“The story is beautiful and rife with symbolism about the power within people to change their lives and communities. It stands alone from comparison, unique in the best of ways.”

- Austin Film Festival Reader Comments

The Book of Bronzeville

When her guardian is murdered, a quiet 7-year-old finds shelter with a wayward gang member who, after reluctantly reading an enigmatic book, decides he will stop at nothing to save her as they embark on a mystical journey to evade the city and the system that are closing in on them.

Quarterfinalist in the Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowship Screenplay Competition (top 5%)

Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition (top 20%)

Quarterfinalist in the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition

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