A writer of short films, short stories, novels and other tidbits. I make stuff up. For the past several years I've been creating short narrative and documentary films in my spare time through PATV in Iowa City, Ia. Since these are zero budget films I've had to take on almost all the roles behind the camera, edit, sound, location, costumes, etc. I usually pay my actors with doughnuts and, if they're lucky, they get to keep the costumes I buy for the production. Bit by bit I've been getting noticed and looking to make the leap to a professional. My documentary, "More Than A Performance: An Iowa Production of 'Good Kids" was given the Gold Award at the Performing Arts Film Festival in Indonesia. I have been active in film festivals and my short narrative films have been shown in Brazil, Canada, United States and the UK including five semi-finalist takes and LA Cinefest. Most recently the pilot script for "In the Shadows of November" placed 3rd at Los Angeles Screenplay contest. This one isn't just an idea. I have the synopsis for each episode of the series already written out. A producer will know on the first day what they would need to get to the last.
Unique traits: Writing, directing, video editing, scheduling sound editing. Proudly tells people "I make stuff up."
Echoes of Evil Budget: $1M - $5M | Mystery ⋄ Film-noir The murderer could have been anyone, except for the one who confessed.
THEODORE: 2ND CLASS ANGEL Budget: $0 - $100K | Fantasy ⋄ Comedy OK, Maybe Heaven Can't Wait
All the World Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama These students will cross the toughest stage of their lives learning from the greatest tragedy ever told.
Guardians of the Stones Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror Nothing lasts 10,000 years without some sort of protection. Nothing.
Whereabouts UnKnown Budget: $0 - $100K | Sci-fi ⋄ Mystery "He said it was a missing person's case. I never imagined who he wanted me to find."
MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION Budget: $0 - $100K | Sci-fi The things you find so far from home.
THE INBETWEENER Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror ⋄ Comedy Everything counts.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E1- From Out of the Clouds Budget: $0 - $100K | Thriller ⋄ Action On November 9th 25 nuclear bombs got off across the United States. There were supposed to be 26 but one person hid it. She just can't remember where.
The Day Everything Changed Budget: $0 - $100K | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama They gave us cures, taught us things, and we would have given them anything they wanted. Except that.
Dead, Just Like You Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror ⋄ Comedy Dying's the easy part.
There are Cracks in the Sky Budget: $0 - $100K | Sci-fi ⋄ Horror There are places we don't know about.
The Pack Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror ⋄ Drama Sometimes they come in to towns at night to feed. Don't let them find you.
Welcome to Nowhere Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror ⋄ Sci-fi It's not what's in the dark that should scare you.
The Monster Budget: $0 - $100K | Mystery ⋄ Horror They don't always hide under the sheet.
It's Not Easy Being a Zombie Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy ⋄ Horror It's a life style.
The Doll Collector's Club Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror ⋄ Mystery Everybody needs a hobby.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E2- Something in the Water Budget: $0 - $100K | Mystery ⋄ Thriller As November heads north she stops at a small town in Arkansas. Here she meets some thugs and some heroes but finds that telling the difference between them isn't so easy.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E3- The Day Everything Changed Budget: $0 - $100K | Mystery ⋄ Thriller After a late night ambush November is taken to a farm house for protection. There she meets a man whose past was destroyed in one terrible day and a woman whose future may collide with November's.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E4- Still Standing Mystery ⋄ Thriller St. Louis is a city divided by more than just the river. US Army Captain Barto is about to find how quickly things can go from bad to worse when disturbing influences unbalance a truce.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E5- The Rocket's Red Glare Budget: $0 - $100K | Mystery ⋄ Thriller November makes a dangerous trip to help a friend and finds herself caught in the middle of a war zone.
In the Shadows of November -S1 E6- Breaking the Rules of St. Louis Budget: $0 - $100K | Action ⋄ Mystery Trapped in east St. Louis November and Barto form an uneasy alliance in an effort to rescue others and survive the night.
The Burning Room Budget: $0 - $100K | Thriller ⋄ Drama Freedom is obsolete.
"In the Shadows of November" Hollywood Screenplay Contest - Pilot Screenplay - Gold Level
(2018)
"In the Shadows of November" California Film Awards - Pilot Screenplay - 2nd Place
(2017)
"In the Shadows of November" Los Angeles Screenplay Contest - Pilot Screenplay - 3rd Place
(2017)