York Davis

Ottawa, Canada

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I Love researching and writing Victorian and Edwardian film scripts with theatre, art and early film elements. My first play then screenplay was "Cakewalk" about May Irwin, a vaudeville star who was the first to integrate all-white U.S. stages. Then came a one act play then 1 hour TV/MOW "Queen Marie  (Dressler)", set in the early talkies era. After another one-act WWII play "Churchill in Peril" , I wrote a feature script "I Love You, Oscar Wilde", which made PAGE semi-finals and finals NSI Features First (Canada). After drafting a novel about Joseph of Arimathea's journey to Britannia with the Holy Family, called "Voyage of the Holy Grail" and then finished a TV pilot and bible for an ensemble, comedy limited series called "Rare Vintages" set in an long-term care home. Using the same long term care home characters, I finished a feature holiday drama called "Grace 'Til Christmas," then with award-winning novelist Ingrid McCarthy, finished a WWII drama/romance feature, "Anna's Shadow" in Nov'24 .

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Frances Richard's with her artist friend Marie Baryshnikoff (?)
painting at the Paris Art School.

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Semi-finalist Page Screenwriting Competition 2015 with "I Love You, Oscar Wilde"
Finalist National Screen Institute Features First 2016 with "Frances Loves Oscar Wilde".

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Kitty Budget: $5M - $10M | Period Piece "In 1930's Depression New Zealand, an unwed poor widow causes a national scandal, by suing her new baby's wealthy father for Breech of Promise to Marry and backing out. Based on a true story."
Voyage of the Holy Grail Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Period Piece "Joseph of Arimathea faces deadly perils to take his adopted son Jesus', family, disciples and the Holy Grail to Britain, to spread Jesus' Word there."
Rare Vintages Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy ⋄ Drama A self-centred plastic surgeon must reluctantly work in a long-term care home in Ottawa, Canada, to realize his true happiness.
Grace 'Til Christmas? Budget: $5M - $10M | Other ⋄ Drama To atone for her past sin, ninety-two year old Grace vows to promote Christian Christmas, but catches deadly flu and because of her strict beliefs, may not live till Christmas.
ANNA's SHADOW Budget: $10M - $30M | Period Piece ⋄ Romance How can Dr. Sofia possibly find happiness after her fiancé's tragic death, by searching for a mysterious young woman missing since WWII? You'll be surprised!
I Love You, Oscar Wilde Biopic / True Story ⋄ Drama ⋄ Period Piece ⋄ Romance A young Canadian artist madly in love with Oscar Wilde paints his portrait that inspires his controversial "The Picture of Dorian Gray," but struggles as his emerging lifestyle threatens her love.
Cakewalk Biopic / True Story Notorious for the first movie kiss, Canadian stage-actress May Irwin introduces black dancers onto white American stages, to fulfil her beloved father’s dying wish.