City of Roses

A troubled Marine veteran returns home to bury his past, and in so doing, uncovers a city’s dark secrets causing him to choose between loyalty or truth.

  • Peter McMurran
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Number of Pages:
    106
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Las Vegas Screenplay Contest
    Las Vegas, NV
    April 3, 2019
    Grand Jury Prize Winner
  • Creative World Awards Screenplay Competition
    Marina del Rey, CA
    August 15, 2019
    Quarter-finalist
  • Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards

    March 5, 2020
    Finalist
  • New York City International Screenplay Awards
    New York City
    July 18, 2020
    Quarter Finalist
  • Portland Screenplay Awards
    Portland, OR
    August 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Feel the Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
    August 22, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival
    Las Vegas, NV
    August 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Finishline Script Competition
    Los Angeles
    2018
    Official Selection
  • NY LA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    LOS ANGELES
    April 27, 2022
    FINALIST - AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
  • Watch Out International Film Festival
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 1, 2023
    Best Feature Script
  • New York Screenwriting Awards
    New York City
    March 5, 2023
    Honorable Mention
Writer Biography - Peter McMurran

Peter is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps where he served in various command and staff billets around the world and is a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. He tutors writing and communications at the College of Southern Nevada.

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Writer Statement

Prior to writing screenplays, William Goldman wrote fiction. His novel, Boys and Girls Together, a coming of age story of some length, provided me an inspirational quote that I have carried with me since I first read the book in 1971.
" We are not remembered for what we are nor for a moment that portrays us truly, but more often for some one time wonder which we cross just outside the natural orbit of our lives."