Screenplay Samples

links to a handful of screenplays:

features / adaptations / shorts


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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.