THE MOTORMAN - feature film [link]
A diehard, pro-union subway motorman discovers his troubled son has mistakenly lead to the death of the union leader’s beloved daughter and has to struggle between allegiance to his cause or loyalty to his family. Set during the mayhem of the 1980 subway strike.
WINNER: 2011 Ozark Screenplay Competition
Semifinalist: 2011 Screenwriter’s Colony
Honorable Mention: 2011 AAA Screenplay Competition
Semifinalist: 2011 Screenplay Search Competition
Quarterfinalist: Bluecat Screenwriting Competition 2010
THE ACCOUNTING - feature film
When a secular encampment of post-apocalyptic survivors finds that its food and water supplies are tainted, they send a traveler, Joshua, to seek supplies from a savagely religious band of midwesterners. Armed with a cursory knowledge of the bible, Joshua is mistaken for the Midwestern Jesus and spawns a following that threatens to take over what’s left of the world.
Based on a short story by Brian Evenson.
THE DISTANT SOUND - feature film
Saul, a young city slicker, travels back to the quaint fishing town of his youth to try and reconcile with his dying uncle, Rolfe, whom he’s been estranged from since a tragic death in the family.
Quarterfinalist: Bluecat Screenwriting Competition 2009
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