THE SKINS GAME
Logline — Two Indigenous men go on a cross border road trip of discovery as they replace insidious mascots with stunning artwork as they evade bloodthirsty villains
The Skins Game
SCREENPLAy, FEATURE
2023 Indigenous screen office grant recipient
2023 finalist black List “writer-driven shorts” competition
LOGLINE
After meeting in jail in Vancouver, B.C. two Indigenous men reunite by chance and embark on a cross border road trip to New Mexico. The journey goes sideways as they deface racist school mascots and grapple with who they really are.
NOTABLE SCRIPT ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE:
2023-24 Indigenous Screen Office Development
2023 Black List x GM Writer Driven Shorts Competition, Finalist
2021 Telefilm Development Funding Recipient
2020 & 2016 Sundance Lab, second round selection.
2015-2019
Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative (sample submission)
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Finalist (1,000+ writers, 32 finalists)
Fresh Voices Screenplay, Quarterfinalist.
Stowe Story Lab selected project
Ojai Film Festival screenplay competition, Semifinalist.
Emerging Screenwriters Top 100 placement.
Beverly Hills Film Festival, Screenplay Official Selection.
Oaxaca FilmFest; chosen for award competitions: Global Script Challenge, Original Concept, and Comedy.
BlueCat Screenwriting Competition, Quarterfinalist.
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Competition, Quarterfinalist.
Evolution, Mallorca International Film Festival, Finalist.
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Official Selection.