David Lozar

Screenwriter

Carlsbad, California

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December 2021

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About David

I’m a practicing family physician in Carlsbad, California, raising a family of cinephiles. My son is an actor signed with Authentic, my daughter is studying directing at Chapman, and my wife and I love movies. Storytelling is a big part of being a doctor as we constantly paint what-ifs in our patients’ minds: What if you don’t manage your blood pressure, stop smoking, or lose weight? For me, creative writing flows from this office interaction, and I love remaking characters I meet in my practice as larger-than-life heroes and villains in my stories. My writing builds on grounded science fiction, character-driven plots, and loner antagonists who develop into leaders. Because we stand on the verge of unlocking the mysteries of our universe, this is a fantastic time to be a storyteller. A colony on Mars, self-aware robots, fusion power, haptic video games, life-extending gene therapy, medications delivered by injectable nanobots, cloning: The raw material of every story starts with a what-if, and our modern world has this in spades.

Unique traits: I'm a runner, doctor, and arm-chair philosopher.

Gender:
Male

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Sons of Man Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi Trying to keep his head down in an Orwellian future, a small-town hardware clerk discovers his revolutionary brother is building a bomb in their shared apartment.
Orphanage Earth Budget: $100K - $1M | Sci-fi ⋄ Adventure In a future without adults, a shy teen must learn to lead his gang against a city of monsters and unlock the mystery surrounding their missing parents before the reapers collect them on their twenty-first birthdays.

Awards

Coverfly Top 1% in Sci-Fi genre with Orphanage Earth and Shadow King
(2021)
Finalist Screencraft Sci-Fi Screenwriting
(2020)
Official Selection, Coverfly - Pitch Week
(2020)
Finalist Screencraft Cinematic Short Story
(2019)
SemiFinalist Screencraft Fellowship
(2019)
Semifinalist PAGE International Screenwriting
(2019)
Second Rounder, Screencraft Fim Fund
(2019)
Semifinalist Screencraft Comedy
(2018)

Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
(1997-2000)
Northwestern College
(1992-1996)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(1988-1992)