I fell in love with movies after seeing "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and once I volunteered to be the film critic for my high school newspaper, my fate was sealed.
It didn't take me long to decide I wanted to try telling stories of my own on the big screen, so I picked up Syd Field's "Screenplay".
Many years and several scripts later, I find myself drawn to grounded stories that have one or two supernatural elements in them. I write stories that often feature competent but fallible protagonists, morally complex or mysterious antagonists, and incomplete or morally murky endings
Filmography
Writer (1 Credit)
Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Short Script
7 Awards & Selections
Finalist Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Vail Screenplay Contest Vail, CO
2025
Semi-Finalist Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Austin Film Festival Script Competition Austin, TX
2025
Finalist Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Scriptapalooza Shorts Competition
2025
Quarterfinalist Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Los Angeles, CA
2025
Quarterfinalist Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Los Angeles, CA
2025
Winner - Best Short Film Script - March 2025 Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
Wiki Screenplay Contest Beverly Hills, CA
2025
Quarterfinalist - Short Script Joe Nales and The Case of the Two Jacks (A Kid Noir Mystery)
While attending Colorado State University - Pueblo, I wrote for the school's newspaper, The Today, and received the Damon Runyon Scholarship from the Denver Press Club for outstanding storytelling.