Brendan Miggins

Unique traits: ARCHITECTURAL STORYTELLER — With a background in architecture, I craft narratives with structural precision, ensuring every plot point supports the overarching design — DIALOGUE MAESTRO — I have an ear for authentic dialogue, making characters come alive with conversations that resonate and captivate — GENRE BLENDER — I enjoy mixing genres to create fresh, unexpected stories that defy conventions and keep audiences engaged — CHARACTER WHISPERER — I delve deep into character psyches (their Heart of Darkness), ensuring their motivations and arcs are compelling and believable — VISUAL THINKER — My art and architectural training enhances my ability to visualize scenes vividly, translating into scripts that are both descriptive and cinematic — NARRATIVE INNOVATOR — I constantly seek new storytelling techniques, pushing boundaries to deliver unique and memorable narratives — EMOTION ENGINEER — I meticulously craft emotional beats, ensuring that each scene elicits the intended response from the audience — WORLD BUILDING ENTHUSIAST — I create immersive worlds with rich histories and cultures, providing a solid foundation for compelling stories — INTERDISCIPLINARY STORYTELLER — Leveraging a diverse background in architecture, literature, philosophy, politics, science, spirituality and visual arts to craft compelling narratives that resonate across subjects — COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT — I thrive in collaborative environments, valuing feedback and integrating diverse perspectives to enhance the story — LIFELONG LEARNER — Committed to continuous growth, I regularly engage in workshops and courses to refine my craft and stay updated with industry trends.

• New York International Screenplay Awards 2025 Results

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  Love, Actually... It’s My Apartment Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy She craves quiet. He plays guitar at 2 a.m. Thanks to a rental glitch, they’re roommates—and maybe soulmates—whether they like it or not.

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  Love Off The Record Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy To escape a media frenzy, a pop star disappears into college life—until a curious journalism major gets too close, forcing her to choose between love and the lie keeping her safe.

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  The Ghosted Guide to Love Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A cynical singleton gets ghosted—literally—by famous historical figures who dish out outdated dating advice that accidentally lands her in the most meaningful relationship of her life. (Option 1)

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  The Ghosted Guide to Love Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy When she’s ghosted one too many times, a jaded woman is haunted by historical spirits with old-school dating tips—leading her to a romance so sincere, it feels like it’s from another century. (Option 2)

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  The Frying Pan Proposal Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy After a humiliating public proposal at a village breakfast spot goes viral, a heartbroken woman hides out in her aunt’s B&B—only to fall for the chef whose kitchen she once stormed through wielding a frying pan.

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  Spilled Milk and Other Disasters Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy After getting dumped mid-breakfast, a forty-year-old dairy delivery woman crashes her route into a novelist’s fence. Their slow-burning flirtation brews between milk crates and existential dread.

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  Whiskey in the Jar Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Comedy After swearing off relationships, a Dublin bartender finds himself falling for his ex’s recovering alcoholic brother—fresh out of rehab and determined to fix everything... including his brother’s broken heart.

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  Button, Blanket, Bullet, Bone Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller When a soft-spoken stay-at-home dad—secretly a lethal assassin—botches a high-stakes hit, he must finish the job before his employers discover the truth, all while juggling school pickups, bedtime stories, and maintaining the fragile illusion of suburban bliss. (Option 1)

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  Button, Blanket, Bullet, Bone Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller He built the perfect cover: carpool driver, bedtime reader, devoted husband and father of two. But when a hit goes sideways, the assassin beneath the apron must resurface—because if he doesn’t finish the job, his ruthless employers won’t just come for him… they’ll come for his family. (Option 2)

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  Dead Man (1994 - 1995)
  by Jim Jarmusch (Western) Back when I was working as an architect in Albuquerque, my friend Elizabeth—who was the Art Department Coordinator on "Dead Man", directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Johnny Depp—asked me to draft the floor plan for the bank robbery scene. Years later, she mailed me back the original prop I drew. It's tucked away somewhere in my closet now—a little piece of movie history.

• New York International Screenplay Awards - Finalist - Best Short Screenplay for "What Remains"
  (2025)

• University of Notre Dame