Television (produced)

  • The Bad Son, Nasser Entertainment, written 2006, produced 2007, Catherine Dent, LIFETIME
  • Unthinkable, Nasser Entertainment, written 2006, produced 2007, Michelle Forbes, LIFETIME.
  • Christmas On Chestnut Street, Nasser Entertainment, written 2006, produced 2006, Kristen Dalton, LIFETIME.
  • Amber’s Story, Nasser Entertainment, written 2005, produced 2006, Elizabeth Rohm, LIFETIME
  • The Suspect, Nasser Entertainment, written 2005, produced 2005, Jamie Luner, LIFETIME.
  • Scared Silent, Von Zerneck Sertner Productions, written 2002, produced 2002, Penelope Ann Miller,
    Reed Diamond, LIFETIME.
  • The Last Brickmaker In America, Nasser Entertainment, written 2000, Produced 2000, Sidney Poitier,
    Jay O. Sanders, Wendy Crewson, CBS.
  • Yesterday’s Children (from the book “Across Time and Death” by Jenny Cockell), Cosgrove Meurer Productions, written 1997, produced 2000, Jane Seymour, Clancy Brown, Hume Cronyn, CBS.
  • One True Love, Orly Adelson Productions, written 1999, produced 2000, David Hasselhoff,
    Terry Farrell, Doris Roberts, CBS
  • In The Name Of The People (from the play by Tim Boland), Gary Bart/43 Productions, written 1999,
    produced 1999, Scott Bakula, Amy Madigan, CBS.
  • A Father’s Choice, Sofronski Productions, Nasser Entertainment, written 1998, produced 1999,
    Peter Strauss, Mary McDonnell, CBS.
  • God’s New Plan, Orly Adelson Productions, written 1998, produced 1998, Katey Sagal, Annabeth Gish,
    Alison Pill, Tom Irwin, CBS.
  • 1,000 Men And A Baby, Finnegan-Pinchuk Productions, written 1996, produced 1997, Gerald McRaney, Richard Thomas, Jonathan Banks, CBS.
  • A Stranger To Love, Longbow Productions, written 1995, produced 1996, Beau Bridges, Tess Harper,
    Pam Dawber, CBS.
  • Our Son, The Matchmaker, Alexander-Enright Productions, written 1994, produced 1996, Ann Jillian,
    Ellen Burstyn, David Andrews, CBS.
  • A Season Of Hope, Signboard Hill Productions, Hallmark, written 1993, produced 1995, JoBeth Williams, Stephen Lang, Ralph Waite, CBS.

Television (commissioned)

  • The Christmas House, Orly Adelson Productions, Hallmark, 2007.
  • The Treasure Of The Saints, Grand Prods., CBS Productions, 2001.
  • Special Occasions (from the play by Bernard Slade), Ave. Pictures, 2000.
  • The Murder Of Ed Cates, Nasser Entertainment, CBS Entertainment, 2000.
  • The Miracle Of Jenna Rose, Hearst Entertainment, 1999.
  • The Leather Brace, Nasser Entertainment, CBS Entertainment, 1999.
  • Main Street (from the novel by Sinclair Lewis), NBC Productions, 1998.
  • Secret Harvest, Adelson Entertainment, CBS Entertainment, 1997.
  • Every Mother’s Nightmare, Silver Creek Productions, MTM, 1996.
  • Motive to Murder, Longbow Productions, CBS Entertainment, 1996.
  • Into The Flames, Atlantis Films, CBS Entertainment, 1995.
  • The Judi Striano Story, Grant Productions, CBS Entertainment, 1994.

Feature Scripts

  • Cigarette Girl, written 2006.
  • Blackbird At Buster’s, written 2005.
  • Wildflowers, written 2003, Optioned 2004 – Cape Fear Films.
  • Hollywood Kryptonite (from the book by Sam Kashner), written 2002.
  • Persona Non Grata, written 1998, Optioned 1999 – Itasca Pictures.
  • Crazier Than Thou, written 1996, Optioned 1997 – Tri-Star Pictures.
  • Color War, written 1995, Optioned 1998 – Dan Redler Productions.
  • Eleanor, written 1995, Optioned 1997 – Saraband Productions.

Teaching Experience

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Visiting Faculty, Film Studies Department, Feb 2003 – December 2005
Honored by one or more graduating seniors as a faculty member whose impact upon them was most significant, May 2004 and December 2005.

Field of Specialization
Screenwriting
Spec-fiction and true-story adaptation in features and telefilms, story construction, character development, research incorporation, comparative styles, historical perspective, genre specific or cross-genre analysis, practical experience.

Courses
Introduction to Screenwriting
General principles and fundamentals, page-by-page analysis of produced screenplays, development of treatment, beat-sheet, and first act of original script
Advanced Screenwriting
Workshop format, detailed analysis of produced screenplay, development of treatment, beat-sheet, and completion of original spec feature.
Advanced Screenwriting – Adaptation
Workshop format, detailed analysis of produced adaptation and its originating source material, research and development of originating source material, treatment, beat-sheet, and completion of adapted script.
Credits
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