Screenplays in the Vault

In college, I abandoned the significantly more lucrative potential future of a pre-medical track in favor of “following my heart,” AKA studying English and Philosophy. In addition to being briefly insufferable at parties, reading fifty books a year, and wearing a lot of twee dresses, I powered through any/all creative writing classes I could get. One favorite professor recommended I get into screenwriting, and I was hooked.

My writing’s tapered down (because I sit at a computer for work and screentime has, unfortunately, colonized my life), but it’s still an active thing I’m pursuing. Here’s what already in the vault.

Feature-length Scripts

THE EVERYDAY ELLIOTS

Romantic Comedy, adapted from Jane Austen's Persuasion. When a medical student returns home to reel in her ridiculous, reality-show family, she reignites a flame for her now-famous ex-fiancee. (119 pages)

“What this script does incredibly well is provide a contemporary version of a Jane Austen classic. The parallels are spot-on and clever... Each of Austen’s characters undergo a modern twist and it’s enjoyable to see how seamlessly the storyline transfers over to the 21st-century."
-Blcklist reader

SOMERTON

Cold War Drama/Espionage. Based on true events. An ex-intelligence officer must clear his name after his former lover connects him to a mysterious corpse found near Adelaide, Australia. (109 pages)

Awards: Winner, Screenwriters in the Sky Competition. Finalist, Colorado Film Awards. Top 10% of Nicholl Fellowship.

"This is a wild ride. We never know what is going to happen next... There's so much to appreciate here."
-Nicholl Fellowship Reader  

THE FRAME JOB

Comedy. When art-history genius Amanda can't get a job post-graduation, she and her friends turn to the next-best thing: a heist. 
(113 pages)

Awards: Honorable Mention, Colorado Film Awards. Semifinalist, Fresh Voices. Shortlisted in Fresh Voices for Best Ensemble Cast.

"I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading your script. The fantasy and the reality of robbing a museum are nicely juxtaposed in ways that make it mostly believable, yet whimsical." 
-Fresh Voices Reader

Short Scripts

MUSHROOM BISQUE

Comedy. A suicidal man finds himself on an unexpected Odyssey… for soup. (12 pages)

You have a thoughtful, intelligently written script. Harold is revealed with a very human touch..."  
-Bluecat Reader

ZIGGY

Animation/Family/Adventure. A game of star tennis goes terribly wrong, skyrocketing a kid alien to a faraway land called Roswell, New Mexico.
(14 pages)

"I actually laughed out loud."
-Bluecat reader

WE MEET AGAIN

Romantic comedy. Written for NYC Midnight 2018 round 1 - prompt: Romance / A waiting room / Protein powder. Two strangers keep meeting throughout their lives in a flirtation that's just out of reach.
(5 pages)

THE TREE OF GOLDEN LEAVES

FAIRY TALE. Written for NYC Midnight 2018 round 2 (prompted). A merchant's life changes forever when he finds a magic tree in the forest.
(5 pages)