Carl Burcham

Screenwriter

Beverly Hills, California

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About Carl

Carl Burcham has written non-fiction books, novels, audio books, comics, TV pilots, and feature screenplays. He recently completed the UCLA TV Writing program and is pursuing the TV and Film Comprehensive degree. He splits his time between Austin and San Diego.

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Too Late for Thoughts and Prayers (three part limited series) Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller The parents of a deeply troubled teen give him a semi-automatic weapon as a Christmas present and then hide from the police after he uses it to mass murder fellow high school students.
Unchained Melodee (TV Pilot) Budget: $100K - $1M | Sci-fi Pursued by her overseer-from-hell in the dystopian New Deep South where minorities and non-Evangelicals are enslaved or worse, a clever runaway slave masquerades as a male circus performer on a life-or-death quest to rescue and avenge her family. (An Award Winning Script! 8 Finalist/Winner, 3 Semi-Finalist, 4 Quarter-Finalist, and 15 Official Selection Awards.)
Curl Ling (TV Pilot) Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama When curling prodigy CAROL LING leaves Phoenix and her close-knit family for a long shot at the Winter Olympics team in a tiny Minnesota hamlet, she must overcome rivals, racism and imposter syndrome to keep her lifelong dream alive. (On The Red List, An Award-Winning Script: 4 Wins/Finalist, 3 Semi-Finalist, 3 Quarter-Finalist Awards)
Meet Les! (TV Pilot) Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama ⋄ Family LES STONE is the youngest member of a famous Texas cattle and livestock ranch but when he announces he has become a vegan and wants them to convert too, all hell breaks loose. Convincing diehard carnivores to swap meats for beets might just tear apart this close-knit family, especially after Les opens an animal sanctuary and vegan restaurant across from the family ranch called MEATLESS. (Named to The Red List: #6 Family script, Finalist in Bigfoot Challenge, Award Winning TV Pilot script)
White Dolphin Blues (Sitcom Pilot) Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy Greedy developer BAILEY GINCH needs just one last boardwalk property--The White Dolphin Pub--to completely transform tiny Paradise Beach from a quaint hideaway into a high-rise resort destination, but owner CARA MULDOON and the entire town of quirky characters don't intend to “sell out and move on.” (FINALIST in Cinequest Screenwriting Competition, SEMI FINALIST in Florida Shorts and Palm Springs Movie Awards.)
What Strong Women Can Do (TV Pilot) Budget: $0 - $100K | Sports ⋄ Drama After hearing how her trailblazing aunt overcame sexism and racial discrimination as the first woman in men’s professional baseball, an African-American non-binary teen battles for her own gender affirmation while clashing with family, friends, and society itself.
Miscarriage of Justice Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama When a struggling single mom miscarries after being brutally raped by her ex-husband, her meddlesome evangelical neighbor convinces local authorities to charge her and her doctor with illegal abortion in a state where conviction means the death penalty.
Birds of Paradise Budget: $100K - $1M | Fantasy On secluded Paradise Island, Scarlet, a stunning, spirited winged woman falls for the alluring, shipwrecked Thack, but when he and his colleagues conspire to prevent her and her winged sisters from ever flying again, a brutal battle of the sexes erupts that will forever change their lives.