Screenplay Samples
links to a handful of screenplays:
features / adaptations / shorts
click images for more info
All Rights Reserved © Joe Fordham
Screenplay Samples
links to a handful of screenplays:
features / adaptations / shorts
click images for more info
All Rights Reserved © Joe Fordham
Esper
Science fiction drama.
More info: See Coverfly, or click bunny for pitch deck.
The Dodo Man
The saga of the last dodo.
Awards: Finalist Ron Howard & Brian Glazer’s Imagine Impact. Discoverable at Coverfly.
Tom, Huck & Twain
Psychological fantasy based on the work of Mark Twain.
Awards: UCLA Advanced Screenwriting class, tutor Sy Gomberg. Discoverable at Coverfly.
Banshee
Fantasy based on the short stories of Ray Bradbury.
Awards: A special personalized autograph here.
Blood Royal
The brief and tragic reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king. Co-written with eminent historian, Mark Ellis.
Awards: Quarter-finalist WOTS 2007; website here.
Arc of the Phoenix
A survivor from the long-lost scoutship ‘Dark Star’ returns to Earth and is drafted on a terrifying new mission.
Awards: Let’s have some music in here, Boiler.
Arby
A lowly home-help robot accidentally discovers creativity and runs away with his muse.
More info: Meet Arby at Coverfly.
Hypernauts: Cold Comfort
After a Triiad attack damages the Star Rover’s water resources, the hypernauts seek refuge on a mysteriously frozen planet.
Awards: Commission for Ron Thornton’s half-hour Saturday morning sci-fi TV show; produced as Episode 3, ‘Ice Bound.’
Smudge
A disagreeable businessman meets his motion-blurred alter-ego.
More info: Unrealized short, circa 1999.
The Glitch
An insomniac’s night-life takes on another dimension.
Awards: Opening film and and best science fiction nominee at DragonCon ’08. Finalist BAFTA/LA Short Film Festival.
ICE MASTER
I am the Ice Master of Kelvin.