Screenplays

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THE TENANT

Feature · Drama/Thriller · 95 pages
When a retired lifelong tenant becomes the last obstacle in a ruthless young landlord’s plan to purge a rent-controlled building, their battle for control escalates into a brutal cat-and-mouse war where home is the ultimate weapon—and only one man walks away.

  • 2022 Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay: Finalist
  • 2021 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices: Semifinalist
  • 2021 Final Draft Big Break: Quarterfinalist
  • 2018 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Quarterfinalist
  • 2018 Final Draft Big Break: Quarterfinalist
  • 2016 Sundance Screenwriters Lab: Second Round
  • 2015 The Academy Nicholl Fellowship: Quarterfinalist
  • 2015 Final Draft Big Break: Quarterfinalist
  • 2015 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting: Semifinalist in Drama
  • 2015 BlueCat Screenwriting: Finalist

JINGLE BELL BARK

Christmas Feature · Romantic Comedy – 108 pages
When a driven young realtor returns to Colorado for Christmas with her rescue pup, she’s blindsided by her sister’s plan to sell their childhood home—forcing her to confront old wounds, an unexpected romance, and what “home” truly means.


HELLO, NEWS!

TV Pilot · Workplace Drama · 70 pages
After getting laid off from a dying print newspaper, an ambitious young reporter dives into the ruthless world of digital news, where clicks rule, burnout is currency, and staying authentic might cost her everything. LGBTQ+ lead character. Chaotic energy workplace dark comedy.

  • 2022 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting: Semifinalist in TV Pilot

ABSOLUTION

Feature · Drama/Romance · 110 pages
Years after a fatal crash claimed four of his classmates, a guilt-stricken young man returns to his Texas hometown to face the grieving families and win back his lost love—but as buried truths surface, his search for forgiveness turns into a fight for survival.

  • 2023 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting: Second Round
  • 2017 Shore Scripts Feature Contest: Semifinalist
  • 2016 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Quarterfinalist
  • 2018 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting: Second Round

RITA RPM

Feature · Dark Comedy · 115 pages
A military widow numbing her grief discovers an unexpected spark when she takes up cycling, forging new friendships and a renewed sense of purpose as she pedals toward a future she never imagined for herself.

  • 2023 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting: Second Round
  • 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards: Semifinalist
  • 2022 Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition: Quarterfinalist
  • 2022 ScreenCraft Feature Competition: Quarterfinalist
  • 2020 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices: Finalist

HARK & HAROLD: A Christmas Adventure

Christmas Feature · Family/Comedy/Animation/Action · 120 pages
Written with Chris Keller
After taking Santa’s experimental AI sleigh for a joyride, two troublemaking elves crash-land in Santa Claus, Indiana — and have days to fix it, blend in, and save Christmas before the world wakes up gift-less.

  • 2022 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Finalist

BRUTAL PATTERN

Feature · Urban Crime Thriller · 115 pages
Assigned to a headline-grabbing homicide in New York City, an unlikely detective duo — one transgender — must untangle a web of power and betrayal while their personal lives unravel under public scrutiny.