welcome to
Steven Ellis Film
Directing Projects
Writing Projects
RIGGED
Two first-time campaign managers clash to capture PA's 5th District in the State Senate. Winning party controls the state for redistricting so the stakes couldn't be higher. And with nearly unlimited campaign funds for the incumbent, it's going to be a long, tough, slog for the upstart challenger to make a play. Luckily, truth doesn't need to be on their side... just winning.
104 pages. Fiction. Thriller, Drama, Crime, Politics.
NIGHTHAWKS
A young man has a night he'll never forget in the new city.
90 pages. Fiction.
SHE CLEANS UP NICELY
It's a myth that fairy tales are just for children. In this raunchy twist on the classic Grimm fables, CINDERELLA encounters a rogue's gallery of popular fairy tale victims and their infamous villains as she attempts to deliver an enchanted goblet to the womanizing PRINCE CHARMING. (Think Snatch; not Into the Woods).
111 pages. Fiction. Fantasy, High Concept.
DETECTIVE ADVENTURES with Mister Master Sir Charles Baxter and George
Mister Master Sir Charles Baxter and his puppet sidekick George, and their irrationally logical logistical decrees, finally find a real detective case worthy of real merit; a case so deeply embedded within the most criminal gang throughout L.A., it takes a man with a fresh perspective on reality to take a closer look at a fresh perspective on crime to solve...."The Case of the Missing Doormat."
96 pages. Fiction. Comedy.
EXFILTRATION
Kylie Sparks has to save her father, and the world, from the bad guys.
89 pages. Fiction. Action.
THE BOOK OF SKY: FOREVER FOG
114 pages. Fiction. High Concept. Science Fiction. Drama.
Awards and recognition
2019-2021
RIGGED, feature script
Best Screenplay - San Diego Movie Awards
Best Thriller/Suspense Screenplay Finalist - Hollywood Blvd Film Festival
Nominee for Best Script - YES! Let’s Make A Movie Film Festival
Finalist - Detroit International Film Festival
Critics’ Choice Awards - World Film Carnival
SemiFinalist - Best Script Awards
SemiFinalist - Big Apple Film and Screenplay Competition
Official Selection - Golden Cali Film and Art Festival
Official Selection - LA International Screenplay Awards
Official Selection - Orlando International Film Festival
Official Selection - Big Bear Film Summit
Official Selection - Marina Del Rey Film Festival
Official Selection - SoCal Film Awards
Official Selection - New York True Venture Film Festival
Official Selection - Austin Under the Stars Film Festival
Official Selection - New York City International Screenplay Awards
2019-2021
Mike Barnes: Private Eye, web series
Best Web Series - Global Film Fest
Outstanding Achievement (Brandon Carillo) - MLC Awards
Semi-Finalist - Directors Cut Int’l Film Festival
Semi-Finalist - Ojai Short Film Fest
Official Selection - MLC Awards
Official Selection - DMOFF
Official Selection - Standalone Film Fest LA
Honorable Mention - LA Underground Film Fest
Official Selection - 2021 Comedy Genre Lab
Official Selection - Web Series Filmmaker Showcase
Official Selection - Sicily Web Fest
Official Selection - New York Lift-Off Festival
Official Selection - Portland Short Fest
Official Selection - Baltimore Next Media Web Fest
2018
2019: A Home Odyssey, short film
Best Actor, Nick Reinhardt - Oregon Scream Week Short Film Festival
Official Selection - Silicon Valley International Film Festival
Official Selection - Oregon Scream Week Short Film FIlm Festival
Honorable Mention - Bad Film Fest
