Writer's Statement
Any writer's goal should be to put the audience in the shoes of their characters, but I aim to explore stories not often told. I believe compassion is our greatest strength and I aim to use it to foster a more understanding world.
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As someone who feels very in-tune with their emotions, I've always been drawn to personal stories. Inspired by the medium of film, I'm looking to explore the deeper aspects of humanity, such as grief, love, purpose, and identity, among others. The stories I write are often character driven, because I believe characters help turn the inward outward.​
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I grew up inspired by the Star Wars and Marvel franchises. Although these films are often overlooked in contemporary analysis, I still hold them close to my heart. The beauty in franchise filmmaking is the ability to broadcast human problems within grand fictional worlds. Gods with 9-5s. Being able to resonate with these larger than life characters can be very emboldening. Having absorbed these films for countless hours, I posses a great passion for ambitious storytelling.
Feature Screenplays
(Scripts provided at request)
Streamer
(Coming of Age, Drama)
During his final Summer before college, Twitch streamer Alvin "Al" Cummings, socially awkward in person, yet free and confident online, must find balance before the pressures of young adulthood cause him to push everyone he loves away.
Injustice: Year Zero
As Joker wages supernatural war on the heroes of Earth, Superman, who may be the only one strong enough to defeat him, must make a choice: live for himself, or live for the world.
(Adaptation, Superhero, Drama)
Werewolf in London
When Adam Julien begins to experience black outs amidst the frightening rise of AIDS in London, he must determine if he is transforming into a werewolf.
(Thriller, Drama, Romance)
"How am I expected to get better if I don't think there's anything wrong with me?" - Al Cummings
"I didn't know how to say no without saying never." - Superman
"I am not sick. No more than the perversions I was born with." - Adam Julien
Television pilot
Hero
(Coming of Age, Superhero, Drama)
When sixteen year old comic nerd Adrian O'Laughlin decides to channel his anger into becoming a real life superhero, he must deal with the consequences of throwing his young life into danger.
"I'm not sure if you're familiar with the process, but usually the parent takes care of the child." - Adrian O'Laughlin