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Anthony Mora is a novelist, playwright, director and producer  whose writings have been compared to Fante, Cheever and Salinger.

Anthony has been featured in the New York Times, The Huffington Post, CNN, the BBC and other media.

“’Hang Fire’ is an electrifying tale of power, greed, lust, and cutthroat ambition. A razor-sharp satire of Hollywood, think ‘The Great Gatsby’ meets ‘La La Land.’” – In Entertainment

Hang Fire

“Hang Fire,” is a dark comedy of the Hollywood film industry where ambition know no bounds and excess is the norm.
 
In 2019 Hollywood, struggling novelist James Lansing is trapped in a seductive dilemma when a fast-talking, on-the-fringe producer dangles the promise of a film adaptation of his book. She tantalizes James with introductions to Hollywood elites and promises of deals just out of reach. James finds himself bankrolling a dizzying parade of power lunches and star-studded dinners, convinced that success is just around the corner, and wondering why he always picks up the check.
 
Enter a Felliniesque parade of L.A. characters: parasite producers, desperate directors, guileless ingénues, exhibitionist shrinks, and stars in danger of falling. In this maze of Hollywood ambition, lives intersect in unexpected ways, forming a complex web of competition, lust and greed. Unlikely partnerships and betrayals emerge driven by an insatiable hunger for success and fame.
 
No one suspects the approaching pandemic and total lockdown of 2020 which is about to upend their world, threatening to turn their Hollywood hustles and dreams into so much nuclear dust.

 

WORKS

Swan Place Productions

Founded by Anthony Mora and Ann Convery, Swan Place Productions is a writer-centric company that works with playwrights, authors and screenwriters to bring their stories and visions to the screen.  Whether it be an adaption of a book, play or an original script, Swan Place’s focus is on bringing quality projects to life.

ANTHONY IN THE MEDIA

“A blend of Nabokov and Bret Easton Ellis… Arresting… a refreshing unpredictability of what will happen from one moment to next.”

LA Weekly

“Think Chili Palmer in Get Shorty meets author John Cheever.”

Independent Book Review

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