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WRITING PROJECTS

A SOFT LANDING

Short

Comedy 🤣

9 pages

Missing his son, things get out of hand when Alan reprises a childhood blanket fort.

By

Chris Givens

ACCOLADES The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival: 2024 — Official Selection Washington DC International Cinema Festival: 2023 — Official Selection Another Hole in the Head Festival: 2023 — Official Selection San Jose Independent Film Festival: December 2023 — Semi-Finalist

SCOOPED

TV Pilot

Comedy 🤣

33 pages

A struggling author is cut off financially from his parents, forcing him to work at a shameless tabloid, where he meets a zany crew of coworkers, who chase the story by any crazy means necessary.

By

Chris Givens

ACCOLADES Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition: 2022 — Quarterfinalist Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition: 2021 — Quarterfinalist Final Draft: Big Break 2020 — Quarterfinalist The Script Lab Screenplay Contest: 2020 — Quarterfinalist Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards: Season 5  —  Semifinalist Talentville: June 2020 — Bronze Medal

WHAT REMAINS

Feature

Thriller 😵

118 pages

A young teacher suffers from a deadly brain tumor which allows him to witness visions of a young girl’s unsolved murder twenty-five years ago. He must solve the murder before he becomes the next victim.

By

Chris Givens + Mark Becker

ACCOLADES WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab: Fall 2021 — Quarterfinalist Script Summit: 2021 — Official Selection Talentville: Script of the Month (December 2020) — Gold Medal

INDEFENSIBLE

Feature

Drama 🎭

113 pages

A defense attorney is haunted by his failure to keep an innocent man from a fatal prison term. He seeks redemption by taking on another seemingly impossible case.

By

Chris Givens

ACCOLADES Austin Film Festival: 2021 — Second Rounder Fresh Voices: 2020-2021 — Quarterfinalist Talentville: Script of the Month (July 2020) — Gold Medal

ROPE BURN

Feature

Action 🤠

116 pages

A firefighter encounters two young runaways and a surly bartender on a collision course with revenge, redemption, and a deranged cult.

By

Chris Givens

ACCOLADES The Script Lab: TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2022 — Quarterfinalist

BLOOD BORN

Feature

Thriller 😵

93 pages

A down-on-his-luck 20-something discovers his blood cures cancer and finds himself dangerously poised between the rush of fame and fortune and the hot pursuit of Big Pharma bent on eliminating him and his 'miracle blood.'

By

Chris Givens

OCEANSIDERS

Short

Horror 😱

17 pages

After a couple endures a tedious timeshare presentation, their nightmare begins as their 'no' triggers a surreal and sinister battle for survival.

By

Chris Givens

THE WAR WITHIN

Feature

Action 🤠

99 pages

Major Xavier Mitchell returns home from Iraq, grappling with the echoes of war in a quest for redemption and retribution.

By

Chris Givens

UNORDINARY

TV Pilot

Action 🤠

47 Pages

Four unlikely heroes must track down enchanted artifacts and decipher a centuries-old prophecy to prevent an ancient demon from reclaiming the Earth.

By

Chris Givens

GOOD MONEY

Short

Thriller 😵

111 pages

National Treasure meets Ready Player One in this cat and mouse thriller on the hunt for billions in bitcoin.

By

Chris Givens + Brett Williams

RECYCLED

Feature

Thriller 😵

91 pages

A military vet returns home and works at his family's used car lot, where he discovers a mysterious item that sends him through a never-ending journey where people and time cannot be trusted.

By

Chris Givens

MR. MEANOR

Web Series

Animated 👾

14 pages

A luckless defense lawyer does his best to raise his son and defend his clients.

By

Chris Givens

DON'T MIME ME

Short

Horror 😱

1 page

An obnoxious street mime learns the value of peace and the bleakness of quiet.

By

Chris Givens

LAST CHRISTMAS

Short

Horror 😱

1 page

A misunderstanding with law enforcement leads to a deadly conclusion for Santa on Christmas Eve.