Screenplays

All screenplays listed below are available for anyone to read upon request. If you wish to read one, please contact Riley via the "Read a Script!" page above.

Bagel Hand - A Comedy

After a man gets an embarrassing bagel-related injury, he lies to his family and consequently loses everything.

To Kill a King - Historical Thriller

TOP 15% in Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2022

Based on the unbelievable true story of James Jesse Strang--a Mormon king who lured thousands to a remote Lake Michigan island and ruled as a tyrant until his assassination in 1854. He was the only lawfully recognized monarch in the history of the United States of America.

Tony Rose - A Dark Comedy

A filmmaker-turned-priest's forgotten mafia film becomes a cult classic. Controversy strikes, and the priest struggles to balance his public persona as both a priest and a director of mature content.

*Semi-finalist at Page Turner Screenplay Competition

Willard and his Bowling Trophies - A Dark Comedy Western. 

Three brothers descend into a life of crime as they scour America in search of their stolen bowling trophies. Based on the novel by Richard Brautigan.

I do not possess the rights to this book at this time.

60 Watts - A Dramatic Comedy

An old widow reunites with her estranged daughter and discovers that her dead husband has reincarnated into a "light" that travels from lightbulb to lightbulb.

Luna - A Comedy Fantasy

Johnson falls in love and loss with a girl named Natalia. In her memory, he undergoes a series of challenges to become the first person to climb a rope to the moon.

*Official Screenwriting Selection at GenreBlast Film Festival, LA Cinefest, and LA New Wave Film Festival

Lynch's Baby - A Comedic Biopic

Aspiring film director David Lynch struggles with fatherhood as he spends years completing his cult classic film Eraserhead.

I do not possess the life rights to David Lynch at this time.

Blackbird - Slasher/Horror

A serial killer infiltrates an apartment complex and picks off an eclectic ensemble one-by-one.

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Young Leonardo and the Quest for Truth - A Children's Fantasy Adventure

After being raised by monks in a tower that builds higher each year, a boy decides to seek enlightenment on the ground with the help of his twin sister and grandfather who happens to be a bear.

Sticky Trees - Adult Animated Comedy

When their younger brother mysteriously goes missing, a brother and sister's search for him goes awry when interrupted by supernatural forces in the town of Sticky Trees.

Riverview - Drama

TOP 20% in Austin Screenplay Competition 2022

Based on a series of real-life murders that occurred in Middle-America in the 1980s.