A few years ago, I became fascinated by several cops & robbers cable series produced by BBC. The Silent Heart is the product of this fascination. I wrote this story with a miniseries in mind. Currently, four scripts are completed and ready for miniseries format. The story, however, can be weaved further into a full crime-drama, episodic series with the initial four scripts as a miniseries pilot season.
The Silent Heart
Genre: Crime Drama / Miniseries
This crime-story tale is foremost a love story and it follows one family through two generations. Homicide detective Gabriel Hamelton, a man driven through life only by passion for his work, has his hands full. A high profile jewel heist goes wrong -- two cops and three robbers are dead. But the jewels are still missing. And there are no clues. An old cop at the precinct points out a similarity of this case to another, a twenty five year old bank robbery gone wrong with similar dire circumstances. In order to solve his case, Gabriel will need to first dig deep into a twenty-five year old mystery. But will his heart get in a way of his hound scent, when the time comes to make an arrest or to fall hard for his wild and beautiful prime suspect.
Genre: Crime Drama / Miniseries
This crime-story tale is foremost a love story and it follows one family through two generations. Homicide detective Gabriel Hamelton, a man driven through life only by passion for his work, has his hands full. A high profile jewel heist goes wrong -- two cops and three robbers are dead. But the jewels are still missing. And there are no clues. An old cop at the precinct points out a similarity of this case to another, a twenty five year old bank robbery gone wrong with similar dire circumstances. In order to solve his case, Gabriel will need to first dig deep into a twenty-five year old mystery. But will his heart get in a way of his hound scent, when the time comes to make an arrest or to fall hard for his wild and beautiful prime suspect.
Inspired by the plays of Michael Bulgakov.
Theater of Scandal
Genre: Comedy / Feature
Before she looses her beloved Hollywood Hills house, a down-on-her-luck, ex-movie starlet, Elizabeth Campbell, decides to start up a discreet brothel in her home. But when her long-lost cousin, Hugh Grams, arrives at her door on the lam from the mob, Elizabeth’s plans take an unexpected detour.
Hugh has huge plans on making it big in tinsel town. With a script in hand and all the grand ideas on how they're going to make their huge comeback, Hugh blows the lid off of Elizabeth’s “ quiet and discreet operation.” The doors are wide open, and an ensemble of colorful clientele pours in, including an ex-KGB agent, a pimp hairdresser, a drug dealing movie producer, and a few mobsters for the perfect mix – just the right ingredients to make a good scandal….
The drug-induced soiree soon spins out of control, and their desperate antics lead to murder… But will the police find the victim this remains to be seen, for reality and fiction begins to blur at this never ending party inside the theater of scandal.
Genre: Comedy / Feature
Before she looses her beloved Hollywood Hills house, a down-on-her-luck, ex-movie starlet, Elizabeth Campbell, decides to start up a discreet brothel in her home. But when her long-lost cousin, Hugh Grams, arrives at her door on the lam from the mob, Elizabeth’s plans take an unexpected detour.
Hugh has huge plans on making it big in tinsel town. With a script in hand and all the grand ideas on how they're going to make their huge comeback, Hugh blows the lid off of Elizabeth’s “ quiet and discreet operation.” The doors are wide open, and an ensemble of colorful clientele pours in, including an ex-KGB agent, a pimp hairdresser, a drug dealing movie producer, and a few mobsters for the perfect mix – just the right ingredients to make a good scandal….
The drug-induced soiree soon spins out of control, and their desperate antics lead to murder… But will the police find the victim this remains to be seen, for reality and fiction begins to blur at this never ending party inside the theater of scandal.
Written as a play, this was my first script that I optioned to a production company, later once more, to an independent producer. With an idea to shoot a spec-scene, I've ended up shooting the whole script. Additional information on this film and trailer can be viewed under the Indies section of this site.
Final Draft
Genre: Comedy / Play
Rufus, a successful screenwriter, has a problem: his ex-wife, Minni, while brandishing a gun, wants him to write her a script based on their life together. It will be no less than a masterpiece! And Rufus has until the morning light!
Genre: Comedy / Play
Rufus, a successful screenwriter, has a problem: his ex-wife, Minni, while brandishing a gun, wants him to write her a script based on their life together. It will be no less than a masterpiece! And Rufus has until the morning light!