THE AGE OF THE EMPATH

When a trailblazing physicist is about to prove that consciousness can transform the material world, she is met with violent opposition from an ancient and powerful order.

Tonally, imagine an episode of BLACK MIRROR stretched across multiple seasons.

  • Steve Brown
    Writer
    The Age of the Empath, Precursor, Into the Ether
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    Scifi, dark drama, suspense, thriller, action, adventure
  • Number of Pages:
    60
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Richmond International Film Festival

    June 1, 2024
    Winner
  • Pasadena International Film Festival

    March 17, 2025
    Winner - Best Feature Screenplay/Teleplay
  • London Global Film Awards

    July 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Episodic Script
  • WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, 58th Annual

    May 5, 2025
    Winner - Gold Remi Award - Best Screenplay/Teleplay
  • New York International Film Awards

    July 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Series Pilot Script
  • Rome International Movie Awards

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Original Screenplay
  • Golden State Film Festival

    February 1, 2025
    Winner
  • Marina del Rey Film Festival

    June 26, 2025
    Winner - Best TV Pilot, Sci-Fi
  • Hong Kong International Screenplay Awards

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV / Pilot Screenplay
  • Southern California International Film Festival

    October 6, 2025
    Winner - Best Teleplay
  • London Independent Film Awards

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Series Pilot Script
  • Los Angeles Film Awards

    October 1, 2018
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • New York Film & Cinematography Awards

    August 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Screenplay
  • Cannes World Film Festival

    July 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Bridge Fest

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV Screenplay
  • Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Award of Merit - Best Script
  • Accolade Global Film Competition

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Script / Writer
  • Oniros Film Awards

    June 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV Script
  • Los Angeles Film & Documentary Awards

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • New York Screenwriting Awards, Summer

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV Pilot Screenplay, Thriller
  • Cannes International Screenplay Awards by Cineverse

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV Script
  • Dubai Independent Film Festival

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV Pilot
  • Dubai International Cineverse Screenplay Awards

    April 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV/Pilot Screenplay
  • New York Film & Actor Awards

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Milan Independent Awards

    November 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Madrid International Movie Awards

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Original Screenplay
  • DTLA Film Festival, 16th Annual

    February 1, 2025
    Winner - Best TV Pilot Script
  • MiraBan UK Film Awards

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Film Script
  • IndieFEST Film Awards

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Script/Writer (Award of Excellence)
  • Atlanta After Dark Film Festival

    October 1, 2024
    Winner
  • Festigious International Film Festival

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Grove Film Festival

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Unproduced Screenplay
  • DC After Dark International Film Festival

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Teleplay
  • CKF International Film Festival

    June 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenplay/Script
  • Liverpool Indie Awards, April 2025

    February 27, 2025
    Winner - Best Original Script
  • Fortean Film Festival #1

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Writer
  • Fortean Film Festival #2

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenplay/Script
  • Independent Shorts Awards

    November 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Short Script
  • Global Film Festival Awards

    January 1, 2025
    Winner - Best Screenplay
  • Sound And Vision International Film & Technology Festival

    September 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenplay
  • Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Best TV / Pilot Screenplay
  • IndieX Film Fest

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Short Script
  • American Filmatic Arts Awards

    February 1, 2025
    Winner, Grand Jury Award
  • Prague Film Festival

    February 28, 2025
    Winner - Best TV Screenplay
  • MegaFlix Film Awards

    August 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenplay/Script
  • LA Indies Fest

    November 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Script
  • San Diego Movie Awards

    December 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenplay - Web Series/New Media
  • Los Angeles Film & Script Festival

    October 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Script (Sci-Fi)
  • NYLA Film Festival

    April 17, 2025
    Winner - Best Script
  • Katra Film Series

    May 15, 2025
    Winner - Best Teleplay
  • Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (MiSciFi)

    December 16, 2024
    Winner - Best Pilot Screenplay
  • Flight Deck Film Festival

    November 19, 2024
    Winner - Best Original Screenplay
  • Your Way International Film Festival

    January 10, 2025
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Cambridge Short Film Festival

    July 13, 2025
    Winner - Best Television Script, Pilot
  • WRPN.tv Screenplay Competition

    September 22, 2024
    Winner - Silver Award
  • Beyond Border International Film Festival

    November 12, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script/Pilot, Annual Award
  • Bristol Independent Film Festival

    May 1, 2025
    Winner - Best Screenplay
  • iDEAL International Film Festival

    May 28, 2025
    Winner - Best Script (Under 100 pages)
  • SoCal Film Awards, 20th Annual

    May 12, 2025
    Winner - Award of Excellence, Best Screenplay (Short-Form)
  • Beyond the Curve International Film Festival

    May 1, 2024
    Winner - Best Web Series Pilot Script
  • Golden Nugget International Film Festival

    December 28, 2024
    Winner - Best Feature Screenplay / TV Script
  • Moondance International Film Festival, 26th Annual

    February 15, 2025
    Winner - Best TV Pilot Script
  • Depth of Field International Film Festival

    August 12, 2025
    Winner
  • Great Message International Film Festival

    August 5, 2025
    Winner
  • Mei International Film Festival

    November 7, 2024
    Winner - Best Screenwriting
  • Thilsri International Film Festival

    October 20, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival

    December 13, 2024
    Winner - Best Television / Pilot Program or Series
  • Picasso International Film Festival

    March 25, 2025
    Winner - Best Screenplay
  • Birsamunda International Film Awards

    August 28, 2024
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Vail Film Festival, Screenplay Competition

    November 30, 2024
    2nd Place
  • KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival

    August 15, 2024
    2nd Place - Screenwriting for TV Series
  • ISA Fast Track Fellowship

    September 12, 2024
    2nd Round Selection
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival

    September 30, 2024
    3rd Place
  • UK Film Festival

    July 29, 2024
    Long List - Top 45
  • Los Angeles Movie Awards

    September 10, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Zepstone International Film Awards

    April 1, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards

    July 20, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • France USA International Film Festival

    September 9, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Los Angeles Reel Film Festival

    October 2, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • WriteMovies Screenwriting Contest

    December 20, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Best Hollywood Day Short Film Festival

    November 15, 2024
    Honorable Mention - Television Script
  • Big Apple Film Festival, Screenplay Competition, Fall

    November 12, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Indo Dubai International Film Festival

    August 21, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Finish Line Script Competition

    June 12, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • I Am Film Festival

    October 2, 2024
    Honorable Mention - Best Script
  • Blue Bird Film Festival

    August 17, 2024
    Honorable Mention
  • Cinequest Film Festival

    March 31, 2024
    Finalist - Top 10
  • Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards, Season 9

    July 15, 2024
    Finalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

    November 1, 2019
    Finalist
  • Big Apple Film Festival, Screenplay Competition, Spring

    May 17, 2024
    Finalist
  • London International Screenwriting Competition

    May 22, 2024
    Finalist
  • Creative World Awards (2024)

    May 19, 2024
    Finalist
  • Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival

    September 22, 2024
    Finalist
  • Paris International Film Festival by Cineverse

    October 1, 2024
    Finalist
  • Cambridge Script Festival

    October 1, 2024
    Finalist
  • Script Summit

    September 13, 2024
    Finalist
  • Sweden Film Awards

    October 5, 2024
    Finalist
  • World Class Film Awards

    September 16, 2024
    Finalist - Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival

    September 30, 2024
    Finalist
  • Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards, Season 8

    February 15, 2024
    Finalist
  • Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 9)

    February 15, 2025
    Finalist
  • Writers X Writers

    May 2, 2025
    Finalist
  • Imaginarium Independent Film Festival

    June 12, 2025
    Finalist
  • Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay Contest

    March 1, 2026
    Top Finalist
  • Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards, Season 9

    February 15, 2025
    Finalist
  • Omaha Film Festival

    February 7, 2025
    Finalist
  • Artist Emerged International Film Festival

    October 18, 2024
    Finalist
  • Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition, Season 7

    January 15, 2025
    Finalist
  • Dallas International Film Festival

    April 6, 2025
    Finalist
  • Festival of Cinema NYC

    July 8, 2025
    Finalist
  • The Golden Script Competition

    July 15, 2025
    Finalist
  • Filmique International Film Festival

    October 12, 2024
    Finalist
  • Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards

    June 15, 2019
    Finalist
  • Out of the Can International Film Festival

    July 19, 2025
    Finalist
  • New York New Stories Screenplay Contest

    December 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Atlanta Film Festival

    March 29, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards, Season 2

    December 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Louisville's International Festival of Film

    September 10, 2018
    Semifinalist
  • Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards

    December 1, 2023
    Semifinalist
  • StoryPros International Screenplay Contest, 17th Annual

    June 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Scriptmatix Fellowship

    March 1, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition, Season 3

    January 15, 2021
    Semifinalist
  • Scriptation Showcase - Teleplay Category

    December 21, 2021
    Semifinalist
  • Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

    October 19, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 5)

    November 15, 2020
    Semifinalist
  • Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition, 2024

    March 1, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • StoryPros Awards, 17th Annual

    June 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Creative World Awards (2025)

    May 15, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Palm Springs International Screenplay & Pitchdeck-Sizzle Reel - Trailer Contest

    April 20, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative VIII

    December 20, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • San Francisco IndieFest, Screenplay Competition

    March 1, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition, 2023

    March 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • 29th Annual Fade In Awards Drama Competition

    July 1, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship, Season 8

    May 15, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • PitchVision Showcase

    January 12, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Scriptwriters & Co. International Festival

    May 11, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest

    March 31, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenplay Competition, Season 6

    January 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards, Season 1

    December 15, 2023
    Semifinalist
  • Sunvale Screenplay Contest

    February 5, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Table Read My Screenplay Competition, Spring 2024

    May 23, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Shore Scripts TV Writer Mentorship Program

    September 3, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • StoryPros International Screenplay Contest, 18th Annual

    December 15, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, Spring 2025

    August 1, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • StoryPros Awards, 18th Annual

    June 2, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition

    August 14, 2024
    Semifinalist
  • ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition

    January 13, 2021
    Quarterfinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition

    August 14, 2024
    Quarterfinalist
  • ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition

    September 18, 2024
    Quarterfinalist
  • Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition

    April 11, 2024
    Quarterfinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition

    August 14, 2024
    Quarterfinalist
  • Script2Comic - Horror2Comic

    July 1, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Manchester Film Festival, Screenplay Competition

    March 23, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, Fall 2024

    February 21, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Wiki Screenplay Contest, January 2025

    February 15, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Table Read My Screenplay Competition, Cannes 2025

    April 2, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Sedona International Film Festival, Screenplay Competition

    January 27, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition

    May 21, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest, Winter (May 2025)

    May 4, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards, Season 10

    June 15, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • The Art of Brooklyn Screenplay Contest

    May 28, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition

    June 12, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition

    June 12, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, Summer

    June 27, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Reno-Tahoe Fellowship

    June 30, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Script Summit

    July 7, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative VII

    August 23, 2024
    Quarterfinalist
  • NexTV Writing & Pitch Competition

    August 1, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Creative World Awards (2019)

    August 19, 2019
    Preliminary Selection
  • HorrOrigins Film Festival

    September 14, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival

    April 18, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Top Shorts Film Festival, 11th Annual

    November 4, 2025
    Winner - Best Television Script
  • Art Giraffe International Film Festival

    August 31, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Silicon Beach Film Festival

    September 1, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Film Crash Screenplay Competition

    September 2, 2025
    Winner
  • Austin Spotlight Film Festival

    Nominee - Best TV Pilot (Long Form)
  • Table Read My Screenplay Hollywood at AFM

    September 4, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival

    September 5, 2025
    Finalist
  • ISA Fast Track Fellowship, Fall

    September 10, 2025
    2nd Round Selection
  • Sci-Fi Horror & Action Film Festival

    September 10, 2025
    Winner - Gold
  • Awareness Film Festival

    September 11, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • DIFF - Storyline

    September 12, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Mumbai International Film Awards

    September 20, 2025
    Winner
  • Slamdance Screenplay Competition

    September 22, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Tokyo International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards

    September 24, 2025
    Winner - Best TV/Web Script
  • Peachtree Village International Film Festival, 20th Annual

    September 1, 2025
    Finalist
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

    September 27, 2025
    Finalist
  • Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards, Spring

    September 30, 2025
    Finalist
  • Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival

    October 21, 2025
    Finalist
  • Urban Mediamakers Film Festival

    October 23, 2025
    Nominee
  • Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival

    October 31, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Canterbury Film Awards

    November 2, 2025
    Finalist
  • Florida Script Challenge

    November 19, 2025
    Finalist
  • Canterbury Film Awards

    November 11, 2025
    Winner
  • Film Fest International, Milan

    November 12, 2025
    Nominee
  • Sacramento International Film Festival

    November 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Orlando Film Festival

    January 1, 2026
    2nd Place
  • HollywoodGenre Sci-Fi Screenplay Competition

    November 30, 2025
    Top Finalist
  • Culver City Film Festival

    December 9, 2024
    Official Selection
  • American Screenwriters Conference

    December 20, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards

    December 25, 2024
    Nominee
  • Page Turner Screenplays

    December 24, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition

    December 31, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Vidio Musika - Independent Artist Awards

    January 3, 2026
    2nd Place - Best Script
  • Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Film Festival

    March 16, 2026
    Winner
  • UK Film Festival

    April 6, 2026
    Top 45
  • Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition

    April 8, 2026
    Quarterfinalist
  • Nice International Film Festival

    April 16, 2026
    Nominee
  • London International Screenplay Awards

    April 26, 2026
    Official Selection
  • New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards

    June 5, 2026
    Quarterfinalist
  • Richmond International Film Festival

    June 16, 2026
    Quarterfinalist
Writer Biography - Steve Brown

Steve Brown, a graduate of the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting, holds dual degrees in Journalism and English from the University of Arizona. In 2023, he transitioned from corporate copywriting (for popular brands such as Nintendo and Kaplan Test Prep) to fully pursue a career in screenwriting. Today, he maintains a focus on mysterious, cerebral, sci-fi storytelling with built-in, thought-provoking social commentary. Steve’s works, while always grounded in reality, take a deep dive into quantum theory, collective consciousness, spirit science, ancient symbology, mysticism, and other curious phenomena.

In less than three years, Steve has garnered more than 300 awards, including wins at the Richmond International Film Festival, NexTV Writing & Pitch Competition, and 58th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. He has also been recognized by the Nicholl Fellowship, Slamdance, BlueCat, Finish Line, Launch Pad, ScreenCraft, Dallas International Film Festival, Vail Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Creative World Awards, Emerging Screenwriters, and Scriptation Showcase (among others).

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