“Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.” — Hunter S. Thompson
What follows is a series of samples of my written work. These include: short film scripts, feature film scripts, TV pilot ideas, Essays and more.
Full Scripts available on request.
Two Knights - A Short Film (2022)
Role: Screenwriter
Short Film script developed for Mardview Productions.
Plot: Two otherworldly beings, soon revealed to be Archangel Michael and Lucifer, meet after centuries for a game of chess. While playing, they discuss the fate of the world, look back at their past and bring back unhealed wounds.
Learn more on Mardview’s Productions’ Instagram page.
Science Around Us - A Short Film (2021)
Dark Comedy / Drama
An ambitious one-take short film exploring concepts such as “Home away from home”, alienation in the modern world, love, regret and the pursuit of happiness. Learn more on IMDb.
The film was developed together with Writer/Director Arif Abdillah, Kamer Film and the contribution of Robert-Jonathan Koeyers.
Plot: Budi, an indonesian immigrant living in Rotterdam, has half an hour to clean up the aftermath of a sex party that took place in his apartment, before his AirBnB customers arrive. This is when his estranged father calls from an hospital bed, leaving Budi no choice but to talk to him while dealing with the clean up.
Mosob - Short Film
Period Drama
In developement.
Plot: Asmara (ER), 1982. Arsema is a bright girl attending Italian Middle School. Unbeknownst to everyone, she is also attending classes in a local institute, afraid that her current school might close due to the ever-changing political landscape. This puts her at odds with her teacher, Mrs. Gherardi. This throws everything about her future into doubt.
This short has been developed together with Director Mahlet Ogbe Habte, People Story Film Production and Siume Film & Entertainment Hub. Currently gathering funding, aiming to shoot in early 2021.
A Gangster Walks into a Bar - Feature Film
Dark Comedy/Thriller
WINNER of Raindance’s Live! Ammunition! Pitching Competition.
Plot: A seasoned mobster is sent to Spain to kill a former associate of his crime firm. While on the job, he barely escapes a murder attempt, only to discover the perpetrator is none other than his psychotic twin brother. This soon spirals into a chase across Spain, as the two are forced to confront their past differences and find the key to redemption and forgiveness.
The Latent Incendiary - Feature Film
Thriller / Drama
In developement.
Developed in collaboration with Mardview Production.
Plot: Daniel, a London-based journalist, investigates the mysterious assassination of a young gay man. As the Police struggles to find the killer, he needs to take matters into his own hands, while fighting against a worsening psychosis.
Learn more on Mardview’s Productions’ Instagram page.
That Place in the Dark - Feature Film
Horror / Period Drama
Plot: An English Writer with a dark past is called by an old friend to investigate a series of strange murders occured in a secluded sanatorium in the Swiss mountains. In this ghostly environment where fear and pain take tangible form, she will have to face her inner demons as she uncovers the truth.
This script is currently being developed into a novel.
Drag-On - Animated TV Show
Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure
In a fantasy world torn by war, a reckless low life with a dark sense of humour befriends a dragon with a drinking problem. They join forces to make a living, but get involved in a world-shattering conflict against their will.
How to Train Your Dragons meets Rick and Morty.
Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty and the new philosophy of adult animation - Academic Essay
“These shows work with the stylistic conventions of the genre they belong to, giving their own spin to the tropes and the overarching narrative. They abide by the canonical structure of this type of animated series, with a duration per episode that never exceeds 25 minutes, the same, familiar environments in each installment and an unchanging cast of characters dealing with a new problem every time. However, both shows take advantage of these familiar settings to deconstruct regular TV programming, to tackle subjects never touched before, at least not this way. ”
Better Call Saul: A prequel done right - Academic Essay
“Unoriginal art, in critical parlance, is an oxymoron. for every Frasier that succeeds in changing the formula, there is a Joey that fails spectacularly. These are all examples of what the industry is after: popular, recognizable worlds that audiences are eager to return to. Better Call Saul is no exception, of course, but while many of these new iterations fail because too tied to their predecessors, it is in branching off and pursuing something different that this show succeeded in finding its own identity.”
Screenwriting and the one story that makes them all – a dive into the language of creative writing for Film.
“Just like language, artistic composition has grammar, and that grammar is not there to limit creativity, but to enhance it. It’s nothing more than an intricate articulation of the workings of the human mind. Writers are drawn to this template; the laws of physics, logic and expression inform the way everyone approaches the story they want to tell. It’s subconscious, it’s ingrained in our DNA, and we cannot escape it. So, let’s see what we can do to decipher it. Understanding how stories work is the first step to confidently tell our own.”