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Raeann Giles Dunn

Raeann Giles is an award-winning actor/writer/producer and an MFA candidate of UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television (2017). "Stay At Home Mom," which she created/produced and starred in has received over twenty nominations and wins internationally screening in festivals around the world including Vancouver Web Fest, Miami Web Fest and Rome Web Awards. "Stay At Home Mom: Season 2" will screen at the 2017 Vancouver Web Fest where it is nominated for Best Family as well as  at 2017 LA WEBFEST.


At UCLA, Raeann has been a two time finalist for the Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, in 2017 for her comedy feature, "Designer Kids" and in 2016 for her comedy feature, "Fluke." She was also the recipient of the 2016 Felicia D. Henderson Screenwriting Scholarship. While at UCLA Raeann is also an alumni of UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting, Professional Program in TV Writing, and adds the Professional Program for Acting in 2017.


Raeann is best known for her roles as "Leah" in "Stay At Home Mom" and "Sophia" in the drama series "Hacienda Heights.


Website:  raeanngiles.com
IMDB:  http://www.imdb.me/raeann
Contact:  raeanndunn@ucla.edu

Loglines: 

"Designer Kids" - Comedy - Feature - Bad Moms meets GATTACA (Sloan Finalist 2017)
Logline: Jane struggles to raise her genetically average daughter, a "basic" in a world of genetically enhanced children, but when the PTA passes a rule to kick out all the average kids, she runs for PTA president to stop genetic segregation.  Bad Moms meets GATTACA. 


“Moms Gone Wild” - Comedy - Feature Film (The Hangover meets Bridesmaids)
Logline:  After slaving at a law firm for five years, Leah gets put on probation after getting caught trashing her boss on instant messenger.  She’s roped into taking a PTA trip to Hawaii, but when they party too hard with some college guys and find themselves stuck in the middle of the ocean on a stolen yacht, they struggle to survive and return to their vacation house after spending a couple days on a deserted island.


“Fluke” - Romantic Comedy - Feature Film   (Sloan Finalist 2016) 
Logline: Anna and Dean are trying to conceive, but part ways when they discover they are not compatible after an analysis of their GeneChips. Anna, a genetic counselor, embarks on a mission to find the perfect genetically compatible mate. When Anna and Dean are faced with unforeseen circumstances they are forced to consider how much of life’s decisions should be made from scientific evidence, and how much should be left to chance. 


“Hawaii Kai” - TV 1/2 Hr Comedy Pilot - Family  (Everybody Loves Raymond meets Hawaii)
Logline: A young couple moves to Hawaii to live their dream life after getting the career chance of a lifetime, but their dream is quickly turned upside down when they learn that the husband’s parents have moved in across the street to join them. When his parent’s upset the Hawaiian gods they embark on a continuous journey to learn life lessons about respect and kindness and what it means to be, Ohana, family.
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  • Creative Directory
    • Class of 2021 >
      • Abreu, Lucas
      • Angonese, Kristen
      • Arthur, Zachary
      • Bernhardt, Payton
      • Cardamone, Giulia
      • Celani, Bia
      • Deibert, Adam
      • Flanagan, Vanita
      • Gallion, Candice
      • Garcia, Isabella
      • Gaudet, Kelly
      • Grush, Rosalind
      • Hamilton, Kody
      • Hirsch, Jacob
      • Huchton, Connor
      • Jennings, Matthew
      • Lena, Amber
      • Lyu, Philip
      • Natarajan, Divija Mohan
      • Schiff, Augustus
      • Sharp, Aaron
      • Silverman, Erica
      • Wen, Amy
      • Whitaker, Marian
      • Wolf, Caitlin
      • Wootton, Samuel
      • Zhao, Jen
    • Class of 2020 >
      • Adams, Katie
      • Allender, Miranda
      • Azul, DJ
      • Bentley, James
      • Chatham, Tyler
      • Dalton, Aaron
      • Danna, Tyler
      • Dawson, Sophie
      • Doyle, Megan Patricia
      • Jakim, Elyssa
      • Johnson, Julian
      • Joyce, Natasha
      • Kim, Regina
      • Krishnan, Sanj
      • McCain, Amber
      • Overy, Alexandra
      • Parker, Jaclyn
      • Sarin, Mrittika 'Mou'
      • Sprangers, Paul
      • Strickland, John
      • Wang, Gene
      • West, Aidan
      • Wilkins, Catherine
      • Wilson, Jordan
      • Wilson, Mark Skeele
      • Wynn, Trevor
      • Quintanar, Jacqueline Eva
    • Class of 2019 >
      • Ainsfeld, Jeff Austin
      • Bean, Abigail
      • Berger, Stephanie
      • Berger, Taylor
      • Borg, Christina
      • Dil, Tanha
      • DiTullio, Alex
      • Fuller, JorDan
      • Gurzi, Jeremiah
      • Hines, Ryan Michael
      • Johnson, Griffin
      • Kozak, Jessica
      • Losch, Ariana
      • Malhotra, Yashna
      • Monaghan, Amy
      • Pascal, Lea
      • Priest, Sonny
      • Rasso, Erika
      • Reilly, Shannon
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      • Shore, Kianna
      • Sim, Harrison
      • Soares, Barbara
      • Strathmore, Kelly
      • Wignall, Catherine
      • Yin, Yiyi
    • Class of 2018 >
      • Abedin, Cooper
      • Ademulegun, Bisi
      • Altunin, Yaroslav
      • Batavia, Julia
      • Beall, Charles
      • Buda, Liz
      • Chambers, Mark
      • Cieslar, Katrine
      • Emerson, Skye
      • Gilman, Dan
      • Hamill, Ian
      • Harter, Julia
      • Masters, Leon
      • Mizrahi, Jake
      • Moriarty, Julia
      • Pinzon, Nico
      • Potter, Jordan
      • Schmid, Belinda
      • Segal, Guido
      • Stratton, Danielle
      • Tino, Dan
      • Tucker, Trina
      • Vivell, Steven
      • Wankier, Andrew
      • Whang, Laura
      • Wolter, Kimberly-Rose
      • Yim, Paul
    • Class of 2017 >
      • Adams, Nick
      • Atrach, Dana
      • Calbert, David
      • Carnie, Karolyn
      • Elbogen, Eli
      • Giles Dunn, Raeann
      • Gordon, Jeff S.
      • Jahagirdar, Mitali
      • Kazer, Vincent
      • Larsen, Mads
      • Maloney, Maggie
      • Mejia, Natalia
      • Shields, Anthony
      • Siara, Joey
      • White, Lynelle
      • Zhu, Yijun
    • Class of 2016 >
      • Adeeb, Mouhamed
      • Christensen, Jeremy
      • Donovan, Christian
      • Karch, Kevin
      • Sachi, Shoshana
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