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Selected Writing Samples
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Exiled Excess
Length - Feature Film
Logline - When a young drug dealer’s hustle on the dark web spirals into a national manhunt, he must outwit the FBI, escape the country, and figure out if he’s a criminal mastermind—or just a burnout with a laptop
and a God complex.
Based on the character Avery from my senior thesis film A Small Pharmacy, this feature-length dark comedy follows Avery, a 25-year-old former online drug kingpin now hiding in plain sight. When the feds finally close
in on him, Avery and his ragtag crew must escape a collapsing criminal empire while navigating parties, paranoia, and the seductive promises of an overseas syndicate. Part satire and part character study, the film explores the opioid crisis, capitalism, and the absurd line between entrepreneur and outlaw.
Logline - When a young drug dealer’s hustle on the dark web spirals into a national manhunt, he must outwit the FBI, escape the country, and figure out if he’s a criminal mastermind—or just a burnout with a laptop
and a God complex.
Based on the character Avery from my senior thesis film A Small Pharmacy, this feature-length dark comedy follows Avery, a 25-year-old former online drug kingpin now hiding in plain sight. When the feds finally close
in on him, Avery and his ragtag crew must escape a collapsing criminal empire while navigating parties, paranoia, and the seductive promises of an overseas syndicate. Part satire and part character study, the film explores the opioid crisis, capitalism, and the absurd line between entrepreneur and outlaw.
The Blunt Reality
Length - Short Film
Logline - A cocky stoner recounts how he rose from broke burnout to weed kingpin, though his version of the story might not be the whole truth.
The Blunt Reality is a satirical crime comedy inspired by Martin Scorsese’s It’s Not Just You Murray! (1964) and the HBO series Entourage (2004). The film follows a fast-talking narrator who breaks the fourth wall as he reflects on his questionable journey to success. Told with voiceover, quick-cut montages, and an unreliable sense of honesty, it explores ego, ambition, and the blurred lines between confidence and delusion.
Logline - A cocky stoner recounts how he rose from broke burnout to weed kingpin, though his version of the story might not be the whole truth.
The Blunt Reality is a satirical crime comedy inspired by Martin Scorsese’s It’s Not Just You Murray! (1964) and the HBO series Entourage (2004). The film follows a fast-talking narrator who breaks the fourth wall as he reflects on his questionable journey to success. Told with voiceover, quick-cut montages, and an unreliable sense of honesty, it explores ego, ambition, and the blurred lines between confidence and delusion.
A Small Pharmacy
Length - Short Film
Logline - Avery, a self-justifying opioid pill dealer, has to confront the consequences of drug dealing as his customers spiral further and further into addiction.
A Small Pharmacy is a short dark comedy drama I wrote as my senior thesis project with the intention of directing it myself. The story follows Avery, a laid-back college student who sees himself as a modern-day Robin Hood in the world of prescription pills. I wanted to explore themes of denial, moral gray areas, and addiction through a stylized lens that blends surreal stage sequences, direct address, and grounded humor. It’s a project that let me experiment visually and narratively while still telling a character-driven story
Logline - Avery, a self-justifying opioid pill dealer, has to confront the consequences of drug dealing as his customers spiral further and further into addiction.
A Small Pharmacy is a short dark comedy drama I wrote as my senior thesis project with the intention of directing it myself. The story follows Avery, a laid-back college student who sees himself as a modern-day Robin Hood in the world of prescription pills. I wanted to explore themes of denial, moral gray areas, and addiction through a stylized lens that blends surreal stage sequences, direct address, and grounded humor. It’s a project that let me experiment visually and narratively while still telling a character-driven story
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