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Pulse Films has secured TV rights to Laura Dockrill's memoir What Have I Done? (Square Peg, 2020), with the author on board to write the adaptation.
Rights were acquired from Dan Usztan at United Agents, who negotiated on behalf of Ariella Feiner at United Agents. Pulse Films c.e.o. Thomas Benski and executive producer James Sorton will produce the project.
Dockrill's memoir is the story of how her mental health took a downward turn when she began to experience traumatic delusions about her relationship with her newborn son, and how she got better and came out the other side.
Dockrill commented: "Revisiting my experience of postpartum psychosis is not something I can get wrong, I value my recovery so much. I see What Have I Done? as precious cargo! Writing the book saved my life. So, if I was going to retell the trauma for screen I had to collaborate with an indestructible team that were willing to push storytelling to the limits, without boundaries or compromise. A team that were unapologetic, tenacious, courageous and ambitious. With guts. And motivated by their hearts. A team that would ride down this mystifying road with me—ugly monsters and all. That are going to take the leap.
"My story, as scary as it is, is ultimately a human-being story—it is a story of true love. And that’s what Pulse Films are all about; truth and love. And that is what is needed to conceive something that people can believe in. They say it takes a village to make a baby, it takes the same to breathe life into a story too. And I feel very proud and excited to have Pulse Films in my village."
Benski added: "We are honoured that Laura has entrusted us with her story, and I am excited for the big plans we have for the adaptation process and know the result will be a game-changer. This project also demonstrates our studios development and diversification and speaks directly to our mission to elevate young talent, tell fresh stories and shift the conversation."