Screenplays

My aim as a writer is to help people remember who they are so that they can do the work they are here to do. I want to present stories that stimulate our minds and hearts and release the truth within us. It’s so easy to get caught up in our circumstances and experiences. We become victims of our emotions and feelings, repeating the same behaviors of the past generations or worse and continuing the cycle of pain. But there is another way. We must raise our consciousness, see behind our traditions and life events, and become the person that we are. Love is where we came from. Love sheds light on the dark places we’ve allowed within us, and in love is where we find our true selves. Writing stories reflecting our truths is a humbling and powerful way to increase global consciousness.

1. Fifth Generation-Logline: A 16-year-old timid African American math genius breaks a generational pattern to create the legacy he wants. At ten years old, Devin tells his father, Jack, he wants to become a professional basketball player. But, unbeknownst to Devin at the time, he is next in line to inherit an insurance company created by his great-great-grandfather, formerly enslaved. Fast forward six years, Devin is a junior in high school. He is determined to secure a spot on his high school basketball team and “play ball.” However, on the day of tryouts, Jack reminds Devin that playing basketball is not the way to leave a family legacy and that “only people with skills are successful.” But, despite the growing opposition to Devin’s basketball goals, Devin earns a starting position on his high school’s basketball team. Unfortunately, Devin’s hard work pays off the same day his mother dies of a fatal blood clot in her lungs. As a result of losing his biggest supporter, Devin struggles to align with his gift until a chance encounter with a former high school basketball superstar turned drug dealer helps Devin reconnect with his purpose and build a legacy on his terms.
2. Nicolette– Logline: Desperate to become somebody, an aspiring wounded singer learns fame can’t buy true love. Thirteen-year-old sassy Nicolette dreams of becoming a famous singer, but not the gospel singer her grandmother, Nana, wants her to be. Nicolette doesn’t feel like anybody understands her until she meets her new neighbor, Eddie. She feels a deep connection to him but doesn’t understand why. Shortly after Eddie’s and Nicolette’s newfound friendship, a stranger sexually assaults Nicolette in a cabin. Years later, Nicolette is a Hampton University student living in the same city as her estranged father. Nicolette is frustrated, timid, and withdrawn, a far stretch from her childhood personality. Monica, her best friend since grade school, attends the same college, and one day, Monica introduces Nicolette to two women. Unbeknownst to Monica and Nicolette, these two women work for Nathaniel, an unethical club owner looking for new talent. Desperate to become somebody, Nicolette agrees to audition for Nathaniel and becomes one of his club singers and more. Marquis, a down-on-his-luck talent manager, is there the night Nicolette auditions but doesn’t save her from Nathaniel’s claws until several months later. Marquis abuses and cheats on Nicolette and spends all her money. But, when Nicolette faces her dark past, she finds what she’s been looking for. Nicolette is one of the millions of women’s stories who suffered significant life events, often deterring them from their dreams. However, Nicolette shows that trauma doesn’t define you, and forgiving and finding your way back home is possible.
3. Mothers Can Have It All, Can’t They? Logline: An overwhelmed, controlling mother learns the real meaning of family.Janet, a wife, mother of two teenagers, a sixteen-month-old, and a full-time party planner, is beyond burnout. Her family life is noncohesive and in complete disarray. Janet’s day starts with misplacing her keys. The family dog, who eats everything but his dog food, vomits and poops under the kitchen table. Now, Janet’s teenagers are late for their preppy school. A by-the-book principal belittles Janet and tells her that mothers can’t have everything. Janet sees the light in her dark tunnel of despair after meeting Harietta, a wounded scientist, at the grocery store. Harietta confirms that mothers can have the balance they seek and offers to help Janet. Later that day, Janet learns her criticizing mother-in-law is coming to live with them for a few weeks.
   Then, Janet finds a boy’s phone number in her thirteen-year-old daughter’s belongings. Out of desperation, she enlists Harrietta’s help. Harietta creates a duplicate of Janet, but the clone lasts only four weeks. When everyone, including her boss, sees how well she manages her life, Janet receives additional responsibilities, including hosting a huge Thanksgiving dinner for her company. Unbeknownst to Harrietta, Janet orders five more clones. On the night of the Thanksgiving dinner, Janet realizes that her clones are aging faster. Janet’s Thanksgiving dinner is a disaster, and the whole town discovers that Janet is not the mother she appears to be. Finally, Janet redeems herself by throwing a Christmas party with the help of her family. In addition, she learns that being a mother fosters self-expression instead of being in control all of the time. What mother wouldn’t want an extra set of hands to help balance motherhood responsibilities and achieve the perfect life-work balance? And, yet, mothers worldwide deal with a consistent record playing in their minds, repeating the tune, I’m only one person, as they juggle multiple roles.
4. Healing Waters –Logline: A skeptical doctor regains his faith in supernatural healing. Dr. Jeffrey Blanton appears to have it all until we find out that his son has terminal cancer, the same disease his mother succumbed to years earlier. As the newly appointed Chief Officer of Rise Memorial Hospital and Research Institute, Dr. Blanton is determined to find a medical cure for his son. But, the night before his family leaves for a short vacation and before the new drug, Fantaza, trials begin, Dr. Blanton goes missing. Presumably, the next morning, Dr. Blanton wakes up on an island with amnesia and is a guest to nature-sent Native American missionaries sent to restore the connection between the spiritual world and the waters. Initially, Dr. Blanton resists his call from nature, but he saves his son by healing his wounds.
5. When The Air Was Clear- (Rough draft #1) Logline: A despised police officer and a troubled woman uncover a town’s secret.
6. Nature’s Superheroes: (Rought draft-#2) The Elements Logline: Nature prepares children to save Earth from mass destruction. ​When the asteroid hit Earth 66 billion years ago, parts of the asteroid lodged in Earth’s lithosphere. The asteroid was an attempt to destroy the light angel Shoko after the dark angels took over Planet UR, the center of the universe. It is now 2056, and Earth baptizes its chosen superheroes with its elements. The superheroes face the challenges of learning to align their powers, overcoming insecurities, returning light to humanity, and saving Mother Earth.