Screenplay Excerpts
“Destrea: Aegis’ Wake” (ANIMATED FANTAsy SERIES)
Logline: Destrea’s last Great War has ended with a near-total victory for the Voran Empire, and most of the world now lives under its oppressive caste system. The battles and sieges of the 3rd Conquest may be over, but hidden in the smoke and ash, muzzles are being loaded, and blades honed.
[The world guide for the show’s setting can be found at destrea.ca]
This excerpt comes from an early episode the series. In this scene, the primary antagonist, Legate Ebonia Sootscale, is investigating a possible connection between our protagonist, an amnesiac known as Blank, and a rebel group that is violently opposed to the former’s rule:
“Dustin & Gangthor” (YOUTH SCI-Fi ANIMATED SERIES)
Logline: A deposed alien tyrant's consciousness becomes trapped in the mind of an unremarkable earthling boy, causing both to embark on a journey full of growing pains, self-discovery, and intergalactic conquest.
“Serving” (Feature Comedy)
Logline: It’s ‘Chicks vs. Dicks’ in a battle of the sexes for the ages, as the male & female staff of a midtown Toronto chain restaurant face-off in a Holiday season sales contest. The prize? Winning team gets New Year's Eve off.
The full screenplay is registered with the Writer’s Guild of America - East, and was a runner-up at Slamdance Film Festival’s Feature Screenplay Competition in Winter 2022.
“Half Past the Future” (Humour Essays/Microfiction)
Each of the illustrations below links to a different entry in my ongoing humour/sci fi series, which is published primarily in The Junction (a Medium publication).
Worldbuilding & lore
DESTREA
The following are excerpts from the world guide for Destrea, a fantasy setting I have been working on since early 2019. These lore entries, poems, songs, and monologues are taken from different points in the series' fictional world's history (more of which can be viewed at destrea.ca).
Artwork by (from top to bottom): Loran Desore, Ivan Laliashvili, Krystian Biskup, and Randy Vargas