SCREENPLAYS
(in various stages of development)

“Grounded pathos with a sprinkling of magic.”

A CHALLENGE TO THE DARK, feature, drama
Abandoned after her grandmother's death, a young girl is convinced that Gary Cooper will ride into her sleepy Midwestern town and take her to the Wild West to fulfill her destiny as a gunslinger.

CLARA AND THE FREAK, feature, drama
In the 1930s, a neglected girl meets a sideshow freak who’s been fired for not being freakish enough, and she asks him to kidnap her in hopes that her family will miss her when she’s gone.

THE PAPER BOAT, feature, drama
A young boy recognizes himself in the mugshot of a thief and sets out on a journey to find the man who could potentially be his father, and in doing so escapes the abuse at the hands of his mysteriously ill mother and violent grandmother.

HOMESICK, feature, drama
Like their ancestors, Molly and Felix are moonworkers. Living in the same city but never having met, they are connected by a powerful psychic bond that makes the moon appear every night. Frustrated over the law that moonworkers are not meant to unite before they die, the two kids try to find each other against all odds.

KINGDOM OF RAIN, feature, drama
A father and his daughter live in rural Texas, running a gas station and living a seemingly simple life. One day, the daughter discovers that her father is hiding a magical secret—he can make it rain.

BUBBLES, short, drama
A neglected young girl regularly breaks into an old man's apartment to take a bubble bath while he's out getting groceries. One day he returns sooner than expected.