The battles of birdtown
A despondent musician, who seeks to move on from a life of trauma, faces conflict when he comes home for his mother's death and is forced to confront his painful past.
Finalist in
Semifinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2025
Finalist, Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist, Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2023
Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Winter 2022-23
Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 6
Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 8
More Placements in
Honorable Mention, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Spring 2023
Me, the dog, and the dark fog
On the night Will decides to end his life, an unexpected request from his ex-wife to dogsit her teacup Yorkie disrupts his plans, leading him to reconsider his choices and find hope in unexpected companionship.
Finalist in
Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2024
Semifinalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Short Script Lab 2024
Keep driving
A grieving rideshare driver picks up a troubled passenger heading to a remote canyon, but as their journey unfolds, he discovers the man’s plan to end his life. Forced to confront his own failures, the driver must find the strength to intervene, forging a fragile connection that could save them both.
Currently in competition.
Here for this
When Sean and Maya’s dream of turning their community store into a vibrant hub for creativity faces relentless opposition from a corrupt local power broker, they must navigate personal sacrifices, deepening conflicts, and their fears to restore hope and unity in their fractured town.
Currently in competition
anchor - “Pilot”
A young man grapples with the heavy burden of family loyalty and personal dreams, as he navigates love, loss, and the haunting legacies of his past—culminating in a journey that tests his resolve to stay anchored to his roots or break free into the unknown.
Currently in competition.
the reservist
After his brother's death in Iraq, a disillusioned punk rocker faces the ultimate dilemma between escaping his suffocating small town life and honoring his late brother by deploying to the very war that killed him.
Second drafting.
how to disappear completely
A year after their friend’s passing, a group of estranged friends reunites in the desert to scatter his ashes, confronting unspoken grief, fractured relationships, and the truths they’ve been avoiding—all while discovering that letting go doesn’t mean forgetting.
Second drafting.
STANDBY
A man on the verge of losing his father is forced into a state of constant waiting—balancing hospital calls, legal battles, and his own unraveling—while trying to hold his family, and himself, together. As he prepares for the inevitable, he learns that grief doesn’t begin with death—it begins the moment you realize life will never be the same.
Outlining.
fuck you, tom cruise
An aspiring screenwriter must navigate a devil's bargain when his lifelong crush and Hollywood icon Tom Cruise become romantically involved, prompting him to choose between advancing his career by betraying his heart or standing up to the star to win true love and artistic integrity.
Outlining.
miles apart
A married couple travels to Hawaii to run the Honolulu Marathon, each hoping for something different—she sees it as a test of discipline and redemption after an injury, while he hopes it will rekindle their relationship and connect him to something deeper. As the race unfolds, their physical and emotional endurance are pushed to the brink, forcing them to confront what they’ve been running toward—and what they’ve been running from.
Outlining.
birdfall
When a military helicopter carrying local Army reservists crashes during a routine training mission, a small town is shattered by the sudden loss of its sons and daughters. Through thirteen interconnected vignettes, the film follows grieving families, friends, and survivors over the three weeks leading up to the burials, revealing how the ripple effects of tragedy alter the town’s identity forever. As the community struggles to honor the fallen, they must also confront their own fears, regrets, and the difficult question of how to move forward when the people who defined them are gone.
Outlining.