Kera McKeon

Kera McKeon is no stranger to chaos. She was raised by her agoraphobic mother, “musician” (unemployed) father, and a rotating cast of relatives when they got evicted or out of rehab. Desperate to escape the mess, Kera took up a string of odd jobs from kids acting coach, to Disneyland costume librarian, Hooter Girl, Renaissance Faire sausage wench, and (despite her belief that influencing is cringe) a TikToker. She has a B.F.A in Writing for Screen and Television from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. As the only member of her family without a DUI, Kera writes about underdogs who are dedicated to rising above their station.

Scripts

The Short Sword

Half-Hour Pilot, Adult Animated Comedy

Playboy, douchebag Sir Alaric Tardivel has spent his entire life believing he is The Chosen One. He’s supposed to break the Kingdom of Ayerwhon out of its curse of darkness and bad vibes, but has never once done anything to try and do it. Upon getting fired from his position as The Chosen One, Alaric gets a job as a dishwasher at kingdom-renowned shithole, The Short Sword Inn and Tavern. In this Cheers meets Lord of the Rings tale, Alaric— with the help of the colorful employees and rowdy bar regulars will attempt to discover what his true destiny is.

Finalist Launch Pad Pilot Competition 2024

Silver Coppers

Half-Hour Pilot, Comedy

A block over from Baker Street lies The Pudding Lane Private Investigative Firm, the second best detective agency in Victorian London. Bright, young upstart Cordelia Scott wants to be the best investigator in town. Only one problem— arrogant prick Sherlock Holmes already is and there’s no replacing Watson as his assistant. After cracking an uncrackable case, Cordelia convinces washed-up, has-been Detective Frank Harker to hire her as a junior agent at Pudding Lane. Together, the pair will take on the cases that Holmes & Watson just simply can’t be bothered with. 

 

You & Me & Bigfoot

Feature Comedy, Road-Trip, Coming-of-Age

Self-proclaimed cryptozoologist Andy Brown is a true Bigfoot Believer. She’s just graduated high school and is dead-set on dragging her two best friends on a road trip up PCH to finally track Sasquatch down. Chauffeured by Andy’s older brother, the trip starts off on the wrong foot when the group gets tangled up in a chase with a Bigfoot-hunting biker gang. The girls will be put to the test as they try to save their friendship from fading away into the stuff of legend. 

Side Quest

Half-Hour Pilot, Comedy

Zoe Moore despises her job as a barely-paid assistant at Valkyrie Games, but she desperately wants to be a game designer and getting mansplained to by the all-male staff is the fastest way to do it. One problem, her job doesn’t pay enough to keep her from getting evicted. In order to keep a roof over her head, Zoe gets a night job at Awoogah!, a nautically-themed Hooters knock-off. She’ll have to balance the misogyny and workloads of both worlds in order to chase her dream of creating the next big AAA game.