I have authored eight screenplays, the most recent five all dramas with comedic elements (like Imagine A Girl) that feature the complex relationships of adults both young and old who navigate love and friendship. These flawed characters are often survivors of difficult upbringings who struggle to right the ship and make decisions born of understanding and growth.
Haling from the Philadelphia area, I have a bachelor’s degree in English, but I’ve been a writer since a 5th grade assignment to create a single paragraph of prose resulted in a stack of pages I began with -- “Chapter 1.”
Funny, Sad, and Beautiful Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When a struggling single mom loses it all, she reluctantly joins her estranged brother on a trip across the southwest to face their dying, abusive father after he offers them $100,000 to show up. With her prescient teenage daughter in tow, the trio unearth shocking family secrets and hurtle toward a confrontation that will alter their lives forever.
When I Fell For Traci Reed Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Comedy Amidst the social confines of the 1980s, a naïve Jewish teen's perfect world unravels when he falls for a complicated Black girl, sending them both on a journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and profound change.
Penn State
(1988-1992)