writing.
“I did write for a while in spite of
them; but it does exhaust me a good
deal—having to be so sly about it, or
else meet with heavy opposition. ”
Art by Brendan Haley ©
SHORT FILMS
trailer:
Muy Gay, Too Mexicano
SCREENWRITER
J.D. works through the duality of being gay and Mexican while preparing for a date.
*Screener available upon request.
(2020, dir. Lorena Lourenço)
PODCASTS
Just to Be Nominated
An Award Season Murder Mystery
CREATOR, WRITER, AND SHOWRUNNER
FEATURED writing in:
Feature film
A young boy devours a series of detective murder mystery novels as a way to escape his lonely reality. When his older brother dies unexpectedly, the boy envisions the funeral as a classic whodunnit, with his family and friends as larger-than-life characters, led by flamboyant detective James Mortensen.
SCREENPLAYS
Feature film
A gay Mexican twink moves into the Palm Springs home of a legendary telenovela actress he once worked with. However, he soon realizes that the cost and demands of living alongside a gay icon are much darker than he expected. Maybe even deadly…
*Full samples available upon request.
One-hour pilot
A quasi-biographical, surrealist miniseries about the life, death, and many contradictory identities of Mexican silent film idol Ramón Novarro: the rise and fall of his career from global sensation to forgotten star, the struggles in concealing his homosexuality, and his brutal murder at the hands of two hustlers.