Mick Was a Hurricane

Feature – Drama (with splashes of adventure, mystery and romance)

Paul is a big bullshitter. After he reads a sad obituary, he invents a fantastic life for the deceased as a way to reconnect with his wife, Mary. But as he tells her Mick and Molly’s story, it’s almost like she’s heard this one before.

A tale with two timelines that ultimately collide, it begs the question – whose life story is Paul actually telling?

The eccentric stories of BIG FISH meets the never give up attitude of THE NOTEBOOK.

Winner Best Drama Script SHOW LOW FILM FESTIVAL, Second Rounder Launch Pad Feature Competition 11th Annual

Roaming Home

Feature – Drama

Hank, depressed and socially awkward, deserted his family in Phoenix years ago for a flophouse in NYC.

When he gets word that his wife Alice has cancer, he must fight his demons and accept the help of others, including Big Rick, a mystical truck driver, to make his way back to a son he didn’t know he had.

A Solid B

Feature – Psychological thriller

Robby, forever an average Joe, reconnects with a girl from high school. Paige has blossomed from an ugly ducking into a beautiful swan and he loves the attention he gets from being with her.

Until Chet, their shared high school bully, comes back into their lives. Willing to do anything to hold onto Paige, he goes along with a game of revenge that goes too far and shatters everyone in the end.

The revenge obsession of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN meets the treachery and deception of WILD THINGS.

Quarterfinalist: ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2022

Arthur and the Cat

Arthur and the Cat

Feature – Drama

Arthur lives under the radar because he’s found a glitch in the video game software that allows him to turn a small win into a bigger payoff. Eddie craves attention, is deep in debt and needs $30k by Friday or else. He thinks he’s found his solution in Arthur’s system, only Arthur wants no part of it.  

In most stories like this one, money tears people apart. What if in this case, it actually brings two people together?

The mentor relationship in THE COLOR OF MONEY meets the allure of the game in ROUNDERS.

Quarterfinalist: ScreenCraft Drama Competition 2023, Stage 32 Feature Screenwriting Fellowship 2022/2023

A Rockin' Affair

A Rockin’ Affair

Feature – Dramedy

Johnny Rock is rockstar at the top of his game and the most conceited person on Earth.  Grace Summers is a young photographer living her life.  

When Grace’s pictures from his last concert come to his attention, Johnny first wants the pictures, then Grace.  They come together in an affair that makes Johnny long for the old days and shows Grace that the trappings of fame and fortune are real.  And we find that maybe neither person is who we first thought them to be.

Dangerous Times

Dangerous Times – OPTIONED by American Picture House

Feature – Urban Drama

Set in Alphabet City at the turn of the century, Nick is a two-bit New York reporter who dreams of a Pulitzer.  When he stumbles upon and becomes entangled in a story of corruption that reaches the highest levels of government, and ultimately leads to 9/11, he must decide whether to break the story or protect the woman he loves.

Based on “Times to Try the Soul of Man” by Kenneth Weene

Quarterfinalist: WeScreenplay Feature Lab 2015

One Night

One Night

Short – Dark Comedy

Penny and Tom are in the midst of a one-night stand when Ace, Penny’s husband, comes home.

There’s only one way out, what will Tom do?