Des Nnochiri

Screenwriter

Lagos, Nigeria

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December 2011

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About Des

Desmond (Des) Nnochiri writes freelance, in both fiction and non-fiction genres.
He spent his early years traveling with his parents, and was educated in England, the USA,
and the Republic of Ireland (Eire).
A film buff and avid reader, he spent several years at the Architectural Association in London, England - where multiple disciplines and mixed media are a way of life.
His work has most recently appeared at How To, SimplyScripts, Writing-World
magazine, A Twist of Noir, Powder Burn Flash, and The Flash Fiction Offensive.
Two of his short screenplays have made it beyond the printed page."Trick"
has already been filmed, while "BFF: Best Friend Forever", is currently in
production.

Gender:
Male

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Loglines

69/2 Crime ⋄ Thriller Two embezzlers, on the run from the Mob, find their getaway motel is the venue for a deadly game.
The Line-Up Horror A failed police line-up pushes the hunt for a serial killer in an unusual new direction - and exposes the work of a monster of another kind.
The Third Bowl (A Cereal Killer Story) Horror Over a revealing breakfast, two friends consider the activity of the latest serial killer not to make the headlines - and why he'll never be caught.
SAFE HOUSE Horror ⋄ Sci-fi As security forces battle a growing army of rampaging monsters, one frightened soldier takes refuge in an abandoned warehouse.
EVIL EYE Horror A young accident victim's cornea transplant goes off without a hitch - but not without complications.
BFF: Best Friend Forever Comedy ⋄ Horror A young man's chance reunion with an old flame takes a sudden and macabre turn for the worse.
Dusted For Prints Film-noir ⋄ Thriller Two mismatched detectives find the key to a grisly murder in a torn photograph, and the dead man's last call.
First Past The Post Comedy ⋄ Thriller A Presidential candidate and one-time porn star runs a tight race with a scandal-seeking investigative journalist - and the cartel that's paid her $100 million to lose the election.
Accessory, to Murder Crime A light-fingered hustler makes a really big score, and gets paid - at a heavy price.
Truck Stop Action ⋄ Crime ⋄ Film-noir ⋄ Thriller For one world-weary agent, a little encounter with a big truck has huge consequences.
Death On Appeal Action ⋄ Crime ⋄ Film-noir ⋄ Sci-fi ⋄ Thriller In a future of absolute justice, a reformed gangster hits the street to prove he didn't murder his wife - with no memory of the day of the crime, and only 48 hours to live.
Xero Option Action ⋄ Crime ⋄ Thriller An elite police unit matches wits with a murder suspect who claims he'll kill every man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth, in two days time.

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Credits

Best Friends Forever (2016)
Film (Short, Horror, Mystery and Thriller) Writer A cautionary tale about the dangers of unrequited puppy love.
Ghostwriter (2016)
Film (Short and Horror) Writer Years after his last bestseller, washed-up novelist Wesley Crane scores a new success: a masterpiece, ghostwritten by Satan, himself. The price, for Wesley's recovered glory? His heart, and soul. Plus, an extended contract, as Lucifer's GhostWriter in residence. Wesley's first job centres on aspiring mystery novelist Isabelle Langdon - who would give her right arm to be able to write as well as her idol, Wesley Crane.
Trick (2011)
Film (Short and Thriller) Writer What begins as a normal transaction in the oldest profession of all, ends - with a bitter twist.

Awards

Winner, Best Horror (Student Short) at Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival
(2016)
Winner, Best Horror (Student Short) at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
(2016)