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PROJECT
The Loss of Silence
The Loss of Silence
Fins
The Forbidden Edge
The Forbidden Edge
I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Hoof & Horn
The Forbidden Edge
The Forbidden Edge
I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Playing with Dolls
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
The Loss of Silence
The Factory
Dingbats
Fins
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Return to Spalding Drive
Opening Line Based on Photo
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Feature
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Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
Feature
Writers Digest Magazine
CONTEST
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
Cinequest
Creative World Awards
Screenplay Festival
Screenplay Festival
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards 7
Cinequest
Austin Film Festival
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awrds
StoryPros Awards
WriteMovies
StoryPros Awards
ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Creative World Awards
Creative World Awards
American Screenwriting Conference
May/June Issue Contest
PLACEMENT
Finalist
Finalist
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Second Rounder
Preliminary Finalist
Preliminary Finalist
Selected
Selected
6th Place
PROJECT
The Loss of Silence
Fins
The Loss of Silence
Return to Spalding Drive
Fins
The Loss of Silence
The Loss of Silence
The Loss of Silence
Hoof & Horn
PROJECT TYPE
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
CONTEST
Creative World Awards
Screenplay Festival
Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Scriptation Showcase Script
Scriptation Showcase Script
Austin Film Festival
Cynosure
Scriptation Showcase Script
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay
PLACEMENT
Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Second Rounder
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
PROJECT
The Factory
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
The Factory
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
The Factory
The Factory
PROJECT TYPE
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
TV Pilot
CONTEST
Screenplay Festival
Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest
Screenplay Festival
Creative Screenwriting Screenplay Contest
BlueCat
Creative World Awards
Fresh Voices
Screencraft
Screencraft
Scriptation Showcase Script
PLACEMENT
Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
The author has a considerable talent for comedy, and each line gives the characters their voice and personality. It's quite an accomplishment. - Return to Spalding Drive
Clearly a unique voice and style. - Return to Spalding Drive
Being different is important and this script certainly stands out. - The Loss of Silence
This is definitely one of the most compelling and original re-imaginings of the world of Greek mythology I have ever encountered - The Factory
I'm joyful to admit that I was hooked from the very first scene and was fascinated with the story all the way to the end. - Fins
The writer has an absolutely wonderful ear for the rhythms and sounds that make scripted dialog so fun to read. - Dingbats
The writer does this really excellent thing where many of the scenes just felt like it was two friends hanging out. - Dingbats
The writer is incredibly effective at turning up the heat. - Hoof & Horn
There's a great deal of humor, personality and dramatic intrique that's conveyed through the characters' swift, sharp-witted exchanges with each other. - Fins
It's vital for a screenplay to establish its core concepts within the opening ten pages, and this certainly succeeds. - The Loss of Silence
This concept is familiar for audiences and strong enough to carry not only this pilot, but an entire series. - The Factory
There are several moments of humor throughout the script, specifically in the dialogue between characters. - Hoof & Horn
LOGLINES OF SCREENPLAYS, TV PILOTS AND PLAYS
Return to Spalding Drive - Feature
A lover of Film Noir, screenwriter Nick Steele finds himself trapped in the 1930s Los Angeles mob scene and discovers how far he is willing to go for the love of a gangster moll guarding an enormous secret.
The Factory - 1 Hour TV Pilot
An allegorical tale centered on the ancient Greek Gods living in Olympia, Washington with Zeus as their charismatic factory leader trying to resurrect their power over mortals in the modern world.
Fins - Feature
An engaged couple are invited to a mysterious town along the California coast that holds a strong familial connection to one of them.
The Loss of Silence - Feature and Play
Set in Puritan Massachusetts, a woman's mother commits a heinous crime and in the aftermath discovers her true roots.
Dingbats - 1/2 Hour TV Pilot
A young man moves into a Hollywood apartment and meets a wacky owner and a menagerie of odd tenants.
Hoof & Horn - 1/2 Hour TV Pilot
A wacky restaurant owner opens a new restaurant featuring singing waiters in a small Midwestern city.
The Forbidden Edge - Feature
Hope Wren and her family seek a better world in a post-apocalyptic world where religion and knowledge have been banned and the people have returned to a simplistic agrarian existence.
Mary Mary Quite Contrary - Feature and Play
Six siblings return home to find out what their father has left them in the will and discover the youngest sibling has a surprise for them.
Playing with Dolls - Feature
A bank robbing lady killer in 1930s Los Angeles excapes capture by driving three dolls cross country to Kansas City where the law and love eventually catch up with him.
I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly - Feature
After being threatened by the local avocado cartel, a Mexican family braves the road to the United States during the Trump administration.
This is a charming and frequently amusing comic crime caper road movie. - Playing with Dolls
The worldbuilding when it comes to establishing this society is unique and a fresh way that the audience hasn't seen from the post-apocalyptic sci-fi/speculative fiction genre - The Forbidden Edge
The author has made some really big, risky choices with this screenplay, and I applaud him for that - I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
The seven siblings are deeply well developed, with an incredibly clear identity, personality and backstory that fits who they are. This is further reinfored by everthing they say and do. - Mary Mary Quite Contrary
The script builds up into a tense and well constructed world that allows plot and characters to evolve. - The Forbidden Edge
This is an important story that needs to be told. The characters and their situation stir strong emotions and compassion. - I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
The concept of this story is absolutely delightful. Family feuds are always entertaining to watch. Most family feuds tend to be dramas, so having this story take a comedic approach feels like a creative take that audiences would respond positively to. - Mary Mary Quite Contrary
2023
PROJECT
The Loss of Silence
I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
Ombre
Hoof & Horn
Return to Spalding Drive
Return to Spalding Drive
The Loss of Silence
Hoof & Horn
Fins
The Forbidden Edge
The Forbidden Edge
Return to Spalding Drive
The Factory
Playing with Dolls
Dingbats
Hoof & Horn
The Forbidden Edge
Dingbats
I Want to Fly Where Monarchs Fly
The Loss of Silence
Return to Spalding Drive
PROJECT TYPE
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
TV Pilot
Feature
TV Pilot
TV Pilot
Feature
TV PIlot
Feature
Feature
Feature
CONTEST
American Screenwriting Conference
Cinequest
Screenplay Festival
Screenplay Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Scriptmatix
Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship Season 6
StoryPros Awards Contest
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Season 8
Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Season 1
Los Angeles International Film Festival
Richmond International Film Festival
The Script Lab
Scriptapalooza
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
Scriptation Showcase Script Competition
StoryPros Awards Contest
Barnstorm Festival
Creative World Awards
American Screenwriting Conference
The Crime List
PLACEMENT
Finalist
Finalist
Finalist
Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Semi-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
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Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Short List
Preliminary Finalist
Selected
Selected
And the Little Dog Laughed - Feature
A woman falls in love with an opera singer, there's just one problem.
Ombre - Feature
Archeologist Tom Beacher's life goes from good, to bad, to worse when he brings back an Olmec vase discovered in the caves of the Mexican rainforest.
Finding Benjamin - Feature
Mark's life is forever changed when he finds a bag of money.
This is a post COVID era Rom-Com that features a lovable lead named Katie and her dog Bette. It feels a lot more original than others like it and it is very creatively composed. - And the Little Dog Laughed
This script presents a captivating tale that weaves mystery and intrigue. It skillfully draws the audience into Tom's world as he grapples with the bizarre events that unfold around him. The climax serves as a detonator igniting the suspense that has been meticulously built up from the very start. The dialogue deserves special mention for its deft balance between seriousness and humor. - Ombre
2024
PROJECT
Finding Benjamin
Ombre
PROJECT TYPE
Feature
Feature
CONTEST
Creative Screenwriting
Filmmatic Horror Screenwriting Season 8
PLACEMENT
Quarter-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
My feature screenplay Finding Benjamin has placed as a quarter-finalist in the Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices competition, semi-finalists will be announced later this month. My feature screenplay Ombre has placed as a quarter-finalist in the Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Season 8.
Wow. This script grabbed my attention from the get go. I am not one for science fiction, but this screenplay kept me intrigued until the very last word. - Ombre
This is a unique and fun take on the horror genre. While it captures tense scary moments between beast and man and historical mystique, it leaves the viewer space to breathe with moments of humor. - Ombre