ABOUT
Award-winning writer/director working mostly in the Twin Cities. Some of my projects are listed here. Always up to collaborate with driven, creative people who want to bring new approaches to storytelling.
RECENT NEWS
December 15, 2022: The Academy Awards named my feature script, Toward the End of Time, a top 50/semifinalist in this year's Nicholl Fellowship.
October 27, 2022: I was interviewed for Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hounds segment this week.
October 4, 2022: Proud and honored to be a panelist at the Snapshots of Queer film event at Film Space in St. Paul, MN on October 26, 2022. Tickets are here.
August 30, 2022: Both Utopia Planitia and It's Not You will screen in this year's LA WebFest November 4-5, 2022.
July 30, 2022: It's Not You and is an official selection for Minnesota Web Fest 2022 in October.
May 9, 2022: It's Not You has debuted and can be streamed here.
April 2, 2022: I'll be assisting with this month's UMFO crew training workshop in northern MN. Registration is here.
February 20, 2022: I'll be guest lecturing at Normandale Community College's writing program on April 12, 2022.
November 15, 2021: It's Not You is in post-production and will be released Spring 2022.
September 25, 2021: A work-in-progress cut of Bough Brothers will screen in this year's Twin Cities Film Fest on October 23, 2021.
August 7, 2021: Pre-production has begun on Alison Guessou's web series, It's Not You. I'm helping write a few episodes.
July 18, 2021: I guest-hosted the St. Paul Filmcast and discussed the 1995 cult film The Net with guest Ashwini Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance.
May 24, 2021: I'll be a part of the Twin Cities Film Fest's Pride and Storytelling panel discussion on Saturday, June 5th. Registration is here.
February 15, 2021: Had a great discussion on the St. Paul Filmcast about writing, independent film, and the creative process.
February 5, 2021: Pre-production has begun on Wavelength, a new short film.
January 22, 2021: The Q&A for the Twin Cities Film Fest Shorts Showcase is now available on the TCFF YouTube page.
December 11, 2020: The Misanthrope, the film I wrote and produced earlier this year, has been selected for the Twin Cities Film Fest Shorts Showcase on January, 22, 2021.
November 2, 2020: Production has wrapped on Bough Brothers. The trailer can be found here.
August 30, 2020: Bough Brothers, an independent feature I'm co-writing with director Nickolaus Swedlund, is in pre-production.
May 31, 2020: Utopia Planitia is an official selection and nominated for Best Sci-Fi Series in this year's Berlin Webfest.
March 20, 2020: The Misanthrope was nominated for 5 awards in the Z-Fest Film Festival, including Best Screenplay.
March 7, 2020: The Misanthrope (directed by Jason P. Schumacher, written and produced by me) had its world premiere at the Z-Fest Film Festival.
February 28, 2020: Tonight is the premiere screening of Our First Films, a film festival I helped organize at Film Space in St. Paul.
February 8th, 2020: We have wrapped on the The Misanthrope, which will screen on Saturday, March 7th (session 4) in the Z-Fest Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased here.
January 30, 2020: We are now in post-production on The Misanthrope, a new short film I wrote and am producing with GreyDuck Productions, directed by Jason P. Schumacher.
December 14, 2019: Utopia Planitia, the web series that I'm a contributing writer on, won Best Screenplay in this year's Asia Web Awards. The series will debut on Seeka.TV on January 14, 2020.
October 26, 2019: My film Jane's Comet screened twice during the Twin Cities Film Fest and won Audience Choice Award, runner up.
October 18, 2019: Had a great time being a guest on the Lori and Julia show on MyTalk 107.1FM, talking about my work, the local filmmaking community, and the Twin Cities Film Fest.
September 26, 2019: January, the short film I wrote earlier this year (directed by Alan Tracy, based on a short story by Nick Olson) is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
September 12, 2019: My film Jane's Comet has been selected to screen in this year's Twin Cities Film Fest, running October 16th - 26th.
August 21, 2019: Utopia Planitia, the web series that I'm a contributing writer on, won Best Pilot in this year's Seoul Webfest.
July 20th, 2019: My film Jane's Comet received Honorable Mention from this year's LA Underground Film Forum.
June 16th, 2019: We have wrapped on Jane's Comet and have started to enter it into the film festival circuit. Please visit the dedicated website for more info.
June 1st, 2019: I'm proud to be featured in this month's Stonewall retrospective in Lavender Magazine.
April 28th, 2019: My new film, Jane's Comet, is now in post-production.
March 22nd, 2019: I won Best Screenplay at the Z-Fest Film Fest Awards for a script I co-wrote with George Reese.
March 20th, 2019: I wrote a piece for this week's City Pages celebrating the 90s-style coffee shops of the Twin Cities.
March 1st, 2019: Two films that I co-wrote are screening at this weekend's Z-Fest Film Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
February 18, 2019: I'm this week's guest on the Film In Minnesota podcast, discussing queer and independent filmmaking, as well as the arts scene of the Twin Cities.
February 1, 2019: Production has begun on January, a short film directed by Alan Tracy that I wrote the (adapted) script for.
January 19, 2019: Production has begun on Jane's Comet, a short film I'm writing and directing. We'll be in production for the next few months with the goal of wrapping this Spring.
December 8th, 2018: Production has begun on Utopia Planitia, a web series I'm a contributing writer on. Directed by George Reese, Utopia Planitia will go live in mid 2019.
November 2nd, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny won quarterfinalist in Shore Script's International Screenplay Competition.
October 2nd, 2018: My film, Small Self, has been named an Official Selection in the 2018 Blow Up Film Festival (Chicago, IL).
On September 27th, 2018: I will be a panelist during Normandale's Fall Writing Festival, discussing the craft and business of screenwriting.
September 18th, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny has won 2nd Rounder status in the 2018 Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition.
September 11th, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny has been selected for the 2nd Tuesday Table Read series sponsored by MCTC and The Screenwriters' Workshop.
August 3rd, 2018: I'll be participating in Cinema On Deck, a screening and Q&A celebrating Twin Cities independent film, at Gamut Art Gallery in Minneapolis. Info can be found here.
May 1st, 2018: My film, Small Self, has been selected to screen in Film North's Cinema Lounge series on Wednesday, May 16th, at the Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. Info can be found here.
April 21st, 2018: My pilot script, Same Old Jenny, was a semi-finalist/top 10 in the RoadMap Writers' Sitcom Pitch Program.
February 1st, 2018: My article on how to avoid the Super Bowl appeared in this week's issue of City Pages.
January 4th, 2018: Huge thanks to Lavender Magazine for featuring me in their January 2018 issue.
Award-winning writer/director working mostly in the Twin Cities. Some of my projects are listed here. Always up to collaborate with driven, creative people who want to bring new approaches to storytelling.
RECENT NEWS
December 15, 2022: The Academy Awards named my feature script, Toward the End of Time, a top 50/semifinalist in this year's Nicholl Fellowship.
October 27, 2022: I was interviewed for Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hounds segment this week.
October 4, 2022: Proud and honored to be a panelist at the Snapshots of Queer film event at Film Space in St. Paul, MN on October 26, 2022. Tickets are here.
August 30, 2022: Both Utopia Planitia and It's Not You will screen in this year's LA WebFest November 4-5, 2022.
July 30, 2022: It's Not You and is an official selection for Minnesota Web Fest 2022 in October.
May 9, 2022: It's Not You has debuted and can be streamed here.
April 2, 2022: I'll be assisting with this month's UMFO crew training workshop in northern MN. Registration is here.
February 20, 2022: I'll be guest lecturing at Normandale Community College's writing program on April 12, 2022.
November 15, 2021: It's Not You is in post-production and will be released Spring 2022.
September 25, 2021: A work-in-progress cut of Bough Brothers will screen in this year's Twin Cities Film Fest on October 23, 2021.
August 7, 2021: Pre-production has begun on Alison Guessou's web series, It's Not You. I'm helping write a few episodes.
July 18, 2021: I guest-hosted the St. Paul Filmcast and discussed the 1995 cult film The Net with guest Ashwini Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance.
May 24, 2021: I'll be a part of the Twin Cities Film Fest's Pride and Storytelling panel discussion on Saturday, June 5th. Registration is here.
February 15, 2021: Had a great discussion on the St. Paul Filmcast about writing, independent film, and the creative process.
February 5, 2021: Pre-production has begun on Wavelength, a new short film.
January 22, 2021: The Q&A for the Twin Cities Film Fest Shorts Showcase is now available on the TCFF YouTube page.
December 11, 2020: The Misanthrope, the film I wrote and produced earlier this year, has been selected for the Twin Cities Film Fest Shorts Showcase on January, 22, 2021.
November 2, 2020: Production has wrapped on Bough Brothers. The trailer can be found here.
August 30, 2020: Bough Brothers, an independent feature I'm co-writing with director Nickolaus Swedlund, is in pre-production.
May 31, 2020: Utopia Planitia is an official selection and nominated for Best Sci-Fi Series in this year's Berlin Webfest.
March 20, 2020: The Misanthrope was nominated for 5 awards in the Z-Fest Film Festival, including Best Screenplay.
March 7, 2020: The Misanthrope (directed by Jason P. Schumacher, written and produced by me) had its world premiere at the Z-Fest Film Festival.
February 28, 2020: Tonight is the premiere screening of Our First Films, a film festival I helped organize at Film Space in St. Paul.
February 8th, 2020: We have wrapped on the The Misanthrope, which will screen on Saturday, March 7th (session 4) in the Z-Fest Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased here.
January 30, 2020: We are now in post-production on The Misanthrope, a new short film I wrote and am producing with GreyDuck Productions, directed by Jason P. Schumacher.
December 14, 2019: Utopia Planitia, the web series that I'm a contributing writer on, won Best Screenplay in this year's Asia Web Awards. The series will debut on Seeka.TV on January 14, 2020.
October 26, 2019: My film Jane's Comet screened twice during the Twin Cities Film Fest and won Audience Choice Award, runner up.
October 18, 2019: Had a great time being a guest on the Lori and Julia show on MyTalk 107.1FM, talking about my work, the local filmmaking community, and the Twin Cities Film Fest.
September 26, 2019: January, the short film I wrote earlier this year (directed by Alan Tracy, based on a short story by Nick Olson) is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
September 12, 2019: My film Jane's Comet has been selected to screen in this year's Twin Cities Film Fest, running October 16th - 26th.
August 21, 2019: Utopia Planitia, the web series that I'm a contributing writer on, won Best Pilot in this year's Seoul Webfest.
July 20th, 2019: My film Jane's Comet received Honorable Mention from this year's LA Underground Film Forum.
June 16th, 2019: We have wrapped on Jane's Comet and have started to enter it into the film festival circuit. Please visit the dedicated website for more info.
June 1st, 2019: I'm proud to be featured in this month's Stonewall retrospective in Lavender Magazine.
April 28th, 2019: My new film, Jane's Comet, is now in post-production.
March 22nd, 2019: I won Best Screenplay at the Z-Fest Film Fest Awards for a script I co-wrote with George Reese.
March 20th, 2019: I wrote a piece for this week's City Pages celebrating the 90s-style coffee shops of the Twin Cities.
March 1st, 2019: Two films that I co-wrote are screening at this weekend's Z-Fest Film Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
February 18, 2019: I'm this week's guest on the Film In Minnesota podcast, discussing queer and independent filmmaking, as well as the arts scene of the Twin Cities.
February 1, 2019: Production has begun on January, a short film directed by Alan Tracy that I wrote the (adapted) script for.
January 19, 2019: Production has begun on Jane's Comet, a short film I'm writing and directing. We'll be in production for the next few months with the goal of wrapping this Spring.
December 8th, 2018: Production has begun on Utopia Planitia, a web series I'm a contributing writer on. Directed by George Reese, Utopia Planitia will go live in mid 2019.
November 2nd, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny won quarterfinalist in Shore Script's International Screenplay Competition.
October 2nd, 2018: My film, Small Self, has been named an Official Selection in the 2018 Blow Up Film Festival (Chicago, IL).
On September 27th, 2018: I will be a panelist during Normandale's Fall Writing Festival, discussing the craft and business of screenwriting.
September 18th, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny has won 2nd Rounder status in the 2018 Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition.
September 11th, 2018: My script for Same Old Jenny has been selected for the 2nd Tuesday Table Read series sponsored by MCTC and The Screenwriters' Workshop.
August 3rd, 2018: I'll be participating in Cinema On Deck, a screening and Q&A celebrating Twin Cities independent film, at Gamut Art Gallery in Minneapolis. Info can be found here.
May 1st, 2018: My film, Small Self, has been selected to screen in Film North's Cinema Lounge series on Wednesday, May 16th, at the Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. Info can be found here.
April 21st, 2018: My pilot script, Same Old Jenny, was a semi-finalist/top 10 in the RoadMap Writers' Sitcom Pitch Program.
February 1st, 2018: My article on how to avoid the Super Bowl appeared in this week's issue of City Pages.
January 4th, 2018: Huge thanks to Lavender Magazine for featuring me in their January 2018 issue.