Screenplays

"Sea Change"

Stunted by the swamp of suburban midlife malaise, Jay Mansfield goes back to the Florida Keys where he was once the "prince of tides and taps", only to discover that climate change is there waiting for him with a metaphorical mirror reflecting what he'll never have again.

"Ransom Road"

Liam Healy, an author, begrudgingly returns to his hometown in the wake of his father's suicide to process the past with his teen son and daughter and his functional alcoholic brother.

"Local Annie's"

An aging Greek bar owner with a closeted passion re-examines how culture and tradition have pushed him to the inevitable crossroads that will determine whether he continues preserving his family's legacy or if it's finally time to embrace a new identity.

"Never Better"

A widowed husband, his divorced brother, and their aging parents explore the awkward, disorienting, and comical stages of grief.

"The Mortal Coyle"

When washed-up comedian Tommy Coyle returns home to care for his dementia-laden father, he's reunited with his wild Irish brothers, estranged mother, and a live-in nurse who may just have more than one remedy up her savvy sleeve.

"Wreckage"

Genre: Comedy-Drama

Logline: When their estranged father returns following a heartbreaking divorce, two gifted pre-teen sisters find themselves back in the orbit of a family dynamic that will change their understanding of their new normal, and of each other.

Nutshell: Mrs. Doubtfire meets Infinitely Polar Bear

"Penthos"

Genre: Drama

Logline: Adapted from Hoty's short story and co-authored by Jessica Tresko, this is the deeply moving account of a husband and wife traversing the wild, nonlinear terrain of grief in the wake of a devastating diagnosis.

Nutshell: P.S. I Love You meets Wild

"Waking Up the Neighbors"

Genre: Comedy-Drama

Logline: After the first sting of cynicism corrupts their worldview, five high school friends reunite in small town America to assess the wreckage of their adult lives with humor, pathos, and the hindsight of a Happy Hour that ended all too soon.

Nutshell: Beautiful Girls meets Your Friends and Neighbors

"Cold Turkey"

Genre: Comedy

Logline: Convinced that his abrupt shift into sobriety has murdered his muse, a popular stand-up comic finds himself at one of life’s most precarious crossroads where clarity and creativity diverge, forcing him to negotiate the tightrope of sanity that could result in his best material yet -- and a comeback that could save his life.

Nutshell: All That Jazz meets Adaptation

"Run From Heaven"

Genre: Romantic Drama

Logline: Adapted from the memoir Diary of a Love Story, this is the epic romance of John Hoty and Jessica Tresko as chronicled through 23 years of the correspondence that tethered their souls when life tore them apart.

Nutshell: The Notebook meets Blue Valentine

"Remittance Man"

Genre: Comedy

Logline: Having spurned the hopes and dreams of his affluent family, Jimmy Sole has spent nearly 10 years cruising the Caribbean in search of love and identity, all the while passing time at the uncharted Prophets Lounge where the clientele is full of enough wit, wisdom, and wind to fill his sails as he struggles to find his way back home.

Nutshell: Arthur meets Margaritaville

"Fleet of Arms"

Genre: Drama

Logline: Inspired by the classic ballad "Long Black Veil", this is the story of an illicit love affair that holds the only secret that could acquit an innocent man of murder, and yet disclosing their secret could bring their entire world crashing down all around them.

Nutshell: Sommersby meets Cold Mountain