Film & TV Script Portfolio
Rainbow Girl
Feature / Family Adventure / Superhero / Dramatic Comedy
A 9-year-old slime influencer discovers incredible powers that can heal the world, but first she must save a deeply troubled little boy with destructive powers of his own.
A timely family adventure / superhero movie with environmental, social justice and mental health messaging… delivered with a Taika Waititi sensibility. Featuring rainbows, slime, a lot of mud, strong female characters, cute kids, a squirrel, and a unicorn! ‘Shazam!’ meets ‘Joker’ might be pushing it… but close enough! Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Quarterfinalist 2020.
He Raced The Devil
FEATURE / LOW BUDGET / DRAMATIC COMEDY / MYSTERY
A rambunctious social misfit obsessed with proving his family lineage, discovers his inheritance may be a curse, when he’s saved from a forest fire by a mysterious hermit.
Set mostly in a forest in modern day England, with a small cast, inspired by actual legends and interwoven with the atmospheric poetry of Percy Shelley and William Blake. A character study of a lost soul with a combative, yet curious nature and an acerbic wit, seeking his purpose in life. With additional themes of unlikely friendships, folklore, the failings of social welfare, and escaping the ‘system’.
Thai Rider
FEATURE / ACTION / THRILLER / NEO-WESTERN
With the help of a disgraced boxer, an American adventurer wanted for the murder of his girlfriend, escapes towards the Thai border pursued by a brutal police hitman.
An action thriller with Western tropes set in modern day Thailand. Motorbikes for horses, Thai boxing for bar brawls, beaches for deserts. A dark buddy movie about two men who share similar traumas, both entangled in police corruption and gang crime in Thailand. A movie that will appeal to Western and Asian audiences alike with charismatic leads from each region. Loosely inspired by ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’.
The Owl That Roared
FEATURE ANIMATION / FAMILY ADVENTURE / COMEDY
When a giant owl who thinks he’s a lion escapes from London Zoo, it’s left to an unlikely group of heroes to save their community from a fearsome foe.
A dramatic comedy / adventure story about identity, family, loss & overcoming fear. Also a love letter to London & its multicultural community in this case represented in bird form; exploring their loves, their dangers, their challenges, and what might happen if a baby owl was raised by an unlikely surrogate family. The result is a wild world of colourful birds and a larger social message that it’s OK to be different.
The Vicious Ones
FEATURE / ACTION THRILLER / ROMANCE
A gang of female hipster bikers rob jewellery stores. When one of them is arrested and their criminal overlords turn up the heat, an unlikely recruit joins the gang.
‘Drive’ meets ‘Vice Magazine’. Set in East London, exploring hipster culture, finding a direction in life, and the fallout of taking the ‘easy’ route to riches. High speed urban motorbike chases, romance under the most intense circumstances, and an ‘Italian Job’ style make or break heist on go-karts in an airport.
Mission To Lars
FEATURE / DRAMATIC COMEDY / DOCUMENTARY ADAPTATION
An autistic man leaves his care home and sets off to America with his siblings on a mission to meet his hero, Lars Ulrich, the drummer from Metallica.
Little Miss Sunshine meets Spinal Tap. A dramatised adaptation of the feature documentary. A family reconnect, confront early onset midlife crises, and do so in the confines of a camper van as they travel across America under the shadow of the mighty Metallica on tour. A story that combines rock music, autism and dysfunctional families to moving and sometimes hilarious effect.
Stunners: A Severe Case Of Dating Fatigue
SERIES / DRAMATIC COMEDY / MYSTERY
A young music journalist navigating the modern world of dating investigates a series of escalating revenge attacks by an angry & anonymous social media influencer.
Heaven has no rage, like love to hatred turned. Following flawed characters as they stumble, charm and murder their way through the world of modern dating. Set against a back drop of uber cool publishers and influencer culture. Inspired by the classic novel Venus In Furs, which explores masochism and what we will do for love, and by my time spent working at Vice magazine.
Battle Of The Breweries
SERIES / COMEDY / DRAMA
Estranged siblings who run competing craft breweries fight for superiority at the Battle of the Breweries beer festival, whilst courting the might of the tyrannical Imperial Brewers Alliance.
A comic look at the explosion of artisanal crafts and the people giving up their day jobs to pursue passion projects. A snap shot of gentrified East London and its colourful inhabitants. A feuding brother and sister from a broken family will do anything to follow in their acclaimed father’s footsteps.
Surveillance
SHORT FILM (& Feature WIP) CONTAINED THRILLER / SUSPENSE
A fatigued police surveillance officer questions his life choices when he becomes trapped in his van by the violent gang he’s meant to be watching.
A contained suspense fuelled thriller, exploring the pressures and impact such a high pressure job has on mental health, the impact of cuts on police resources (which further accentuate the risks), bullying in the workplace and police corruption. Where gang crime and terrorism crossover on the streets of London. Inspired by true events, a family member was that police officer. **Currently writing a feature version.**
Spectres
SERIES / THRILLER / HORROR / WORK IN PROGRESS
A homeless man who’s barely clinging to life becomes an apprentice to a ghostly avenging spectre.
A dark thriller set in modern day London exploring homelessness, and the story of a Victorian spectre who still haunts the streets, avenging victims of violent crime.
One Thousand & One Movies
SHORT FILM / COMEDY / MAGICAL REALISM
A down on his luck man discovers a magical movie streamer that transports him into his favourite movies.
Mr Benn meets Quantum Leap. A comedy short film about a young down and out who discovers a mysterious movie streamer on his TV. When the channel host, an exuberant genie, gifts him 3 wishes the cynical viewer mutters “I wish I was in the movies, not struggling to choose one!” And so he finds himself taking on the attributes of characters from his favourite movies… and also finds the movies entering his world.
Fly Away VR
SHORT FILM / VIRTUAL REALITY / 360 VIDEO / DRAMA
An act of kindness from a stranger causes three lonely and isolated people’s spirits and bodies to soar, up into the sky.
To be viewed with a virtual reality (VR) headset. In first person, we'll experience the sensation of being lost and alone in a busy city. A hand of kindness from a stranger raises our spirits, lifting us to our feet... but we keep on rising, lifting off the ground to the amazement of the strangers around us… until we're flying over their heads. Looking down on the faces looking up at us, before we fly away over the city.
The Monkey and the Jewel
FEATURE ANIMATION / FAMILY ADVENTURE / COMEDY
An 8 year old orphan girl, a monkey, and a stray dog embark on an epic journey of discovery from the beaches of Thailand to the furthest reaches of China in search of where they belong.
A quest story that follows an unlikely trio as they explore the natural wonders and dangers of the Eastern world. With themes of friendship, bravery, accepting people for their differences and an inspirational message of wildlife conservation. Loosely based on the Chinese epic novel Journey To The West. Script sample available.
Drive Hard
FEATURE / ACTION / COMEDY
When violent forces maraud across a golf course, it’s left to a rag tag team of green-keepers and an undercover police ‘problem solver’ to fight them off.
Die Hard meets Caddyshack. Set on a picturesque golf course, with a colourful cast of characters. Two violent factions invade the tranquility of a golf course in the space of a day. In the middle, an undercover police ‘problem solver’ and a rough and ready team of green-keepers who watch far too many movies.
The Cardboard Kid
kids / COMEDY
A lonely child uses cardboard boxes to escape into magical worlds.