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SHINY OBJECTS WITH A CHEWY MORAL CENTER
Creating and consulting on witty, diverse, gripping stories,
with a focus on ethical and environmental dilemmas.
Scripted Projects
Alchemy
Showrunner/EP/Creator of this comedy series with extraordinary music. Existing pilot written for David Brady Productions, have an amazing music creation & production team (Snuffy Walden, composer for The West Wing, Hank Shocklee, co-founder of Public Enemy), now attaching talent.
On Island
Have just finished co-writing a pilot with Rie Anders, based on her series of novels, about 5 friends in their early 20's who are just starting to find their paths in life. Told through the lens of coming, staying or leaving home. Sharing with potential production partners before taking it to market.
Hood Island
Story architect for this multi-platform IP, which has evolved from a half-hour linear comedy series into a universe of intersecting story strands, each appealing to different sectors in order to bring the splintered global audience back together. Hood Island is about race, gender, class and family. Developing a new kind of digital pitch technology with STE Holdings that showcases the storylines, the environmentally- and budget-friendly virtual production model and the possibilities for monetization in new ways.
The Oracle's Wife
A biopic about what it takes to love someone who wants to change the future. Based on the non-fiction biography of M. King Hubbert, who foresaw the end of civilization as we know it.
Dark Iris
Dark Iris is a horror anthology series that gives multi-cultural mythologies a modern speculative twist and a Deadpool-ish sense of humor. Think a blend of Tales from the Crypt and Relatos salvajes (Wild Tales), a popular Argentine-Spanish black comedy anthology film with themes of violence and vengeance. In development with Campanario Entertainment and Mucho Mas Media.
Welcome
An animated series that speaks to the immigrant experience in a playful way that contains deeper lessons about about how we welcome those who are different from us, or don't. Currently animating 1 hour animated special in partnership with Titan1 Studios, with funding from the Rocket Fund, and working on an accompanying animated "cephalopodcast".
Political/environmental PROJECTS
The Carbon Underground
Stqeeye' Learning Society
The Carbon Underground
Reducing emissions is only half of what we need to do to stop climate change -- we've also got to use soil restoration to draw down the legacy carbon already in the atmosphere. Worked in an advisory communications role to spread the word that Drawdown is #TheOtherHalf.
Southwest Voter
Stqeeye' Learning Society
The Carbon Underground
Produced a livestreamed virtual gala for Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP), the oldest Latino voting organization in the US, and the most effective. Featured LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, Kenny Ortega, Danny Trejo, Ozomatli, comedian Erik Rivera and many others. Trailer below!
Stqeeye' Learning Society
Stqeeye' Learning Society
Stqeeye' Learning Society
Worked with my wife Pam Tarr on a capital campaign to but a 10 acre property for Stqeeye', an Indigenous-led nonprofit that restores land and spirit, to return them to their ancestral home in Xwaaqw'um (Burgoyne Valley, BC).