Kiel has been hired to write a film adaptation of Cate Lineberry’s best selling 2017 historical non-fiction book Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero Be Free Or Die will tell the story of Robert Smalls, a black man enslaved by the Confederacy and conscripted into military service on one of their deadliest battleships. The film follows Smalls’ harrowing journey to free himself, his family and his fellow enslaved crew by stealing the very battleship upon which he served.
Kiel hired to write historical actioner Be Free Or Die for Sony/Tristar!
