My name is Sherman, I am a writer living in the Vegas Valley in Southern Nevada. My area of fascination is creating action-adventure stories about men and women who live with risk.
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My first job as a storyteller was doing brand development for companies such as Symantec, Polaroid, Virginia Power, Cole Haan, Zildjian Cymbals, and The Harvard Business School. My career took me to design firms in Houston and Boston, then I opened my own firm as a cofounder of BrandTank in San Francisco.
I made a career change to aviation in 2001. I built my flight time flying Grand Canyon tours, flew corporate charters throughout the Southwest, and then moved on to jets. I hold multiple type ratings in turbo prop and turbo fan aircraft, and my total number of takeoffs matches my total number of landings--except for that one time.
In 2020 I enrolled in the College of Fine Arts, Department of Film, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I focused on screenwriting classes in both the Graduate, and Undergraduate Programs.
To get production experience on set I worked as a sound mixer doing location sound. Now I freelance as a photographer shooting production stills for music videos and film productions. I write as much as I can between projects, it keeps me out of the heat.
WINNER Screenplay Contest - Shorts
Avant Guard
New York Film & Cinematography Awards
New York, NY
2025
WINNER Best Short Script
Mother's Day
Austin International Art Festival
Austin, TX
2025
WINNER Best Series Pilot Script
Patches
New York International Film Awards™
New York, NY
2025
FINALIST - TV Pilot
Patches
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
Beverly Hills, CA
2025
WINNER - TV Pilot Screenplay
Patches
New York Screenwriting Awards
Brooklyn, NY
2025
WINNER Best Series Pilot Script
Patches
Cannes World Film Festival
CANNES, French Riviera
2025
FINALIST - TV Pilot
Patches
Best Script Award - London
London, UK
2025
WINNER Television Script
Patches
Hollywood Stage Script Film Competition
Hollywood, CA
2025
WINNER Television Script
Patches
New York Film & Cinematography Awards
New York, NY
2025
AWARD WINNER Photography
Lizard Man_OneOfUs
Bangkok Movie Awards
Din Daeng District
2025
Award Winner - Best Portrait
Lizard Man_OneOfUs
Berlin Film & Photo Quarterly
Berlin, Germany
2025
AWARD WINNER Photography
"Are You Still There?".Marcoso
Bangkok Movie Awards
Din Daeng District
2025
WINNER Best Photography
Drowning in Dreams
EUPHORIA Arts Festival
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
2025
WINNER Photography Contest
Drowning in Dreams
Bangkok Movie Awards
Din Daeng District
2025
Award Winner - Best Conceptual Photography
Drowning in Dreams
Berlin Film & Photo Quarterly
Berlin, Germany
2025
photography - Best Film Picture Still
Drowning in Dreams
Cinematography & Photography Awards
London, United Kingdom
2025
Award Winner - Portrait Photography
Glasses&Lashes
Bangkok Movie Awards
Din Daeng District, Bangkok Thailand
2025
Award Winner - Creative Photography
"It's Only Business"
Bangkok Movie Awards
Din Daeng District, Bangkok Thailand
2025
FINALIST
Elixir
Austin International Screenplay Awards
Austin, TX
2024
FINALIST
Elixir
Chicago Screenplay Awards
Chicago, IL
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Elixir
Tokyo Horror Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Elixir
New York Screenwriting Awards
Brooklyn, NY
2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Please Remain Calm
Chicago Script Awards
Chicago, IL
2024
QUARTER-FINALIST
Please Remain Calm
Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest
Palm Springs, CA
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Please Remain Calm
Mexico Film Festival Awards
Mexico City, Mexico
2024
WINNER - Best Short Screenplay
Avant Guard
Seattle Filmmaker Awards
Seattle, WA
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Avant Guard
Paris International Short Festival
Paris, France
2024
Script Competition | Second Rounder
Avant Guard
Austin Film Festival
Austin, TX
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Avant Guard
New York Screenplay Competition
New York, NY
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Mother's Day
New York Screenwriting Awards
New York, NY
2024
WINNER | Best Short Screenplay
Mother's Day
Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards
Palm Springs, CA
2024
FINALIST
Mother's Day
Cannes Script Festival
Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Moving On
Chicago Filmmaker Awards
Chicago, IL
2024
WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Moving On
4th France International Film Festival
Paris, France
2024
AWARD WINNER Best Short Screenplay
Moving On
Los Angeles International CINEVERSE Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
2024
FINALIST
Moving On
Cannes Script Festival
Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France
2024
FINALIST
Moving On
Palm Springs International Screenplay Contest
Palm Springs, CA
2024
Script Competition | Second Rounder
Avant Guard
Austin Film Festival
Austin, TX | October 27, 2024
WINNER | Script Competition - Short
Avant Guard
Paris International Short Festival
Paris, September | 14, 2024
WINNER | Best Short Screenplay
Avant Guard
New York Screenplay Competition
New York, NY | August 13, 2024
WINNER Screenplay Contest | Shorts
Avant Guard
New York Film & Cinematography Awards
New York, NY | February 10, 2025
WINNER | Best Short Script
Avant Guard
Seattle Filmmaker Awards
Seattle, WA | October 31, 2024
College
Virginia Commonwealth University
BFA
Nickname
Sherman
“Life is in color, but black and white is more realistic.”
— Samuel Fuller, Director
My name is Sherman, I am a writer living in the Vegas Valley in Southern Nevada. My area of fascination is creating action-adventure stories about men and women who live with risk.
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