Native Speakers, 2019

"Native Speakers, a psychological drama script set in Poland, tells the story of twenty-something Mark, an American expat English language teacher, and his womanizing, hedonist old highschool friend, Anthony, who unexpectedly shows up, disrupting Mark's life, eventually leading to his retaliation. Through the perspective of the main protagonist, Mark, the script examines the often contradictory way that chauvinism and shamelessness, when disguised with charm and confidence, are often appealing and rewarded, and how, with grave consequences, this hypocrisy leads Mark to lash out violently. This character study examines the gradual descent of a seemingly normal young man, whose inability to react to or speak out about the smallest injustices as they occur, eventually leads him to ultimate brutality. All my scripts focus on marginal characters who wrestle with extreme feelings, whose ultimate aim is societal and spiritual balance, fairness, and harmony, but who attempt to achieve this with unscrupulous methods."