“Those who tell the stories control the world.”
- Hopi Proverb

About the Writer

 

I started storytelling as a child in the desert of New Mexico, where my closest friends were rattlesnakes and shooting stars. As an adult, I enlisted in US Army Intelligence in 2006. During the Global War on Terror I served as a Foreign Signals Collection Specialist -- which in reality means I decoded the secrets enemy computers whispered to each other. After three years of excellent conduct, I was selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2009. I spent two years thriving as a cadet but I felt a greater pull towards my creative passions, so I congenially parted ways with West Point to pursue a career in writing.

I received an MFA in Screenwriting from Brooklyn College in 2019, and I am an active member of the Writers Guild of America East. With my unusual life experiences and my unique view of the universe, I have developed a body of creative work that is both quirky and appeals to a large audience. I focus on expressing progressive philosophies through the combined lenses of science-fiction, humor, and drama.

I live, breath, and survive through my writing.


Master of Fine Arts / Screenwriting / Brooklyn College / 2019

Bachelor of Arts / English / University of Mississippi / 2016

Associate of Arts / History / Santa Fe College / 2013


 Philip is also the mind behind the Itty Bitty Away Team.

 

Writing Samples

 

These screenplays are examples of Philip’s work in every genre.

Feature / Science-fiction & Romance

LOGLINE: Vice President GEORGE BUSH engineers the assassination of President RONALD REAGAN to replace him with an android, ROBOREAGAN, under Bush's control. But Bush's plans are foiled when NANCY REAGAN and JOAN QUIGLEY commune with Ronald from beyond the grave.

Television / 60 minute / Tech Noir

Feature / Western & Horror

Feature / Period Piece

Television / 60 minute / Science-fiction & Drama

Television / 22 minute / Children & Educational

LOGLINE: New York, Mankind's most advanced city, is dwarfed by the arrival of a galactic civilization in 1949. As millions of ETs change the landscape, NATE ARNAZ scratches out a living as a Private Investigator in a city that's become completely alien.


LOGLINE: EVRAN tried to escape his Confederate history by moving to the New Mexico Territory in 1869, but after commencing the execution of a NAVAJO SHAMAN he finds himself haunted by more than just his past.

LOGLINE: Two Air Force officers, MARCO SILZARD and BASHIR KHSHAYARSHA, take command of a Titan II Nuclear Silo in 1983. After they receive a real-world order to launch their missile both men are forced to decide if they are willing to follow through with their role in a global-nuclear-conflict.

LOGLINE: After an atomic war wipes out all life on Earth the only people left alive inhabit an International Lunar Colony. As Engineer SCOTT KELLY and Botanist VALENTINA TERESHKOVA struggle to keep the colonists alive they discover the scientifically accepted origins of the Moon might not be set in stone.

LOGLINE: MR. CITYPANTS is a grumpy pair of dirty pants that lives under the bed. He and his friends from around the house — TERRY TRASHCAN, BELLA TOOTHBRUSH, BARRY BAJANKY BAG, and OTHERS — teach toddlers hygiene and social skills in a fun and familiar environment.

 

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