Congratulations Jamie and Shevon!

I would like to congratulate two-time Olympian, and star of "The Encounter," Jamie Nieto and his wife Shevon on their wedding.

After a freak accident during a routine back flip left him paralyzed, Jamie pledged he would one day walk down the aisle with his fiancee. It seemed like an impossible goal but, in a typical Hollywood happy ending, Jamie succeeded. It is a miraculous story as inspiring as the film we made together.

In addition to being an athlete and an actor, Jamie is also a talented writer, I hope one day he shares his story with the world.

Mazel Tov!

For my story, be sure to read my book "The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God."

My novel Chapel Street is now available! You can currently buy the Kindle and paperback at Amazon and the Nook, paperback and hardcover at Barnes & Noble.

Learn more about the book, click Here.

Listen to me read some chapters here:

Chapel Street - Prologue - My Mother
Chapel Street - Chapter 1 - RestingPlace.com
Chapel Street - Chapter 2 - Elisabetta
Chapel Street - Chapter 3 - The Upload
Chapel Street - Chapter 4 - The Kobayashi Maru

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"Made In America" wins Peer Awards

"Made In America," a narrative film based on a true story I wrote about nuclear proliferation for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, won a number of Peer Awards issued by the TIVA. The awards include:

Direction - Fiction, Gold
MADE IN AMERICA / Rocket Media Group / Federal Bureau of Investigation

Director of Photography - Fiction, Gold
MADE IN AMERICA / Rocket Media Group / Federal Bureau of Investigation

Editing - Fiction, Bronze

MADE IN AMERICA / Rocket Media Group / Federal Bureau of Investigation

Education/Training (25K and over) - Gold

MADE IN AMERICA / Rocket Media Group / Federal Bureau of Investigation

I want to thank the folks at Rocket Media and the FBI for bringing me onto the project.  I think these films I have been writing for the FBI have been some of the best ones I have made. Congratulations to all the winners!

I wish I could show you the film, or at least the trailer, but it doesn't seem like it has been publicly posted by the Bureau on the internet yet.  I will post it when it becomes available, but here are some behind the scenes stills.

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ChristianCinema's Top 100 Bestselling Films

I am pleased and grateful to announce that eight films I wrote made the Top 100 Bestselling Films of 2016 at ChristianCinema.com.  One of them, the always reliable "The Encounter," co-written by the mighty Timothy Ratajczak, made the Top 10.  Additionally, a film I edited but did not write also made the list.  Also, when you consider that I did some ghostwriting on another one of the films, which shall remain nameless, I had my hands in ten percent of the films on the list.

I am extremely grateful for having the opportunity to work on these films, and I want to thank all of the talented people involved.  Film making is a collaborative venture,  No one person can take all the credit, or all the blame, for a film.

Here are the titles:

#9.  The Encounter.



#20.  Revelation Road 2:  The Sea of Glass and Fire.



#32.  Hidden Secrets.



#49,  The Encounter: Paradise Lost



#56.  Marriage Retreat.



#70.  The Black Rider: Revelation Road.



#78.  Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End.



#88.  Sarah's Choice.



Here's the additional film I edited:

#39.  In The Blink of an Eye.

My novel Chapel Street is now available! You can currently buy the Kindle and paperback at Amazon and the Nook, paperback and hardcover at Barnes & Noble.

Learn more about the book, click Here.

Listen to me read some chapters here:

Chapel Street - Prologue - My Mother
Chapel Street - Chapter 1 - RestingPlace.com
Chapel Street - Chapter 2 - Elisabetta
Chapel Street - Chapter 3 - The Upload
Chapel Street - Chapter 4 - The Kobayashi Maru

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Unlock Your Inner Screenwriter

This weekend, I have the honor once again to be a guest at the Churches Making Movies Christian Film Festival in Elizabeth, New Jersey.  On Saturday, between 1pm and 2pm, I will be delivering a dynamic workshop that will vault the participants to screenwriting success -- or at least that's what the brochure says.  The workshop will take place at the Courtyard Marriott, 87 International Blvd, Elizabeth, NJ  07201.

I think everyone had a great time at last year's seminar so come on by.  I will also be attending the Red Carpet Gala on Friday night.   Feel free to introduce yourself.

Here's the website for the festival:  Churches Making Movie.

Be sure to check out my memoir The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God, published by TouchPoint Press. It is my true story of first faith and first love and how the two became almost fatally intertwined. (And keep an eye out for my upcoming paranormal thriller Chapel Street.)

Here are some sample chapters of The Promise:

Chapter 1 - A Photograph

Chapter 2 - My Death

Chapter 3 - Childhood

Chapter 4 - Saved!

Chapter 5 - The Promise

Chapter 6 - The Mission

Chapter 7 - Mission Accomplished
Chapter 15 - Quarter To Midnight

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RIP Herschell Gordon Lewis

Herschell Gordon Lewis with my wife Deborah Lynn Murphy

Many years ago I helped edit the film Jimmyo Burril's "Chainsaw Sally"starring April Monique Burril and Mark Redfield.  The true highlight of the project was the opportunity to meet horror icon Herschell Gordon Lewis, aka The Godfather of Gore.  I rarely venture onto the sets of films I edit, but I did go to meet Herschell, who turned out to be a really nice, unassuming guy, who, like myself, spent most of his career working in advertising.

I have been a fan of horror movies all of my life and I have always respected Herschell as an innovator.  His low-budget exploitative film "Blood Feast" initiated the "gore" subgenre and paved the way for films like "Night of the Living Dead."  Generally speaking, I am not a fan of gore for the sake of gore, but I really enjoyed Herschell's film "2000 Maniacs," a twisted version of the musical"Brigadoon," about a Confederate town that reappears 100 years so that the inhabitants can take revenge on Yankees.  Herschell infused the film with a certain goofy, maniacal gleeful charm that kept the proceedings entertaining throughout.

Rest in peace, Herschell.  I'm glad I had the chance to meet you.

You will find considerably less gore in my book "The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God" than Herschell's films.  Be sure to check it out:

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"The Company Man" Wins Three Emmys!

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter, recently awarded "The Company Man" three Emmys.  The film won Best Director, Tom Feliu, Best Photography, John St. Ours, and Best Program/Special.  This brings the total of Emmys won by films I wrote to six.

Yours truly with one of the previous Emmys.

"The Company Man" was made by Rocket Media Group and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  It was directed by Tom Feliu, produced by Ward LeHardy, Tom Feliu, Jarett Melville and Dean Chappell III, and written by your humble narrator.  It is a narrative short depicting the very real threat of economic espionage at the behest of foreign powers.

The film is based on an actual case of attempted economic espionage that was successfully thwarted by the joint efforts of the targeted company and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Some names and details were changed in the film to obscure the actual identity of the company itself.

"The Company Man" might be my favorite project for the FBI.  As a screenwriter, I was really drawn to the case.  It was very Hitchcockian.  The story revolved around a mild-mannered everyman who reluctantly finds himself in the center of an international game of cat and mouse.  In order to catch the foreign agents, the FBI needed to use an employee at the targeted company as bait because it was easier to teach the engineer the necessary spy craft than it was to teach an FBI Agent the detailed engineering knowledge.  The film is told from the perspective of the courageous engineer.  It was a great story with a great result:  Thousands of American jobs saved.

I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked on this film.  I always enjoy working with Rocket Media and the folks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Each project has given me great insight into serious problems facing our country.  I am hopeful that the films will be part of the solution.

And, despite whatever National Public Radio thinks, they are not propaganda.

Here's the film:



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