A semi-autobiographical account of Herman Melville’s experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in 1842.
Madbrook Films
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, was Melville’s first book and a semi-autobiographical account of the author’s experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in 1842. Madbrook’s Boyd Holbrook and Madeleine Sackler, who will both share a story credit on the film, are also serving in a producing capacity.
Madbrook Films will produce the biographical drama Nellie Bly, based on the incredible life of one of the most influential women in the history of American journalism.
Logline: The true story of Nellie Bly, the pioneer of investigative journalism who, among her many feats, successfully circumnavigated the globe in a record-breaking 72 days.
Logline: A military-bound teenager investigates his father’s disappearance.
