Screenwriting
August found his sweet spot with the half-hour comedy.
His style is frenetic, absurdist, witty and fantastical with a penchant for character driven, anything-goes stories that explore humanity through comedic chaos.
Projects
WILDCAT DREAMS IN THE DEATH LIGHT
an adaptation of Reagan M. Sova’s Epic Poem
Feature
Logline: After his uncle dies becoming “the only dead man to win a horse race,” orphaned troubadour Mort Sloman sets off across America in 1906 to perform a sacred funeral in his honor. Mort’s odyssey leads to a mystical circus, a forbidden love, and a final showdown with the cutthroat impresario who threatens to destroy it all.
Pages:106
Comps: O Brother Where Art Thou, Forrest Gump, Freaks
THE LAW BROTHERS
Half-hour / Live Action
Logline: Two darling lawyer brothers attempt to get their unscrupulous clients off, no matter the crime, by exploiting an absurd, chaotic and farcical legal system. It's Better Call Saul meets Austin Powers.
Quarterfinalist - ScreenCraft Comedy Competition
Honorable Mention - Art of Brooklyn Comedy Festival
Official Selection - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Honorable Mention - Best Pilot - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Award Nominee - Best Ensemble Cast - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
SPELLBASTARDS
Ten Minute / Animated Webseries
Logline: Three bumbling Wizard Roommates and their trusty Golem seek fame as spellcasters in a fantasy world.
*Currently in Production
CHICKEN
Half-Hour / Animated
Logline: Chicken McCluckers daylights as the mascot for a restaurant and moonlights as a deadly assassin. When his identity is revealed in a hit-gone-wrong, he must figure out how to protect his friends, complete his missions and get blood out of a chicken costume.
*Quarterfinalist - Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards
LUTHER
Half-Hour / Animated
Logline: When dangerously average Luther mysteriously gains godlike powers, he must navigate the complexities of his new existence with the help (and harm) of a support group filled with the most powerful beings in the universe.
*Semifinalist - Humanitas Awards David & Lynn Angell College Comedy Fellowship
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