CINEMA & SCREENPLAY

Writing and directing films that challenge you to think again.

JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS.

Voice Over, 2018. Short film. A German syncro-dubber is caught in a battle of the wills with the English-speaking actor whose voice he replaces. Co-written and co-directed by Jörn Linnenbröker and Emily Manthei; premiering at Boddinale 2019 in February.

Transnationals. Feature screenplay. Three Asian-American adoptees return to their birth countries to face their family, culture, and identity. Feature screenplay was a finalist at the 2016 Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest and 2017 Oaxaca Film Festival. In development.

Being Green, 2010. Short film. Consumers asked to “plead green” are faced with their own hypocrisy.

Just Plain Dead, 2015. Web series. Beneath the surface of a classic film noir, a campy mystery in which all the usual suspects have something to hide. Click to see more.

Vergangenheitsbewältigung, 2016. Short film. An American of German descent asks, What does it mean to be German?

In Visible Ink. Feature screenplay. An ex-gang member flees El Salvador to find a new family in Los Angeles, but his past is always catching up with him. Feature screenplay, quarter-finalist in the 2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Based on the documentary “Beyond the Past,” this feature is in development. Please request password to view the documentary.