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• I placed in my first notable competition in 2020 for BLACKBURN WOODS
• I pitched that script to Circle of Confusion, and while I wasn't offered representation, I was invited to join their internship program, which I did
• I graduated at the top of my class from university: Academic Excellence Award plus an Exemplary Scholarship award for my web series/research project, 25 DANDELION DRIVE
• I wrote a short, AIMEE VICTORIA, that has now screened at over 30 film festivals internationally, including 3 Oscar qualifiers and the BFI
• That short has been optioned to become a feature
• My first animated script, ANTHROPOCENE, placed in several competitions and spent a couple months in the top 20 animated projects on Coverfly
• I moved to Los Angeles and PA'd and Script Supervised on a handful of indie shorts and proofs-of-concept
• I joined Women in Animation, where I've been mentored by two incredible women; one in writing, one in production
• My most recent animation pilot, ESSENTIAL MAGIC, placed in ScreenCraft's Animation and Family competition
• I wrote my third full-length stageplay, MESSINA, which my beautiful wife then produced and directed
In 2020, I was recognized as a quarterfinalist for the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship for my 1-hour SciFi pilot, BLACKBURN WOODS. Though I completed the script before my capstone class began, this pilot was my capstone script in conjunction with a second episode in the series. I credit this script (and WIFV DC!) with getting me in the door at Circle of Confusion for my internship there.
Because writing a 1-hour pilot plus a 1-hour episode for my capstone project was too easy sarcasm, I assigned myself a second senior project through the university's research grant office. I researched, wrote, and produced a children's web series, 25 DANDELION DRIVE, Ep. 1-3, which highlighted gender representation disparities in media for young audiences. I received recognition as '2020 Exemplary Student Scholarship' from the GMU Honors College.
In 2021, I wrote episode 3 of LDNO Productions' anthology TV series, MYTH OF CONTROL. Of all ten episodes, our wonderful Executive Producer, Mikail Chowdhury, selected my episode to be refashioned into a standalone short film to send to festivals. AIMEE VICTORIA, a deaf lesbian rom-com, was born! AIMEE VICTORIA was shot entirely during peak quarantine; every member of the crew was remote. This short has now traveled to over 25 film festivals worldwide, from Hong Kong to LA to London! I was lucky enough to see it in person at NewFest in NYC and CIFF in Cleveland. LDNO Productions is currently working to procure funding for a feature adaptation of this short, which I will write alongside Mikail Chowdhury.
For my first project in LA, I joined the team of Ruth Hanson (Writer/Producer) as her personal assistant and PA for the production of the LADIES OF FORTUNE proof of concept! Four words: Real. Gay. Woman. Pirates. This highly anticipated project raised 10 times its fundraising goal on Kickstarter! This proof of concept cast starred Damien Gerrard (OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH).
My pilot, ANTHROPOSCENE, reached the Semi-Finals of the 2022 ScreenCraft Animation competition and the Quarter-Finals of the 2023 Fellowship competition! These placements put ANTHROPOSCENE on Coverfly's Red List (top 20 scripts in my category on the whole site) for a little over a month! It reached #16 in its category. This script is currently in the top 10% of animated scripts on Coverfly!
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