An Origin Story. 1941. World War II takes a dark turn when Nazis, desperate for petroleum, invade Ukraine. Teenage James Bond stows away on his parents' urgent mission for MI6 to extract a Ukrainian scientist and his revolutionary formula for synthetic petroleum.

2nd Place Winner, New Hope Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA.

SYNOPSIS:

Inspired by actual events. June 22, 1941. World War II takes a dark turn when Nazis, desperate for petroleum, invade Ukraine. Teenage James Bond stows away on his parents' urgent mission for MI6 to extract a Ukrainian scientist and his revolutionary formula for synthetic petroleum. Hunted by the KGB and invading Nazis, betrayed by a double-agent, James, alone, must fight his way to the MI6 rendezvous point in Zurich before the formula self-destructs.

Dive into the double-crossed mission and international intrigue which introduces the defiant 18 year-old who becomes the first of an elite line of MI6 Operatives codenamed: James Bond - 007

2nd Place Winner, New Hope Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA.

WHY ME - Growing-up just outside of Philadelphia, I needed my wild imagination to create fun & mayhem. It got me into a lot of trouble though, like that time, when I was 10 and I stole my parents' car to take my little sister for ice-cream. (we made it as far as the neighbor’s front yard); or when I launched myself down a steep, busy street in the plywood go-cart I'd built with no brakes; or, after setting out on my own at 17, my two summers as an amateur stock car driver.

I've been lucky to study with Blake Snyder, Jen Grisanti, Jessica Bendinger, and now the wonderful Holiday RomCom Writer, Carley Smale.

I’m on the verge of earning my first “Produced Writer” credit with MERRILY ALL THE WAY, an elevated Holiday Rom-Com which is in pre-production with Kristen Lucas and Jim Langlois of Collab Content Entertainment for a Winter 2025 shoot.

Check-out my Stage 32, MERRILY ALL THE WAY, Writer Success Blog (you’ll laugh, I promise): https://www.stage32.com/blog/m...

I was the Lead Graphic Designer for several wonderful feature films including two Academy Award Winners. I fell in love with storytelling, started screenwriting, won Top Ten and Cinestory and lunch with Christopher McQuarrie. Won 2nd Place and Top Five Best Screenplay at ScreamfestLA, and became an Amazon Studios Best Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist. Was short-listed in both the NBC and ABC TV Writers Showcases. And so much more...