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CLOUD CLUB
Feature Screenplay
It is 1995 in Madison, Wisconsin. Aubrey, a fastidious 14-year-old Ojibwe girl, finds solace in the predictable patterns of meteorology after her father abandons her family. Convinced that she is the reason her father left, Aubrey goes on a mission to prove her worth by winning the National Science Fair and appearing on her father’s favorite TV show. To get there, the Aubrey will have to partner with the teammate of her nightmares, the free-spirited Hli, who put liquid soap in the cafeteria dishwasher just to see what would happen. Together they use Aubrey’s meticulous catalog of sky photos – one taken for every day of her father’s absence – to discover a new type of cloud, win the competition and appear on TV. Will it be enough to bring her father home, or will Aubrey have to find the love she desperately needs another way?
AWARDS
Third Place Winner | Alfred P. Sloan Script Competition at Carnegie Mellon University | 2023
king banana
Feature Screenplay
In this comedic reimagining of King Lear set in the 1950s, the CEO of King Banana Corporation decides to divide his multi-million-dollar empire between his three children. When ecologist Cora, his youngest daughter, publicly embarrasses him, he disinherits her and leaves her with nothing. Convinced something’s afoot, Cora secretly travels to her family’s banana plantation to investigate. There she discovers that the company has been concealing knowledge of Panama disease, a fungus threatening to destroy the global monoculture of Gros Michel bananas. Armed with scientific know-how, Cora sets out to redeem herself and save the family business. But will her power-hungry siblings prevent her from solving this ecological crisis? With any luck, she’ll prevail and become top banana.
THE HOMO SAPIENS
30-Minute Single-Camera Comedy for Television
A team of four alien filmmakers arrive on earth to shoot a documentary on human beings only to realize that everything they thought they knew about humanity is wrong. It will take their collective efforts to avoid being vaporized by the Supreme Council and bring home cinematic gold.