Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter
Welcome! Here’s the latest:
- Dreams of the Moon, a feature script I wrote with director Alfons Adetuyi, is a coming-of-age story set when the Apollo 16 astronauts came to Sudbury, Ontario to train for the moon landing. It was literally days away from photography when Covid shut it down. I am happy to announce that the movie has now been shot (in Sudbury and South Africa) and is in post-production
- Sawah, a script I wrote with an international team in Luxembourg, won the CinemaEuropa Prize and is available to watch around the world. A Luxembourg/Belgium/Egypt co-production, it’s the story of an Egyptian DJ during Arab Spring who’s heading toward the gig of a lifetime in Brussels—but loses his passport and gets sidetracked in Luxembourg. A comedy about today, directed by Adolf El Assal.
In the Works:
- I am working with Carmen Aguirre, adapting her brilliant memoir, Something Fierce. into a screenplay. This book won CBC Canada Reads competition and has been a bestseller around the world. Carmen and her family escaped Chile to Canada after the 1973 coup and at 18 she joined the resistance. A heart-rending and heart-pounding story.
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On an entirely different note – and genre – Alfons Adetuyi and I are working on a new feature, Neutrino, a sci-fi-horror-comedy. Stay tuned
In More News:
- Indian Horse is available to watch in Canada and the USA on various streamers. Based on Richard Wagamese’s award winning novel about the residential schools that ravaged Canada’s indigenous communities, premiered to standing ovations at the Toronto International Film Festival and subsequently received a multitude of awards. It was a great honor to be asked by Richard to adapt his extraordinary book. Directed by Stephen Campanelli. Produced by Screen Siren Pictures and Devonshire Productions. Executive Producer Clint Eastwood.
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Double or Nothing, my novel about a teenage gambler, is available for sale on Amazon.
“…Believably captures the nightmare of compulsive gambling…” Horn book
Kip is smart, but bored. When he needs a rush, he doesn’t go for drugs or alcohol —just the pure adrenaline hit that accompanies even the smallest bet. But when Kip meets a big-time gambler who introduces him to a high-stakes game, his life takes a dramatic turn.