GRACE POINTE PRODUCTIONS
Mission + Vision
At Grace Pointe Productions, our mission is to create and champion stories told from a place of vulnerability. Stories that illuminate shared experiences, spark connection, and invite healing. We believe in making space for a spectrum of voices, across genres and mediums, that challenge, comfort, and remind us of our common humanity.
We envision a body of work that lives at the intersection of humor and heartbreak, resilience and reinvention. Work that doesn’t just entertain, but lingers. Whether on stage, on screen, or on the page, our goal is to tell stories that encourage others to tell theirs.
About the Founder
Sarah Grace McCandless is a writer and producer focused on bringing stories to life across film, television, and publishing. She currently serves as a Executive Producer for America’s Next Great Author, a groundbreaking reality series in development, and is also working on several new projects, including a scripted series. Previously, she served as Executive Producer of Why Fathers Cry, the podcast from #1 New York Times best-selling author and Emmy® Award-winning producer Kwame Alexander. In addition to her producing work, she has been both a storyteller and producer for Mortified and Backfence live stage events.
As an author, Sarah Grace has published two novels, Grosse Pointe Girl: Tales from a Suburban Adolescence and The Girl I Wanted to Be (both Simon & Schuster). A flash memoir edition of Grosse Pointe Girl was also published by Future Tense Books. Her writing has appeared in multiple collections and journals, including Drawing Lines: An Anthology of Women Cartoonists (Dark Horse Comics) and Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves (St. Martin’s Press). She has adapted her second novel for the screen and continues to develop work in both literary and visual formats. A Writing by Writers Mill House Residency recipient, Sarah Grace has led fiction, memoir, and creative writing workshops at Gotham Writers, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Cape Cod Writers’ Workshop, and the Chautauqua Institution.
Beyond her producing and writing work, she consults on global brand strategy, narrative development, and keynote storytelling for C-suite executives, drawing on her experience as a former corporate marketing executive with a portfolio that includes Google, Nike, Starbucks, NBCUniversal, Disney, Discovery, and Dark Horse Comics.
Originally from Michigan and after many years in Portland, Oregon, Sarah Grace now splits her time between Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Detroit — and is a proud dog mom to Gilda Radner, her corgi-terrier rescue and constant companion.
Gilda Radner
Chief Dog Officer
The Story Behind the Name
The name Grace Pointe Productions is rooted in both family and place. “Grace” comes from Sarah Grace’s paternal grandmother, a proud, brave, and generous woman whose name carries on through several family members. She was the kind of grandmother who always had a “little something” for each of her ten grandchildren, and her spirit of generosity continues to guide Sarah Grace’s work.
“Pointe” comes from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the Detroit suburb where Sarah Grace spent most of her formative years. Grosse Pointe was not just her hometown, but also the setting — and a character in its own right — of her first book. Between Grandma Grace and Grosse Pointe, the name reflects both the personal roots and the storytelling foundation that continue to inspire and shape our creative endeavors and projects.
