Recognition for Chattanooga

"Chattanooga is an earnest, intelligent, well-written script with plenty of promise.” -- CoverageInk

“This script is really, really well-written.”  -- BlueCat Screenplay Competition

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The screenplay Chattanooga has garnered praise on the competition circuit, earning recognition with The Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting (Quarter-Finalist), Big Break Screenplay Competition (Quarter-Finalist), BlueCat Screenplay Competition (Top Ten Percent) and Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition (Quarter-Finalist).  What an honor!

Screenwriters are often undervalued in the world of filmmaking, with so much emphasis on the finished product, credited to the film’s director and performers.  To be sure, no film is ever made without a script, but rarely does an audience recognize the writer’s contribution.  Similarly, writers of books, poetry and even stage-plays are often exalted for their craftsmanship while screenwriters are not.  Screenwriters are outcasts.
 
So, acknowledgment for the tremendous amount of time and work that goes into a screenplay is truly awesome.  It is satisfying.  It is reaffirming.  It is inspiring.

I cannot give enough thanks to those who have supported me along the way.  From my friends and instructors at Hollins University MFA in Screenwriting, to my family and fellow filmmakers who have cheered for my success, I am grateful for the continued encouragement.  I am sustained by their faith in my talent, even when I doubt it myself.

So, what’s next?
 
While I continue to promote Chattanooga to managers and producers, I am working on another (lighter) script between my jobs in production.  Every opportunity takes me one step closer!
 
Keep the cameras rolling; support local filmmakers.  Cheers!
--DARK