Alister Brooks

Words & Worlds
Screenwriter and Author

Monrovia, California

Member Since:
March 2015

Last online:
1 week ago

Invites sent:
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About Alister

Alister Brooks is a soulful screenwriter and poet whose work tears hearts apart with cinematic grit. His prison drama The Lotus placed in the top 10% of the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowships, showcasing his knack for redemption and raw emotion. Current projects include Epoch, a sci-fi thriller blending maternal love and alien invasion for Nicholl 2025, and Martyr’s Ridge, a historical war epic (Filmmatic NexTV 2021 Quater-Finalist). His poetry chapbook Hiding from Autumn launches spring 2025, weaving nature’s decay with haunting nostalgia. A researcher and storyteller, Alister crafts ‘Words & Worlds’—risky, visual narratives that resonate. Connect for Epoch’s journey or Hiding’s poetry.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6' 2"

Weight:
210

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Bald

Hair color:
Other

Eyes:
Hazel

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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I'm humbled and honored to have my screenplay Martyr's Ridge place as a Semi-Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriter's Sci-fi Fantasy Screenplay Competition.

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The Lotus Budget: $100K - $1M | Crime ⋄ Drama When Lazarus, the most-feared inmate of Eastbrook Prison, defies a kill order from his sadistic warden, he is thrown into solitary confinement and confronts his sinful past only to emerge reborn against the dark forces he was once beholden to.
Martyr's Ridge Budget: $5M - $10M | Sci-fi ⋄ Historical When a disillusioned American soldier and his squad are hurled into the heart of the Civil War through a time-altering, secret weather program, they must overcome internal conflicts and unite against a vengeful comrade who arms the Confederacy with modern weaponry to rewrite history.
Epoch Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi When a widowed geneticist uncovers a shocking truth about her son and his connection to an ancient aquatic race, she must navigate a dangerous web of government conspiracies to protect him and unravel the mystery that could hold the key to humanity's fate.

Awards

QUARTER-FINALIST - Table Read My Screenplay Park City - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2024)
SEMI-FINALIST - Table Read My Screenplay Park City - "The Lotus"
(2024)
SEMI-FINALIST - Emerging Screenwriter's Competition - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2024)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Page International Awards Screenwriting Contest - "The Lotus"
(2024)
RECOMMEND: Script Reader Pro (Coverage) - "Epoch"
(2024)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Stage 32 4th Annual Feature Drama Screenplay Contest - "The Lotus"
(2023)
QUARTER-FINALIST -Creative Screenwriting Feature Screenplay Competition - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2023)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Table Read My Screenplay Competition Hollywood - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2023)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Scriptation Showcase Feature and Shorts - "Martyr's Ridge
(2023)
SECOND ROUND: ISA Fast Track Fellowship - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2023)
RECOMMEND: Indie Film Hustle (Coverage) - "The Lotus"
(2023)
QUARTER-FINALIST - ScreenCraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Competition - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2022)
RECOMMEND: Confluential Feature Coverage - Coverfly - "The Lotus"
(2022)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Faith in Film: International Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition"The Lotus"
(2022)
THE RED LIST: Top 20 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Category - Coverfly - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2022)
SOUND ROUNDER - Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2022)
SEMI-FINALIST - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2021)
TOP 1O0 READ MY SCREENPLAY AWARDS - Austin Table Read My Screenplay Competition - "The Lotus"
(2021)
SEMI-FINALIST - Scriptation Showcase - Features + Shorts Category - "The Lotus"
(2021)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Final Draft Big Break - "The Lotus"
(2021)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Wescreenplay Feature Contest - "The Lotus"
(2021)
QUATER-FINALIST - Filmmatic NexTV Writing and Pitch Competition - "Martyr's Ridge"
(2021)
QUARTER-FINALIST - Screencraft Drama Competition - "The Lotus"
(2020)
TOP 10% - The Academy Nicholl Fellowship - "The Lotus"
(2020)