Projects
The following is a partial list of projects I've worked on or developed (alone or in conjunction with others):
Affirmative Action
(Dramedy)
2016 NFVF DEVELOPMENT GRANT BENEFICIARY
2019 MUSE AWARDS SEMI-FINALIST
After alienating his family and the love of his life, an aspiring celebrity-look-a-like YouTube prankster fakes his ethnicity to climb South Africa's corporate ladder. But the job he lands comes with surprises nobody planned for.
(Dramedy)
2016 NFVF DEVELOPMENT GRANT BENEFICIARY
2019 MUSE AWARDS SEMI-FINALIST
After alienating his family and the love of his life, an aspiring celebrity-look-a-like YouTube prankster fakes his ethnicity to climb South Africa's corporate ladder. But the job he lands comes with surprises nobody planned for.
Bowerbirds
(Animation, Family Comedy)
A loser Bird of Paradise in the Papua New Guinea rainforest finally finds his perfect match, only to see her caught by poachers. The brave bowerbird must venture beyond the sheltered rainforest into unchartered human territory and overcome smugglers, Indonesian military, logging operations, predatory hawks, a British documentarian, a feathered "player" and worst of all, his tribe's own unusual and stringent dating customs.
Book of Acts – Chapter 5
(Historical Drama, Short Screenplay)
Conflict between the Apostles and the elders of Israel comes to a head in 30 A.D. Jerusalem after they continue to defy their orders and teach the people.
(Animation, Family Comedy)
A loser Bird of Paradise in the Papua New Guinea rainforest finally finds his perfect match, only to see her caught by poachers. The brave bowerbird must venture beyond the sheltered rainforest into unchartered human territory and overcome smugglers, Indonesian military, logging operations, predatory hawks, a British documentarian, a feathered "player" and worst of all, his tribe's own unusual and stringent dating customs.
Book of Acts – Chapter 5
(Historical Drama, Short Screenplay)
Conflict between the Apostles and the elders of Israel comes to a head in 30 A.D. Jerusalem after they continue to defy their orders and teach the people.
Continuum
(Contained Sci-Fi)
Following a chance encounter with an old school friend, a forty-year-old on the verge of suicide is given a tempting offer: to be a guinea pig for time travel.
(Contained Sci-Fi)
Following a chance encounter with an old school friend, a forty-year-old on the verge of suicide is given a tempting offer: to be a guinea pig for time travel.
Crossing Borders
(True-life, Historical Drama)
2019 WESCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALIST
In 1975, when a Connecticut family man learns of his scam-artist father’s death in a Tijuana hotel, he relives his tumultuous youth and the schemes that kept his family moving around Europe, the Middle East and beyond. A true story.
Rated in 2019 by a National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy-winning screenwriter in the top 5% of scripts they've reviewed:
"I found this to be an incredibly unique, compelling story."
"There was some fantastic visual storytelling throughout the script."
(True-life, Historical Drama)
2019 WESCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALIST
In 1975, when a Connecticut family man learns of his scam-artist father’s death in a Tijuana hotel, he relives his tumultuous youth and the schemes that kept his family moving around Europe, the Middle East and beyond. A true story.
Rated in 2019 by a National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy-winning screenwriter in the top 5% of scripts they've reviewed:
"I found this to be an incredibly unique, compelling story."
"There was some fantastic visual storytelling throughout the script."
Click here for the Crossing Borders website - a sort of visual treatment, where you can read more about the story.
Crossing Borders is based on the book "He Died Alone in Tijuana" by Raymond Dayan (Click here to see the book on Amazon).
Crossing Borders is based on the book "He Died Alone in Tijuana" by Raymond Dayan (Click here to see the book on Amazon).
Dylan Jones and the Destiny List
(Family Sports Adventure/Fantasy) (consulted on the adaptation of this children's book, pictured below)
(Family Sports Adventure/Fantasy) (consulted on the adaptation of this children's book, pictured below)
Eloise
(Sci-Fi, Romance, Short)
A young man has a surreal romantic encounter with a seductive girl during the height of the coronavirus lockdown.
Ganuan
(Fantasy)
A crippled boy, bounty huntress and mystical prisoner cross paths and learn the unearthly truths of the ancient kingdom of Ganuan.
Ganuan
(Fantasy)
A crippled boy, bounty huntress and mystical prisoner cross paths and learn the unearthly truths of the ancient kingdom of Ganuan.
Iron Dome
(Drama Series)
An international drama series about the development of Israel's legendary missile defense system.
The Little Five
(Animated Family Adventure-Comedy)
When a single-mother bushbaby's twins are snatched by poachers, she enlists the help of a cunning old baboon and four underdog animals to rescue them from the city.
(Animated Family Adventure-Comedy)
When a single-mother bushbaby's twins are snatched by poachers, she enlists the help of a cunning old baboon and four underdog animals to rescue them from the city.
The Maccabees
(Historical Action-Drama)
The Jewish rebellion against Greek-Syrian oppression around 165 B.C.
The epic, inspirational and brutal true story behind the festival of Hanukkah.
Braveheart in the Middle East.
(Historical Action-Drama)
The Jewish rebellion against Greek-Syrian oppression around 165 B.C.
The epic, inspirational and brutal true story behind the festival of Hanukkah.
Braveheart in the Middle East.
United Nations of Hollywood
(Comedy Series)
Arrested Development meets Entourage. After his latest big-budget film flops and funds are cut off, a snobbish, divorced filmmaker is given one last chance to redeem himself: by helming a ridiculous new reality show where C-list and thespian actors from across the globe, along with YouTube stars and South American divas, must "out-act" one another to win a major Hollywood role. The comedy series follows his misfortunes as well as the cast and crew's hilarious antics, both on set and behind the scenes.
(Comedy Series)
Arrested Development meets Entourage. After his latest big-budget film flops and funds are cut off, a snobbish, divorced filmmaker is given one last chance to redeem himself: by helming a ridiculous new reality show where C-list and thespian actors from across the globe, along with YouTube stars and South American divas, must "out-act" one another to win a major Hollywood role. The comedy series follows his misfortunes as well as the cast and crew's hilarious antics, both on set and behind the scenes.
“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.”
- Albert Einstein