So incredibly excited to share this one! I've wanted to be accepted into the Raindance Film Festival for YEARS! It's the largest Indie Film Festival in the UK, and now I can say that my comedy TV pilot screenplay is a Quarterfinalist! Squeee!
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I'm delighted to share that my 1/2-hour comedy pilot screenplay, The Mannings, is now a Quarter Finalist in the Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition!
So honored that the Big Apple Film Festival has recognized my Half Hour Pilot screenplay, The Mannings! #grateful #writer #filmmaker
So excited to see my 1/2 hour television script, The Mannings, on the list as a finalist! Woo hoo!
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Today we head to Sacramento to advocate for the expansion of our California Film and Television Jobs Program and to support the bills AB 1138 and SB 630 and to #KeepCaliforniaRolling! If you have yet to send a letter, please click on the link in our bio. deadline.com/2025/04/ca-f...
Preeeeetttttyyyyyy
And why do I do it and why don’t I do something else?????
Same
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injured hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.
The wonderful filmmakers at Digital Griffix recently interviewed me about my short film, Connection! The film was nominated in both their Best Film of the Year and Best COVID Film categories. Be sure to check it out! youtu.be/X40CcVzVDbo?...
So my doctor has officially told me that my stress has me a step away from being hospitalized. So… any tips on how to chill the f out? I’ve been trying for years but clearly my ways aren’t working.
Honestly, this is a massive reason why I stress that writers need to read every time I do a workshop for you. Because that’s insane, and you don’t deserve it.
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
It was the “omg what now” of times, it was the “I swear we’re not all like this” of times
Dragons!
Heard, cousin!
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One of these days, my short film Connection will stop being nominated for awards. Today, however, is not that day! My little COVID film is still going strong! Woo hoo! #filmmaker
The CURRENT ERA is a whole lot, and maybe you like books as a place to escape -- if'n you were looking to escape into my books (and oof, I've written a lot of 'em), here's maybe where I'd start:
We say “AC” when we mean either the cooler or the heater.
Such a fantastic - and much needed - episode! Well worth a listen even if you aren’t a screenwriter.
The best house near the mini’s school.
You have time, right? Lol
My feed on here is half updates on the Epic Universe construction and half updates on the end of the US societal structure as we know it so… you know, Happy Valentine’s Day.
You should do it. ;)
Well I’m officially “hey can you help me get the other strap of this backpack on” years old so that feels pretty bad