GHOST TOWN, NM
NEELAN PATEL (PITA), the obstinate Indian American father of AMISHA, insists his daughter marry the rich but foolish RAKISH LAGHARI. But AMISHA loves JUAN ARAVALO, a Mexican American boy. Soon illusion and reality, past and present, serious and absurd all mix when the young lovers escape to a New Mexico ghost town commune. They are pursued by her parents, RAKISH and a motley crew of amateur sleuths-cum-videographers.
I love to explore and write, in serious and comic forms, stories of those who, through choice or happenstance, find themselves strangers in a strange land (or even in their own land).
Santa Barbara International (Semifinalist) [2024]
Austin Comedy Short (Finalist) [2022]
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Post Your Script Here!ENTER THE SCREENWRITER
Poking fun of a long time Hollywood cliche stipulating that sleeping with a particular industry professional will catapult an aspiring actress to stardom.
THE DISSIDENTS
An LAPD officer recognizes common ground in a very personal way with a poignant and uncompromising gang- banger.
MAGNANIMOUS
A young couple, circa 1960, spill their guts with the possibility of re-igniting their marriage that has fallen into complete utter despair.
VICTOR DANBERRY, THE NEWBIE SCREENWRITER
A newbie screenwriter grows as a writer after being apprehended in the Gulf of Aden by Somali Pirates who agree to spare his life if he can execute a simple agreed upon screenwriting request.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
After shooting her husband during a brutal physical assault, a condition brought on by PTSD from his three tours fighting in the Middle East, a tormented woman struggles towards an uncertain future while also contemplating aborting their unborn child.
THE ESTRANGED
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and learning that his DNA is a spot on match from a horrible crime committed fifty years earlier, a seventy five year old loner abruptly leaves his rural home town outside of Chicago for the west coast to live out his remaining days with the intent of eluding the FBI.
CHASING TAIL, A CHRISTMAS TALE
A CIA agent and soon to be first-time father is forced to team with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency's 9 year old grandson to find a computer hacker that goes by the code name: The Hacking Santa.
FELLOW TRAVELERS
Eddie, a reclusive thirteen year old Boyle Heights African American, is persuaded by, Diego, an equal age Boyle Heights Latino rival, to navigate the dark and dangerous streets of 1978 Los Angeles through the overnight hours with the goal of reaching the beach/ocean ten miles away, a destination Eddie has never seen in person.
THE REDEEMER
A God-Fearing Navy SEAL Platoon Chief is forced to confront his murderous past while on a treacherous rescue mission in the Middle East.
New Jack Hustlers
Two seasoned D.E.A. agents go undercover with a rookie female officer to infiltrate a ruthless gang of New Jack Hustlers, moving large quantities of a potent new narcotic.
