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About Michael
That guy up there ↑
Grew up around and went to college in Boston. Studied English Lit. & Cinema Studies.
Traveled around Central Europe - Warsaw, Krakow-Prague-Vienna-Munich-Cologne-Brussels - during a semester in Paris.
Lived in NYC. Now he lives & works in Korea (the fun one).
Started writing screenplays in 2020. And it was awesome. Writes about what makes his heart pound.
So far that's been 5 screenplays - 2 action, 1 adventure holiday, 1 drama, and 1 slow-burn horror.
Currently, writing a 6th script, a drama with early 2000s-era nostalgic themes.
Working on outlines & loglines all the time on new and sequel scripts to his current portfolio.
"War is a continuation of politics by other means" ~Carl von Clausewitz
"Action is a continuation of story by other means." ~Me trying to sound cool
Unique traits: Mutlingual - English, Polish (native) Korean, French (basic)
Certifications
Links
Loglines
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Griffin Force Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Action An elite squad of soldiers must retrieve a dangerous alien device before a rogue military group unleashes it culling a post-apocalyptic Earth. Think: G.I.J.O.E. a decade after War of the Worlds
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Ghost Mamba Budget: $30M+ | Thriller ⋄ Action An assassin hunted by a lethal vigilante discovers her former black ops agency is deploying new-generation super soldiers, and so she must reassemble her team to survive and stop their creators. Think: Black Widow meets John Wick via a whiff of The Bee-Keeper
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Remotely Close Budget: $10M - $30M | Romance ⋄ Adventure When a big city businessman’s dream vacation breaks down, he ends up trapped on a remote island with an easy-going pilot and as dangers pop up, they must work together to escape alive. Think: Cast Away meets Six Days, Seven Nights
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Howard Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror A reporter plagued with a recurring nightmare finds out she has a brother in a psychiatric institution and must uncover his connection to her plight as well as the head doctor’s intentions before her nightmares blend into the day.
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Cereus Bloom Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama Two wildly different millennials at uncertain turns in life meet by chance in a busy airport, and they realize they can each help one another confront painful impasses before life chances slip away. Think: Roman Holiday meets Lost in Translation via a whiff of Before Sunrise.
Awards
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Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
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Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
(2023) -
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Horror Competition
(2022) -
Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards Season 6
(2022)
Education
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University at Buffalo, SUNY
(2015-2016) -
Northeastern University
(2003-2008)
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