Her debut narrative feature as a writer and director, Layover, won the Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival.
In addition, April is an independent consultant for clients like Real D, and is involved with programming for the Sundance Film Festival and AFI Fest.
During this time, Wright performed research on the history and cultural impact of drive-ins, including economic and sociological effects.
[2] She took cross-country road trips to every state except Alaska, and shot interviews with the people who were the most prominent in the drive-in industry.
[2] The documentary has been invited to festivals, such as the Independence Film, Art and Music Festival, Independence, MO, where it was the centrepiece film on August 9 and 10, 2013[5] Wright directed the feature-length documentary Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, produced by Cheshire Kat Productions, released on September 22, 2020.