screenwriter.
filmmaker.
author.
screenwriter, filmmaker
“To make a great film you need three things —
the script, the script, the script.”Alfred Hitchcock
To me there is nothing more exciting than creating complex, flawed characters and sending them on a journey.
No matter the genre or whether it’s a feature or short, it’s such a joy when those characters start talking and bringing their quirks, fears, dreams and secrets into the story.
But the real magic begins the minute those characters are cast. Collaborating with actors and a director to bring characters to life in front of the camera…well it just doesn’t get any better than that!
I’ve written two feature films for the Hallmark Channel and I’m currently pitching two TV pilots. I’ve written and executive-produced four award-winning short films and have many feature and short scripts ready for production. Over the years I’ve gained a reputation as an experienced screenwriter and filmmaker and continue to be called to judge scripts and films in national film festivals and college competitions.
author
“Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart.”
Old Native American Proverb
“On The Way To Woodstock is an emotionally rich journey…a first-rate look into the interwoven lives of three women from two generations that will enthrall anyone who has ever looked into his or her mirror and found a stranger looking back.”
—Elizabeth Burton, The Blue Iris Journal
“Lyrical and graceful, On The Way To Woodstock is honest, funny, heartbreaking and so real. It is simply one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.”
—Kristan Higgins, Metroline
“Reflecting the struggles of the anti-Vietnam War movement and the women’s movement, On The Way To Woodstock is an entertaining story that transcends generations. It’s a moving, heartfelt read not to be put down.
—The Midwest Book Review
award winner
“I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.”
Jack Benny
Screenplays
2018 New Renaissance Amsterdam Film Festival (1st place)
2018 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (top 3)
2018 Copa Shorts Film Festival Screenplay Contest (winner)
2017 Cannes Screenplay Contest (finalist)
2017 Female Film Festival (winner)
2016 Burbank Film Festival (1st place)
2015 Manhattan Short Festival (1st place)
2015/2016 NYC Midnight Challenge (challenge winner)
2015 Yosemite Film Festival (1st place)
2015 Mountain Film Festival (grand prize)
2015 Aura Awards (1st place)
2014 World Series of Screenwriting (1st place)
2014 Oregon Film Awards (1st place)
2011 Script Savvy Screenwriting Awards (1st Place
2010 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards (grand prize)
Short Film
TINA
Best Original Script –San Francisco Arthouse Film Festival
Best Screenplay –Denver Underground Film Festival
Best Writing—Austin Spotlight Film Festival
Best Director—81/2 Films
Best Drama –Texas Short Film Festival
Best Editing—81/2 Films
Best Performances—LGBTQ Los Angeles Film Festival
Best Short Film—Hollywood Gold Awards
Best Short Film—Portugal Indie Awards
Gold Award—New York Movie Award LGBTQ
Best Narrative Short—Albany Film Festival
Best Live Action Short—Iowa Motion Picture Awards
Best Acting Ensemble—TILE Film Festival
Best Drama—Night of Misfit Films Festival
Best Original Music—Cine Paris Film Festival
SWEPT AWAY
Best Foreign Film—Copa Shorts Film Festival
Prix du Public—Festival Armoricourt
Best Director—Show Low Film Festival
Best Cinematography—Show Low Film Festival
Audience Award—Cinema Touching Disabilities Film Festival
Best Drama Short—New Renaissance Film Festival
“If a nation loses its storytellers it loses its childhood.”
Peter Handke
get in touch
Reach out anytime to:
sdaven23@gmail.com
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