SCREENPLAYS
THE PUNISHMENT
Drama / Psychological Thriller (90 min)
A modern adaptation of “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Tormented by poverty and solitude, a Russian student in London commits a murder. His misguided mission is to save the girl he secretly loves from her life as a sex worker.
ANNA
TV mini-series (8 episodes x 50’)
Biopic / Period Drama
Co-written with Michael Dubilet
After getting married to Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anna confronts poverty, death of children, her husband's gambling addiction and illness, all in order to support and nourish the genius of the world-renown writer.
Supported by the world famous experts on Dostoevsky and fully approved by his descendants.
WEEKEND PETS
Period Drama (15 min)
Loosely based on a short story by Gorky
Inspired by photos of Glasgow slums by Nick Hedges
1971 year. On his trip from London to Glasgow a young photographer meets a prostitute and her disabled son living in slums. Young man resolves to “save” the pair, but he soon discovers there will be no happy ending for them all.
BEING
Drama / Mystery / Romance (25 min)
Lives of an upper-class Russian woman and a working class Scottish man are being changed after they see the same mystical dream and set out to find each other.
BROKEN GIFT
Drama (5 min)
A girl cannot understand what is happening between her parents and why her family is breaking apart. She makes her own decision, which goes against our understanding of a situation as adults.
UPS or Call Girl
Web-series (12 episodes x 10′)
Comedy / Drama
An intelligent and modest librarian girl barely makes her ends meet. When she gets a part-time job in a cleaning company, her life turns upside down, bringing her some unexpected adventures.
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
NOT FREE TO BE FREE
Feature film
Historical fiction / Adventure / Sci-Fi
High Concept / Young Adult
Status – TREATMENT
Awards – EUROSCRIPT competition shortlist
SCARLET SAILS
Feature Film
Period Drama / Romance
Loosely based on Russian classical novella “Scarlet Sails” by Alexander Grin (public domain). Set in Ireland and England in the 19th century
Status – OUTLINE, SYNOPSIS
THE TRAPPED
Feature film
Drama / Thriller / Action
Based on the real event of a massive hostage taking during four day siege.
Status – OUTLINE