My
Screenplays
Santa's Dog
Santa’s loyal dog finds his world turned upside down when he falls from the sleigh and is adopted by a military family who needs him more than presents, forcing the pooch to reconsider his priorities—and where he belongs when his BFF comes to retrieve him. A Dog’s Purpose meets Elf.
Santa’s Dog is a 96-page family feature based on my award-winning children’s book by the same name. Structured in the vein of Princess Bride to parallel the book as it’s read, the Santa’s Dog screenplay is a heartwarming coming-of-age story that reminds us the best gifts don’t come wrapped.
ACCOLADES
Semifinalist, Stage 32 Holiday Movie Screenwriting Contest 2024
Semifinalist, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition 2024
Semifinalist, PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2023
Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2023
Finalist, Kairos Prize 2023
Quarterfinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition 2023
Second Round, ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2023
Based on my award-winning children's book:
"A sweet, powerful Christmas story."
- Kirkus Reviews
** 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner: Children's Book (ages 4-7)
** 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner: The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Children's)
No Cowboy Required
After the deaths of her father and step-mother, a fashion photographer’s big-city life is turned upside down when she returns home to sell the family ranch and finds her ex-boyfriend caring for the step-brother she’s never met.
No Cowboy Required is a 92-page family drama and romance feature based on my published novel by the same name.
Based on my published novel:
An Exchange Student's Guide to Love and Legends
An exchange student in Costa Rica inherits the artifact a legendary evil jungle goddess seeks and must battle for her life, while juggling a budding romance with a disbelieving local. Seriously, none of this was covered in the exchange student handbook.
An Exchange Student's Guide to Love and Legends is a 113-page young adult fantasy romance feature based on my unpublished manuscript (to be published in 2025!) by the same name.
ACCOLADES
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist, Final Draft - Big Break 2022
Pickleball Queen
To save her uncle’s trailer park from foreclosure, a 40-year-old loser must take on her high school nemesis and tormentor, now a celebrity pickleball guru.
Status: In progress
