Dos Brujas

Writer - Lori Lyle

After earning her Master’s degree in psychology, Lori Lyle worked for seventeen years as a therapist, where she developed a deep understanding of human behavior and the human condition.  Seven years ago, she retired from her day job and devoted her time to translating her knowledge of character and emotions to the screen.  Along with numerous short films,  she has completed a feature-length film, Permitted, which is streaming on several platforms including Tubi, Roku, and Amazon. Her second feature: Becoming Tiffany is set to release in June, 2024.

Although she has produced and directed several films, Lori’s first love is screenwriting.  She has several feature-length scripts awaiting production, as well as a limited series bible:  Dos Brujas. 

            Lori constantly strives to perfect her craft.  She has worked with the likes of Jessica Hinds, of Meditative Writing; Jacob Krueger of Write Your Screenplay; and Jill Chamberlain of The Screenplay Workshop.  She is interested in the timeless themes of identity, truth and ethics, as well as using landscape as a character in her work.  She is also fascinated with small-town life, and the pathos of ordinary people. 

            Lori Lyle is married, and lives in Southern Arizona.  She has two grown daughters and splits her time between writing, hiking, swimming and observing the world around her.   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9030122/

Dos Brujas Writer’s Statement:

 I wrote this story after spending the summer of 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I visited the Casa Vargas – touted as the oldest inhabited dwelling in the U.S. Part of the Casa Vargas lore involves two witches who lived in the house in the 17th century.  They were tasked to make a love potion for a wayward soldier - when they refused, he forced them to give it to him. But the potion didn’t work. He came back to the women and terrorized them, accusing them of double cross and failing him on purpose.  But they would have none of it!  They took his own sword and beheaded him on the spot!  When I walked in, I couldn’t help but picture a fire in the vigas fireplace and a beautiful woman bent over a cast iron cauldron. I imagined two women who lived alone, without a man, when that practice was immediately suspect. I imagined them having to fight accusations of witch craft, just because they were wise and helpful. I imagined them coming on a ship, all the way from Spain, then traveling inland, through rugged, inhospitable landscape, up to Santa Fe.  I started writing a feature length film immediately, but soon realized this piece would be best suited for a series. The possibilities of plot twists and storylines are endless!