Jay, New York, United States
I am a student of Robert McKee’s “Story” and Arron Sorkin’s “Masterclass”. Since 2000, besides screenplays, I have written, directed, and produced 4 murder mystery stage plays, and a full-length stage Musical (Book, Music and Lyrics), a collection of short stories on Kindle (One Baby Boomer’s Journey), and numerous magazine articles. I have won 2 “Grand Prize” awards for lyrics in Nashville and have penned 20 original songs. I have acted in and directed 20 stage plays and musicals and directed two TV spec pilots. I am a Film Judge for The Berlin International CineFest, the Lake Placid Film Festival and the NYC Independent Film Festival. Presently, I hold positions of CEO of Aracari Films LLC, Content Contributor for GoldenNetworkTV, Director of the Lake Placid Film Festival’s Shorts competition, Chair of the Adirondack Film Commission, and Film scout in the Adirondacks, NY and in Costa Rica; currently living both in Lake Placid, NY and Costa Rica. I have written eleven features, three shorts, three TV concept proposals and have two other features in progress in a multitude of genres. . Garnering 100 - “Film Festival Screenplay Awards” around the world in the past six years. 18 - “BEST SCREENPLAY” and 49 - “Finalist” Awards. Including: 3rd place at Cannes. Currently, I have four screenplays and a TV project in development /pre-production in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Nigeria, and Las Vegas.
Writing Screenplays, Musicals, Short Stories, Songs and Articles.