Screenplays
(visual decks and select pages available upon request)
Features
The Enigma
Erotic Thriller • 120 pages • 2021
Disgraced novelist Dan Alistair is reeling from a social media scandal when he meets beguiling newcomer Evan Verde at a secluded writer’s retreat. After Evan exploits their experiences to tell a twisted story, Dan becomes obsessed with uncovering his ulterior motives, pushing them beyond erotic fixation to the brink of madness.
Armadillo
co-written with Rachel Cylie Gross; story by Rachel Cylie Gross
Horror • Thriller • 110 pages • 2021
Central Texas, 2003: Easton, a stoic line cook still grieving the loss of his younger brother, befriends a close-knit trio of eccentric locals. Unearthing the group's deadly secret offers him the chance to move on... if he can use his wits to survive.
Nights on Fire
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Drama • Romance • Dark Comedy • 97 pages • 2020
In 2051, when the effects of climate change have made the planet inhospitable, a group of "Gen Zero" twentysomethings convene in a Palm Springs mansion to celebrate their final hours on Earth. WINNER: Best Graduate Screenplay - Feature, LMU SFTV Awards (2020)
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Code of Conduct
Comedy • High School • 103 pages • 2019
Whip-smart high school senior Mary Harrier inadvertently leads a revolution to reform the institutional biases at Christopher Columbus High.
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Psychological Thriller • 108 pages • 2018
A crew of ambitious college filmmakers descend into madness over the course of an unauthorized three-day shoot in the woods. Black Swan on a film set.
Dovebird
Drama • Coming of Age • 101 pages • 2017
The suburbs of South Florida, 2006: introverted teenager Kevin Dover falls head over Doc Martens for Harry, his enigmatic classmate. Together, they navigate the wild excesses of the local nightlife, fumbling their way to self-discovery.
Comedy • High School • 103 pages • 2019
Whip-smart high school senior Mary Harrier inadvertently leads a revolution to reform the institutional biases at Christopher Columbus High.
Cut
Psychological Thriller • 108 pages • 2018
A crew of ambitious college filmmakers descend into madness over the course of an unauthorized three-day shoot in the woods. Black Swan on a film set.
- Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Horror Contest (2018)
- Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition [Drama] (2019)
Dovebird
Drama • Coming of Age • 101 pages • 2017
The suburbs of South Florida, 2006: introverted teenager Kevin Dover falls head over Doc Martens for Harry, his enigmatic classmate. Together, they navigate the wild excesses of the local nightlife, fumbling their way to self-discovery.
- Quarterfinalist in The LAUNCH Million Dollar Screenplay Competition (2019)
Pilots
False Crime
Dark Comedy • Half-Hour • Single-Camera • 38 pages • 2020
When a run-in with an old acquaintance turns fatal, public radio host Ezra Webster uses his misfortune to fuel a sensational true-crime podcast.
Lucky Chance
Teen Drama-Comedy • Hourlong • 60 pages • 2020
Prodigal teen Chance Wardell juggles the responsibilities of young adulthood while grappling with inexplicable supernatural powers after joining the ranks of an elite boarding school in coastal small-town Maine.
False Crime
Dark Comedy • Half-Hour • Single-Camera • 38 pages • 2020
When a run-in with an old acquaintance turns fatal, public radio host Ezra Webster uses his misfortune to fuel a sensational true-crime podcast.
Lucky Chance
Teen Drama-Comedy • Hourlong • 60 pages • 2020
Prodigal teen Chance Wardell juggles the responsibilities of young adulthood while grappling with inexplicable supernatural powers after joining the ranks of an elite boarding school in coastal small-town Maine.
Theatre
CARDI B: An Argument in One Act
Drama • Comedy • Social Justice • 30 pages • 2020
After a dinner party in the dog days of summer, a debate over a friend's microaggression forces Ian and Harrison to confront hidden anxieties over race and privilege. Written in the immediate wake of the George Floyd protests, CARDI B implores white audiences to interrogate their blindspots, ultimately asking, "Where do we go from here?"
CARDI B: An Argument in One Act
Drama • Comedy • Social Justice • 30 pages • 2020
After a dinner party in the dog days of summer, a debate over a friend's microaggression forces Ian and Harrison to confront hidden anxieties over race and privilege. Written in the immediate wake of the George Floyd protests, CARDI B implores white audiences to interrogate their blindspots, ultimately asking, "Where do we go from here?"
Coming Soon
Magic Time (Feature)
Biopic • Drama • Comedy • 2021
Idiosyncratic coffeehouse owner Joe Cino allows queer playwrights to stage their radical productions amidst the turbulent milieu of 1960s Greenwich Village. Based on the true story of the Caffe Cino, the birthplace of Off-Off Broadway.
How to Exorcise Demons (Feature)
co-written with Rachel Cylie Gross
Horror • Comedy • 2021
On their way to a reunion, a Jewish family is tasked with performing a DIY exorcism when Esther, the clan’s bubbe, is possessed by a malevolent supernatural entity. Little Miss Sunshine meets The Evil Dead.
Baby (Feature)
Drama • 2021
A modern-day interpretation of Pinocchio, told from the point-of-view of an aging sugar baby in New York City.
Magic Time (Feature)
Biopic • Drama • Comedy • 2021
Idiosyncratic coffeehouse owner Joe Cino allows queer playwrights to stage their radical productions amidst the turbulent milieu of 1960s Greenwich Village. Based on the true story of the Caffe Cino, the birthplace of Off-Off Broadway.
How to Exorcise Demons (Feature)
co-written with Rachel Cylie Gross
Horror • Comedy • 2021
On their way to a reunion, a Jewish family is tasked with performing a DIY exorcism when Esther, the clan’s bubbe, is possessed by a malevolent supernatural entity. Little Miss Sunshine meets The Evil Dead.
Baby (Feature)
Drama • 2021
A modern-day interpretation of Pinocchio, told from the point-of-view of an aging sugar baby in New York City.
