I’m Makeda Ekakitie, a published author, publisher, screenwriter, and multidisciplinary storyteller specializing in scripted television, pilots, book-to-screen adaptation, and character-driven story development. I currently have one scripted television series under a shopping agreement with PFM Entertainment, actively being positioned in buyer lanes. I also have a second scripted project under an attachment agreement with Kristin Iris Johnson, co-creator/writer of Wicked City, currently airing on ALLBLK/AMC+. My work blends emotional depth, commercial structure, and strong character voice. With a background in clinical psychology, social work, publishing, performance, and creative leadership, I bring a rare ability to understand human behavior and translate that insight into compelling scripts, treatments, pitch materials, and screen-ready concepts. I’m especially passionate about helping authors, producers, and creatives transform books, memoirs, true stories, and original ideas into polished scripted materials for film, television, streaming, and vertical formats. My services include pilot writing, feature writing, book-to-screen adaptation, treatments, beat sheets, pitch decks, series bibles, loglines, script polishing, and story consulting. I write with heart, structure, and strategy—always focused on helping a story become clear, visual, emotionally engaging, and market-ready.

Makeda Ekakitie

I’m Makeda Ekakitie, a published author, publisher, screenwriter, and multidisciplinary storyteller specializing in scripted television, pilots, book-to-screen adaptation, and character-driven story development. I currently have one scripted television series under a shopping agreement with PFM Entertainment, actively being positioned in buyer lanes. I also have a second scripted project under an attachment agreement with Kristin Iris Johnson, co-creator/writer of Wicked City, currently airing on ALLBLK/AMC+. My work blends emotional depth, commercial structure, and strong character voice. With a background in clinical psychology, social work, publishing, performance, and creative leadership, I bring a rare ability to understand human behavior and translate that insight into compelling scripts, treatments, pitch materials, and screen-ready concepts. I’m especially passionate about helping authors, producers, and creatives transform books, memoirs, true stories, and original ideas into polished scripted materials for film, television, streaming, and vertical formats. My services include pilot writing, feature writing, book-to-screen adaptation, treatments, beat sheets, pitch decks, series bibles, loglines, script polishing, and story consulting. I write with heart, structure, and strategy—always focused on helping a story become clear, visual, emotionally engaging, and market-ready.

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I’m Makeda Ekakitie, a published author, publisher, screenwriter, and multidisciplinary storyteller specializing in scripted television, pilots, book-to-screen adaptation, and character-driven story development.

I currently have one scripted television series under a shopping agreement with PFM Entertainment, actively being positioned in buyer lanes. I also have a second scripted project under an attachment agreement with Kristin Iris Johnson, co-creator/writer of Wicked City, currently airing on ALLBLK/AMC+.

My work blends emotional depth, commercial structure, and strong character voice. With a background in clinical psychology, social work, publishing, performance, and creative leadership, I bring a rare ability to understand human behavior and translate that insight into compelling scripts, treatments, pitch materials, and screen-ready concepts.

I’m especially passionate about helping authors, producers, and creatives transform books, memoirs, true stories, and original ideas into polished scripted materials for film, television, streaming, and vertical formats.

My services include pilot writing, feature writing, book-to-screen adaptation, treatments, beat sheets, pitch decks, series bibles, loglines, script polishing, and story consulting. I write with heart, structure, and strategy—always focused on helping a story become clear, visual, emotionally engaging, and market-ready.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder and CEO at Showbiz Kids
October 1, 2021 - Present
I lead coaching services empowering kids and parents with essential skills, knowledge, and mindset to thrive in the show business field. I blend personal development, industry insights, and practical strategies to prepare young talents and guardians to handle industry pressures with resilience, fostering confidence, talent development, and professional acumen.
Social Worker - Foster Care/Adoptions at Children's Bureau Of Southern California
November 1, 2015 - April 1, 2022
Developed workable solutions for recurring problems; crisis intervention; quarterly foster home inspections; collaborated with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school; consulted with psychiatrists about medications; conducted comprehensive initial in-home psychosocial assessments prior to Wraparound Meetings; managed scheduling of family visits; activist for clients' rights; caseload of 15-19 foster children; monitored prescribed psychotropic medications and wrote petitions, court reports, and case plans.

Education

Master's degree Summa Cum Laude in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University - Malibu, CA
January 1, 2002 - June 1, 2003
Bachelor of Arts in Acting and Social Work at Marymount Manhattan College - New York, NY
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026

Qualifications

Dean's List
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Alpha Chi Honor Society
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
National Achievement Scholar
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Leadership Scholarship Award
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Zenith FFA's Social Worker of the Year
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026
Recognized by the Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)
January 11, 2030 - May 8, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Healthcare, Non-Profit Organization