About Rachael & Laura Doukas
Rachael and Laura Doukas started their career in the entertainment industry acting in various regional theatre performances, cable television shows, and independent films. They soon graduated into writing and producing their work in the form of short narrative films. Casting director Judy Henderson (HBO's Homeland) and actor Robert Sedgwick (Die Hard), collaborated with the Doukas sisters on their short film, Rocket Man which they are currently developing into a narrative feature length film.
The Ryan Express, their feature debut screenplay, advanced to the second round of Austin Film Festival's Script Competition, a distinction only achieved by less than 20% of nearly 14,000 submissions.