Efrain Perez

Efrain Perez

Screenwriter

Chicago, Illinois

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April 2023
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About Efrain

I was born and raised on the west side of Chicago in the mid 90s. After graduating high school, I tried community college, but I dropped out because I didn't know what I wanted to study and didn't want to leave my parents in debt for my failing grades. So I became a janitor at my local mall and worked alongside my mom, while my dad worked as a janitor at a hospital downtown. After a year of cleaning toilets, I realized I needed a change and joined the Marine Corps. I served for four years and got to see places like Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. My time in the military taught me valuable lessons and helped me grow as a person. When I left the military, I felt lost until I had a psychedelic experience that ignited my passion for creating worlds, characters, and stories that are meaningful and impactful. I dream of starting my own production company, where I can bring my vision to life without creative limitations.

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  • Blood Brothers

    Blood Brothers Budget: $5M - $10M | Crime In the shadowy realm of the Yakuza, lifelong friends Jimmy and Shinji, both harboring deep affection for an orphan girl from their past, find their loyalties tested as they navigate a perilous world of betrayal, corruption, and power struggles. The stakes are raised when their shared romantic interest becomes a pawn in a dangerous game, forcing the two friends into a deadly clash for leadership, where the bonds of brotherhood may be severed by the allure of power and love.

  • Let it out

    Let it out Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama Comedy Bobby, a 28-year-old bartender, possesses the extraordinary ability to extract people's deepest secrets and truths through casual conversations. Despite the burden of others' pain and his own difficulty in responding, Bobby sets out on a vacation to try and get relief from the constant unburdening. Along the way, he grapples with his own vulnerability, searches for love, and seeks to uncover the meaning of life and the purpose behind his extraordinary gift. In a world where heartbreak and taboo subjects are brought to light, “Let it out” explores the power of human connection and the resilience of the human spirit.

  • 20/20

    20/20 Budget: $5M - $10M | Mystery Comedy Bobby, a self-absorbed investment firm employee, gains the unexpected ability to see ghosts after a routine Lasik surgery. As word spreads in the spirit world, he is reluctantly drawn into a mission to help trapped spirits find peace, guided by a ghost named Derrick. Through this supernatural journey, Bobby undergoes a transformative shift from a selfish loner to a compassionate force for the departed.

  • 3 Gunmen

    3 Gunmen Budget: $10M - $30M | Action Crime "Three childhood friends, a nostalgic Marine veteran, an ex-gang member, and an ambitious chef, team up for daring heists in modern-day Chicago. As they navigate the exhilarating world of crime, a relentless FBI agent with a hidden connection to one of them closes in.

  • Karma

    Karma Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama Comedy When Karma, a benevolent immortal in her 20s, loses her ability to bestow good karma, she must reluctantly embrace her dark side and dispense well-deserved bad karma to restore balance, all while navigating the complexities of mortal life.

  • Battlecon

    Battlecon Budget: $10M - $30M | Fantasy A meek data entry clerk, Richard, escapes his soul-crushing office life by annually attending a massive LARPing event known as Battlecon. When he stumbles upon a mysterious book and is transported to a world where the LARPing event becomes a perilous reality, he must embrace his heroic alter ego, Drahic, to save the girl and fulfill a prophecy to return home.

  • Cocaine Safari

    Cocaine Safari Budget: $30M+ | Comedy In the wilds of Central Africa, Leo, a charismatic African lion whisperer and safari guide must lead a group of hapless tourists to safety when they unwittingly stumble upon animals high on cocaine from a tainted reservoir. With his zany knowledge of animal behavior, Leo embarks on an uproarious adventure to keep his group alive. 

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