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Other People Ruin Everything

A borderline sociopath eavesdrops for the NSA as a freelancer. When a change of heart leads him to interfere on behalf of one of his targets, he stumbles into a government conspiracy that might cost him everything.

'The Conversation' meets 'The Bourne Identity.'

‘Blow Out’ meets ‘Taxi Driver.’
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​Bloodhound

Intent on leaving behind his breakthrough screenplay, a young writer and his gambling addicted best friend break into a literary agent’s apartment. Unfortunately for all parties involved, they aren’t the only intruders. Bloodhound is a thriller about cutting the ties of toxic relationships, and the consequences of embracing the depths of human impulse. ​
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Grass Snakes

​In the grisly aftermath of a bank robbery, an outcast detective becomes ensnared in an investigation into a gang of renegade cops. Detective Joyce Minor and  Detective Derek Morland are both on the case. With very different tactics and  contradictory motives, the two sleuths race against time - and each other - to find  the missing thief.  Grass Snakes is a crime thriller about police corruption in Philadelphia. ​
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Objects in Mirror

Privileged, pill-popping, petty thief Andy, spends his days rummaging through his neighbor's medicine cabinets with a cheap disguise on. His pathetic existence is challenged, when he stumbles upon a chained up woman in one of his neighbor's apartments.
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Among Thieves

A dark-comedy crime thriller, about a young man in recovery who gets recruited by his N.A. sponsor to join a cult-like group of thieves. Lured in at the prospect of helping his father’s shaky new sales career in the home-security sector, Ethan learns the hard way, there’s no honor among thieves.
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Snake Oil

When their sister is jailed for retaliating against her abusive husband, estranged brothers Mikey and Jerome must team up in order to raise her bail money. Drug dealer Mikey offers to take on debt to increase his distribution; grifter Jerome has a more colorful plan. Their brotherly struggle is at the heart of this story - a mismatched pair trying to sell enough fake drugs to raise $100,000 and bail their sister out of jail. 
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Where There's Smoke

Sleazy private investigator Guy Thompson gathers blackmail on behalf of mobsters and shady lawyers. He drowns his guilt in whiskey and weed, until a case involving a mysterious church threatens to upend his way of life.​
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Critical

It is daddy issues galore in the seedy underworlds of New York and Atlanta, where two henchmen, a drugged-out stunt man and a pair of FBI agents clash on a fateful road trip. Critical is a sprawling gangster-flick, stocked with a cabal of pulpy, layered characters.
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All the Way Home

​Based on a true story. A young man enlists in the Army as an infantry medic and deploys to Afghanistan, where he learns that sometimes the best efforts of our troops are undermined by bureaucratic 'Yes Men' at the command level.
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  • Screenplays
    • Other People Ruin Everything
    • Bloodhound
    • Grass Snakes
    • Objects in Mirror
    • Among Thieves
    • Snake Oil
    • Where There's Smoke
    • Critical
    • All The Way Home
  • TV Pilots
    • The Means
    • Backwater
    • Private Intelligence
    • Chasing Monsters
    • X P L T R
  • Animation Scripts
    • Danny Uncanny
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