Screenwriting
(Everyone’s gotta have a hobby, right?)
Not sure what the opposite of “pays the bills” is (“makes the bills”?), but this is it.
I don’t possess any delusions of grandeur with my scriptwriting. But I do think it’s important to make time to write for yourself, and not just for what the job requires. Not to mention going to film festivals and meeting fellow writers and filmmakers is a lot of fun, too.
Notable Competitions
Finalist
2021 Reno-Tahoe
Screenplay Competition
Finalist
2020 NYC Midnight Screenplay Competition
(Top 4%)
Semi-Finalist
2021 Ojai Film Festival
Screenplay Competition
(Top 12)
Semi-Finalist
2019 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Sitcom Pilots
(Top 20 of 1,600 entrants)
Semi-Finalist
26th Annual Fade In Awards TV Pilot/Web Series Competition
Quarter-Finalist
2018 ScreenCraft Public Domain Screenplay Competition
Semi-Finalist
2021 Chicago Screenplay Awards
1st Prize
2017 Destiny City Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition
Recent Projects
Citizens
30 pgs // Sitcom Pilot
Competition Notes: “The plot moves, the characters are well developed, it's got
good structure, the dialogue is sharp and jokes land.”
The Woodlands
91 pgs // Supernatural Drama, Suspense
Competition Notes: “The mix of legend and horror with personal drama really works. A tonally haunting film.”
Reruns
13 pgs // Comedy, Drama
Competition Notes: “A fun, unique, and relatable short. The writer deftly accomplishes the goals and intentions of the script very well.”
Web Trail
97 pgs // Investigative Drama
Competition Notes: “A curious film…The complexity of this protagonist make the story impressively engaging and attention-grabbing from start to finish.”
The Tallest of Tales
119 pgs // Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Competition Notes: “A sharp, fun script that doesn't take itself too seriously. This story is a great action/adventure with all of the hallmarks of a fun popcorn flick.”
*Samples available
upon request
XO
In the summer of 2019, I participated in the Kansas City 48-Hour Film Project. Each team was given the same main character, prop and line of dialogue, and then assigned different genres. Teams then had 48 hours to write, shoot and edit their films.
Helping break the story and then writing the script in four hours is a very different kind of challenge, but definitely a fun one. And in the end, we took second place. Not too bad for a first try.