video pitch

GALLERY

proposed casting

script info

  • TITLE:  One Last Build in Centralia
  • GENRE:  Straight Up Drama
  • LENGTH / FORMAT:  Feature length screenplay
  • DEVELOPMENT STATUS:  A 5th & final draft is complete.
  • NUMBER:  This is my 16th feature spec script.
  • PAGE COUNT:  100 pages
  • ACCOLADES:  ISA Fast Track Fellowship Top 50 2024
  • TABLE READ:  Partnered with We Make Movies for one of their "Writer's Labs" -- and held a table read on April 17th, 2024 @ The Broadwater Theatre in Hollywood.
  • TABLE READ CAST:  Jared Boghosian, Bricine Brown, Koushik Chattopadhyay,​ Amy Cromwell, Bill Ferris, Yorke G. Fryer, Robert R. Garcia,​ Mannee Shift Hailey, Victoria Ippolito, Rhomeyn Johnson, Katherine LaVictoire, Sky Liam, Patrizia Milano, Eve Sigall, Whit Spurgeon, Torie Tyson, Mack Wei.
  • PROTECTION:  The piece has been registered with the WGA; West.
  • PROPOSED TAGLINE:  "It's never too late to build a community."
  • ALTERNATE TAGLINE:  "Even when there's no more community, you can still become part of one."
  • ORIGINAL / ALTERNATE TITLE:  The Build
  • PROBABLE MPA RATING:  Rated PG-13
  • BEGINNINGS:  This piece was begun in September 2022.
  • INSPIRATIONS:  Upon hearing that Queen Elizabeth II had a hand in planning her funeral arrangements, including the design of her hearse -- the concept was born.
  • LOGLINE:  Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, 75-year old widower and lifelong mechanic Jake Babich believes he can make amends with his estranged son and his dying community by rebuilding a classic hearse... meant to be used at his own funeral.
  • AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTISE:  Benjamin Butler
  • SCRIPT EDITOR / STORY CONSULTANT:  Jonna Jackson
  • FESTIVALS / COMPETITIONS:  The piece has been submitted to over a dozen competitions, with more entries planned.
Hosted by We Make Movies Writer's Lab: the table read for "Centralia".

synopsis & pitch deck

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