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JEWELZ

In a rough, inner city neighbourhood in the mid-‘90s, a ragtag crew of high schoolers fight to succeed as talented young artists and stay united despite cultural differences, family obligations, feuding gangs, and the ultimate test to their friendship: growing up and growing apart as they pursue their own dreams.


FORMAT: One-hour series


GENRE: Drama


PROJECT STATUS: Pilot and bible written


  • Workshopped at the Loughborough Lake Writer’s Retreat (Mongrel Media/Crow’s Theatre)

MAXIMUM SCHADENFREUDE

On the cusp of blowing up, Max abandons his acting career to move back home and be a responsible parent and passionate high-school drama teacher. He parlays his regret and ambition into mentoring a talented but scheming student, all the while learning what it means to embrace change, commit to decisions, and make a difference in someone else’s life.


FORMAT: Half-hour series


GENRE: Dramedy


PROJECT STATUS: Pilot and bible written

BLOOD RUSH

A visionary, wannabe lawyer with modern-day values has to flee San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1896 after committing murder, escaping to the Yukon where he vows to bring law and justice to a town that’s overrun by ethnic gangs battling over race, power, and gold.


Co-written with Darragh McDonald.


FORMAT: One-hour series


GENRE: Drama, western


PROJECT STATUS: Pilot and bible written


  • The Black List – Top List
  • Coverfly – The Red List (Top 26% Overall, #3 Western TV Series) 
  • WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Quarterfinalist

THEORY

Isabelle, a young tenure-track professor, tests the limits of free speech by encouraging her students to contribute to an unmoderated discussion group. When an anonymous student posts offensive comments and videos, Isabelle must decide whether to intervene or to let the social experiment play out. Soon, the posts turn abusive and threatening, leading Isabelle and her unknown tormentor to engage in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse that not only has Isabelle questioning her beliefs, but fighting back for her life.


Adaptation of the award-winning play THEORY.


FORMAT: Feature film


GENRE: Psychological thriller


PROJECT STATUS: Script written

ROWDS

A crew of teenagers aspire for fame by entering a hip-hop competition, but their friendship gets torn apart by rival gangs who claim each friend as one of their own.


FORMAT: Feature film


GENRE: Drama


PROJECT STATUS: Script written


  • Workshopped at the Loughborough Lake Writer’s Retreat (Mongrel Media/Crow’s Theatre)


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