Posts

THE UNIVERSE: Six screenplays. One American story

Image
The Foundation In the 1880s, the Bibo brothers, Nathan and Solomon, were Jewish merchants in New Mexico Territory. Solomon Bibo married Acoma Pueblo leader Juana Valle and became governor of Acoma. Nathan ran the trading post. They built something in the desert that their descendants are still building. Six screenplays. Each stands completely alone. Together they form a multigenerational American epic rooted in the communities that built Southern California, Jewish immigrants, Korean refugees, Black families in South Central, Cahuilla people in the Coachella Valley, Mexican migrants in the High Desert. The Architecture Two family lines run through all six films. The Bernstein line carries the mission. Eli teaches Pueblo children in New Mexico in 1883. His descendants build businesses, open community centers, tutor students, and eventually build houses. The mission mutates across generations but never stops. It ends, for now, with Chelsea Bernstein pouring concrete in Yucc...
Post a Comment
Read more

Open Query Letter

Image
As an educator, I've witnessed many life-changing moments for both children and adults. As a writer, I've contemplated their struggles off campus. These stories share the real struggles of being a student, educator, and parent — along with the hope I see for our future. → View investor portfolio pitch deck Marigold 105 pages  ·  Drama  ·  Honorable Mention — WILDsound FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival When a privileged overachiever and an undocumented dreamer join forces to build a home for a migrant family, they discover that legacy isn't something you inherit. It's something you build. Set in the High Desert, Marigold follows Chelsea Bernstein, a USC legacy student under pressure from her father Nathaniel to maintain her elite academic status. Her path intersects with Memo Rojas, a talented Oaxacan migrant, when they enroll in a vocational construction class led by entrepreneur Mari Gold Poule. Tog...
Post a Comment
Read more