Tabula Rasa
Lucy is an Artist. No one understands her. Lucy sees life through the viewfinder of her closest companion, a 16mm Bolex camera. You see, Lucy doesn’t make “movies” — she is a Filmmaker. Lucy’s getting ready to share her Art with the World. But she’s afraid the World isn’t ready for her. Lucy is twelve years old. No one understands her. The World isn’t going to know what hit it.
My parents were animators who met on the picket line at Disney Studios in 1941, and I spent almost thirty-five years in the labor movement as an officer of the Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE. About fifteen years ago I started taking classes with Joe Bratcher and the late Judy Farrell at the Twin Bridges Screenwriting Salon.
New York Screenplay (Finalist, Best New York Screenplay) [2022]
Cinestory Feature (Finalist, Retreat Participant) [2016]
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Not Over Yet
Six young people may not escape the heinous crime they committed 10 years ago as children.
THE REDEEMER
A God-Fearing Navy SEAL Platoon Chief is forced to confront his murderous past while on a treacherous rescue mission in the Middle East.
MAGNANIMOUS
A young couple, circa 1960, spill their guts with the possibility of re-igniting their marriage that has fallen into complete utter despair.
ENTER THE SCREENWRITER
Poking fun of a long time Hollywood cliche stipulating that sleeping with a particular industry professional will catapult an aspiring actress to stardom.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
After killing one of their own for squealing to the Feds, three mafia wise-guys pursue their last victim with vigor while enduring each others character flaws that aid leading them to their own demise.
THE DISSIDENTS
An LAPD officer recognizes common ground in a very personal way with a poignant and uncompromising gang- banger.
VICTOR DANBERRY, THE NEWBIE SCREENWRITER
A newbie screenwriter grows as a writer after being apprehended in the Gulf of Aden by Somali Pirates who agree to spare his life if he can execute a simple agreed upon screenwriting request.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
After shooting her husband during a brutal physical assault, a condition brought on by PTSD from his three tours fighting in the Middle East, a tormented woman struggles towards an uncertain future while also contemplating aborting their unborn child.
THE ESTRANGED
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and learning that his DNA is a spot on match from a horrible crime committed fifty years earlier, a seventy five year old loner abruptly leaves his rural home town outside of Chicago for the west coast to live out his remaining days with the intent of eluding the FBI.
CHASING TAIL, A CHRISTMAS TALE
A CIA agent and soon to be first-time father is forced to team with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency's 9 year old grandson to find a computer hacker that goes by the code name: The Hacking Santa.
