Screenwriting
Filmography of Bruce H. Sakow
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Screenwriting | MOVIE ATTORNEY: Rick Rosenthal
CREDITS: "SHRED” Co-screenwriter with James Tracy / Original Story. Warzone photojournalist Roxanne becomes haunted by her family's dark, secret past while caring for her dying mother. Boyfriend Ted tries to save her from the abyss of madness but cannot stop her killimg spree. Starts principal photography in May, 2009,
"STREET SOLDIER” Co-screenwriter with Kevin Caruso. An elite military commando uncovers a global bioweapon conspiracy and must return to his street roots to convince the gang he betrayed to help him save the world.
"Fortress of Solitude” Screenwriter. A turbulent drama of two brothers: a bounty hunter must protect an ex-con meth addict framed for a murder he did not commit. For Producer/Director Mubarik Ahmad, Empyrean Pictures, Inc.
“DEAD GRRL” Co-screenwriter with Larry Hama. Teenager Kristin babysits 6 year old Ashley who’s been kidnapped, murdered and necromanced back to life as a flesh-eating ghoul. Optioned by Ventana Media Group. (Currently available)
“INFERNO” Co-screenwriter with Peter Jordan. A supernatural suspense story. Gifted medium Jeff Hargrove encounters the bizarre and horrific phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. He must unlock its mystery before he becomes its next fiery victim.
“OUT OF BODY” Script Excerpt Co-screenwriter with Peter Jordan. A supernatural thriller in the style of “Ghost”. Sarah Walker travels out of body and into the past to unravel the murder of her family and her own return from the dead. A semi-finalist in the American Screenwriting Competition.
Currently being turned into a webisode series at:
"CORNERED" Script Excerpt Co-written with Larry Hama. When the wheel man in a high-stakes heist ends up with the loot and his next door neighbor's daughter is mistakenly kidnapped in retaliation, he must choose between being a hero or absconding safely with his family. Optioned to Producer Gabrielle Kelly (producer of ALL THE KING’S MEN starring Matt LeBlanc and ALL AGES NIGHT and Director Tamara Friedman (co-director of MAN OF THE YEAR starring John Ritter) in Los Angeles, CA. (Currently available)
"TURNING JAPANESE" Comedy of errors in which two Japanese-American con-men are mistaken for the executives of a Japanese electronics conglomerate that has just purchased a major motion picture studio. Co-written with Larry Hama.
"KAMIKAZE" NYC cop thriller that pits Organized Crime Control detective Stosh Zapolski and his partner Angela Vasquez against the mob, a new drug and a Japanese serial killer. Co-written with Larry Hama. Optioned to producer Daniel Stoecker of Eclectic Arts in Los Angeles, CA. (Currently available)
"ART AND SOUL" Screenwriter. Original dramedy about the trials, tribulations and coming of age of five students enrolled in a New York City art school. Optioned to: Reeves Lehmann, Chairman of the SVA Film Department. (Currently available)
"The King and His Court: The Eddie Feigner Story" Screenwriter. Biographical drama of legendary softball pitcher Eddie Feigner and his famous four man barnstorming team. Available. Sold to WICCA Productions, NY. Anthony Lawrence and Alex Kramarchuk, Producers (Rights reverted back to me).
"THE SEER" Graphic Novel Preview Screenwriter. Original contemporary science fiction thriller. A gifted psychic is coerced by the federal government to help them find what they believe is an alien that has taken human form. Currently being adapted into a graphic novel, illustrated by Warren Martineck.
"PARADE" Screenwriter. A small town rallies to put on a parade starring a young composer. Original cable television drama sponsored by the Electronic Industries Association. Produced by Francis Thompson Inc. Byron McKinney, Executive Producer. Richard Gelfand, Producer. Marvin Fireman, Director.
Awards Silver medal - Houston International Film Festival Golden Eagle - Cine Film Festival Gold medal - International Television & Film Festival of New York
"SAMURAI" Screenwriter. Original martial arts murder mystery. A swordmaster and Buddhist priest comes to NYC to investigate his best friend's murder and gets caught up in the city's violent criminal underworld. Presented at the American Film Institute's Writers Workshop. Director Jeremy Kagan, Moderator.
"LOWLIFE" Script Excerpt Screenwriter. Original drama. An ignorant, racist lower class rebel reluctantly befriends a black derelict who changes his life. Optioned to: Praxis Filmworks. (Currently available)
"QUARANTINE" (a.k.a. "AMOEBA") Screenwriter. Original science fiction horror screenplay. A small southern town is infected with a virulent mind-altering disease and quarantined by the Feds. Sold to Bigwood Productions. Joseph Zito, Director.
"SHADOWS" (a.k.a. "DRAGONS") Screenwriter. An original crime thriller based on a true story. The leader of NYC's Ghost Shadows street gang wages war against the rival Flying Dragons to regain supremacy of the streets. (Optioned five times to Wing Productions and director Marvin Fireman; currently available)
"MIRACLES" Screenwriter. Original contemporary retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph and Mary set in NYC's Little Italy. Optioned to: The Miracles Company, Inc. Steve Onne, Producer. (Currently available)
"STARCHILD" Screenwriter. A woman struggles to give birth in a future Orwellian society of repression and slavery. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E D U C A T I O N
Screenwriting Fellow The American Film Institute Graduate Program Center for Advanced Film Studies, Beverly Hills, CA
New York University Tisch School of the Arts Department of Film and Television
1988-97 Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor/Film Department The School of Visual Arts 209 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 • Reeves Lehmann, Chairman |
