Shorts. Features. Series.

director - filmography

The Summer of Louise (writer/director) a feature. Executive Produced by Marc Almon.
A dad-daughter coming of age dramedy. His coming of age not hers. 

In development.

The Woman of the Apartment - a 360 VR web series. Produced by 16 Films.
Adapted from the book of poems of the same name by Laura Burns. A 30-something woman's encounters with strangers and Chinese medicine in Toronto.  Proof of concept completed. Full series (8 eps) in development. 

The Other Woman (writer/director) a short
A man and a woman meet for a late night goodbye.

View the trailer here or contact me for the password to watch the complete film.

Jade (director) a short teaser for an original series in development
A dramatic series set in a post-apocalyptic world without men. 

Travellers: Allegro Vivace  (writer/director) a short 3D dance film
Adapted from Les Voyageurs Sacrés by Marie-Claire Blais.
A love triangle between three artists.

Travellers trailer cut to an excerpt of Arvo Pärt’s Für Alina. For demo purposes only. 

Screenwriter - in development

Stories driven by strong women | Think: Merchant Ivory for the Bechdel Age. 

As a screenwriter, character driven literary adaptations are my passion but there are a few originals too:

  • George. Original feature. Historical biography of George Eliot.

  • Les Bijoux. Limited Series. Period drama based on the true story of les files du roi

  • Gomorrah Rd. Original Series. Dramedy set in Prince Edward County.

  • Recovery (working title). Feature adaptation based on Vicki Delany's novel More than Sorow.

  • Song to the Moon. Original short set in Cape Dorset.

  • Untitled. Feature inspired by the army wives of the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale.

  • Bleu Caramel. Original feature set in 1944 New Orleans.

    on the shelf (SAMPles)

    Written on spec the following titles are intended as writing samples only.

    Features

    • In the Skin of a Lion adapted from Michael Ondaatje's novel of the same name. 2014.

    • Death in Kenya adapted from M. M. Kaye's novel of the same name. 2012. 

    • Trade Winds adapted from M. M. Kaye's novel of the same name. 2010. 

    • Barometer Rising. Based on the novel of the same name by Hugh MacLennan. 2009.

    limited series

    • The Chalice & The Blade (pilot x 60 mins). Adapted from Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Mists of Avalon. 2017

    • Outlander (8 eps x 60 mins). Adapted from Diana Gabaldon's series of novels. 2007. 

    SHORTS

    • Prison Break adapted from a section of Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion. 2015.

To find out more contact me.

Sketch by Peter DeFreitas from look book for Prison Break.

research + development

I provide feedback to writers/producers, in-depth story analysis and historical research.
Past clients include:

Affiliations

Non union. Member of the Toronto chapter of the Film Fatales. 

INSPIRATIONS

Filmmakers: Anthony Mingella, Jane Campion, Thomas Vinterberg, Danny Boyle, Luca Guadagnino, Autumn de Wilde, Jennifer Baichwal, Céline Sciamma ...

Writers: Michael Ondaatje, Lawrence Durrell, Margaret Atwood, Joseph Boyden, Tom Stoppard, Emily St. John Mandel... 

Choreographers: Crystal Pite, John Neumeier, Édouard Lock, Mats Ek…

Films:  Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os), Pina, Mansfield Park, The Red Violin, The English Patient, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Toni Erdmann, Custody (Jusqu'à la garde), I Am Love (Io sono l'amore), Call Me By Your Name, Manufactured Landscapes, Cold War, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune file en feu)…

…and tomorrow there will be others.