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UNTITLED POOL SERIES PILOT

Still traumatized by her experiences as a child pool prodigy, Jo Noble makes a meteoric comeback into the world of high-stakes pool in 1980s Chicago.

Original hour-long television series. Actor Karen Gillan and producer Melvin Mar attached. Currently in packaging phase.
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THE FOOLISHNESS

Troubled by his family’s tragic medical history, a college professor wrestles with whether to test for genetic early-onset Alzheimer’s while fighting to hold onto everything he cares about—marriage, family, and his doomed English Lit department.

Original feature-length dark dramedy. Currently in submissions.
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THE GREAT ELECTRIC CAR RACE


In 1968, a scrappy group of Caltech undergrads take on a better-funded MIT team in a groundbreaking and hijinks-filled cross-country electric car race.

Historical feature-length screenplay. Based on the true story of Wally Rippel and The Great Transcontinental Electric Car Race of 1968. Hired by producer Joe Gallagher of Full Table Productions. Currently in treatment phase.
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ACCUSED

After moving to an idyllic Georgia town, kindergarten teacher Tonya Craft is accused of child molestation. On trial by a corrupt, insular small-town justice system, Tonya must fight to prove her innocence and regain custody of her children. Based on a true story.

Feature-length screenplay adaptation of the nonfiction book, Accused, by Tonya Craft and Mark Dagostino. Commissioned by Andriana and Mark Williams of Zero Gravity Management.
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ATOMIC MAN

 
Based on actual events, this is the story of one of the worst nuclear accidents in American history, and the man who survived it—the Atomic Man—the most radioactive man alive.
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Historical feature-length drama. Finalist for Austin Film Festival. Shopping agreement with Noble Story Co.
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HAPPY PEOPLE
 
The story of a jaded, washed-up motivational speaker who finds himself in sole custody of his estranged daughter following her botched suicide attempt.

 

Original feature-length dramedy. Optioned by Anonymous Content with actor Jason Segel attached, Jeff Baena to direct. Quarterfinalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship, a Top 100 Feature of the Cinequest Screenwriting Competition, and an Official Selection of the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
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SOMETIMES THIEVES

 
A heist drama-comedy about Peter Bateman, bookbinder by day and hobbyist grifter by night: the smallest of small-time thieves.
 
Original feature-length screenplay. Optioned by House of John Productions. Previously optioned by UK-based production company YouGoFar, development by Wild Invention Pictures, actors Josh Hartnett and Julia Garner attached, Ramaa Mosley to direct. Also developed with Red Hour Films. Quarterfinalist for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship.

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