screenwriting projects

All projects have scripts and pitch decks available upon request



Crabmaster

Drama short film*

A young man watching embarassing kink porn accidentally downloads an evil computer virus that blackmails him into building it a robotic crab body. As the virus’ physical capabilites grow, it demands more and more from its frightened hostage.
*Currently in preproduction

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Extraction

60-minute thriller

Overnight, an island appears off the California coast. The team of ecologists tasked with its exploration must face the danger of the island's mysterious and dangerous ecosystem while evading a team of corporate mercenaries trying to sabotage their mission and drain the island’s resources.
Quarterfinalist, 2023 Emerging Screenwriters Sci Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition

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Focus Group

30-minute dark comedy

A metalhead, an influencer, a monk, a poet, and a tech bro are selected to test a mysterious new product. But the reclusive billionaire behind the product has more than just consumer demographics in mind — he’s trying to recreate his deceased mentor by using the product to capture a unique personality trait from each tester.
Winner, 2023 Lit Fest Emerging Writer Fellowship in Screenwriting
Second Round, 2023 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist, 2023 The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest
Quarterfinalist, 2023 Inroads Fellowship


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Squirm

Horror feature film

Former bandmates Noelle and Indigo find themselves at the remote compound of a music producer using his property to grow a fruit that elicits a 'flow state' — but also contains a parasitic worm that hijacks the host’s brain with a desire to drown. Noelle and Indigo put their history aside to exterminate the worms and defeat the apocalyptic death cult that has formed around the fruit.
Second Round, 2024 Sundance Development Track
Second Round, 2024 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition

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The Scorpion & the Frog

Thriller feature film

A meek and impressionable antifascist activist is courted by a dangerous undercover intelligence agent as part of a government operation to coerce isolated young men into acts of terror.

Second Round, 2022 Sundance Development Track
Semifinalist, 2022 Almanack Screenwriters
Quarterfinalist, 2022 Miami Screenplay Awards - Screenwriting Contest
Quarterfinalist, 2022 Inroads Fellowship
Short List, 2021 Barnstorm Fest


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There Is No Sun but the Scene Is Lit

Drama short film*

Aly is a huge fan of boy band CMYK!, even after a face cream they endorsed left her with horrific cystic acne. When she wins a contest to try the band’s new virtual reality experience, she discovers a world where not only does she have access to her boys, she’s beautiful again. She never wants to leave. In fact, she refuses to.
*Currently in post-production

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Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children

30-minute mockumentary sitcom

A documentary crew follows a small anti-government militia of misfit amateurs with varying ideologies in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the hapless feds trying to take them down.
Winner, 2022 Yes, And… Laughter Lab

Finalist, 2022 ISA TV Pilot Pitch Challenge
Semifinalist, 2022 ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition
Second Round, 2022 ISA Fast Track Fellowship


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