Very pleased to announce that Schisma is the First Place Winner – The Dark Fest Awards 2025!
“The Dark Fest – A cinematic home for strange, unsettling, noir-soaked, and fear-driven stories.”
Also proud that I have created a protagonist that is both autistic (though not made implicit in the script) and gender non-conforming, yet connects with a variety of audiences.
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Schisma is a psychological sci-fi horror feature. It has moved beyond “promising script” territory. It has a demonstrable record of connecting with readers.
Selected Accolades To Date:
- Winner – Best Feature Screenplay, The Dark Fest Awards 2025
- Finalist, Queer Screams Film Festival 2026
- Selected, Hallucinea Film Festival 2026
- Finalist, 13HORROR.com Film & Screenplay Contest
- Finalist, The Dunwich Horror Fest
- Finalist, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
- Semi-Finalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
- Quarterfinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
- Official Selection, Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Festival
- Black List Evaluation Score: 7
I now have a First Place win and a substantial collection of finalists and selections. Maybe I’m not a writer who “can’t break through.” Guess I’m a writer whose work resonates strongly with some readers and not with others. Honestly, that’s true of many cult science-fiction and horror films. If Schisma had universal appeal, it probably wouldn’t be Schisma.
Trapped on a rock floating in space 