drama about a bewildered young chef hunting for answers to her brother’s untimely death in the Swedish archipelago, was the winner of the American Scandinavian Society’s Cultural Grant, was invited to participate in the Squaw Valley Writers Conference, and received preproduction funding from the Swedish Film Institute. Her feature script Little Buffalo, a coming-of-age story about a girl trapped in the illegal drug world of her parents and trying desperately to find her voice among the mess, was supported by the prestigious Writers Lab—sponsored by Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep—and was also a finalist for the Sundance Lab and the Black List Feature Lab. The feature thriller Show & Tell, based on the tragic murder of Laurie Show in Lancaster County, PA in 1991, follows a serial killer-obsessed teen who uses her underground zine to attract the possible killers in her midst; was accepted to the Stowe Narrative Story Lab in 2021, MySLC Help the 2025 Cannes Screenplay List; and is currently optioned. Webster was commissioned to write feature thriller, To Create & Destroy, which is currently in preproduction and scheduled to shoot in the fall. She has fostered and created a community of screenwriters with The BLITZ, which offers teaching, consulting, coaching, writing groups, and retreats. She is a script consultant for production companies, as well as beginning writers. She was the founder of the DRIVE-IN Film Festival that had a 10-year run bringing independent films to drive-in theatres across the country to support the dying art of the local drive-in. With notoriety and the advancement of digital projection, the festival aided in helping many drive-ins find footing and new audiences—and thrive. SLC, 2026–
Undergraduate Courses 2025-2026
Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts
Writing the Short Screenplay
Open, Seminar—Spring
FILM 3323
This course will guide students through the complete process of developing and writing an original short screenplay of up to 12 pages. Through lectures, exercises, enrichment, and workshop sessions, students will move from idea to story map to first draft to polished script, gaining practical skills for both the creative and structural demands of the short form. The course will explore the foundations of screenwriting—premise, character, conflict, plot, dramatic structure, pacing, action, dialogue, and visual storytelling—with attention to the unique narrative strategies that short films require. The course will also introduce students to screenplay formatting and industry-standard scriptwriting tools. Alongside writing, students will develop a pre-page process useful for projects of any size: conceptual development; story feasibility; and assessing the needs, scope, and thematic focus of a narrative idea. Workshops will provide regular opportunities to receive critique and to refine projects in a collaborative environment. The semester will culminate in a completed, production-ready short screenplay. For conference work, students may choose between developing a second short script or exploring a long-form screenplay idea.