After graduating from the Canadian Film Centre’s Writers’ Lab, I worked for several years as a screenwriter, screenwriting teacher, and story editor. Here is a sampling of some of the work I produced during that period:

Feature-length Screenplays

Marathon
The story of a remote northern Ontario community haunted by the ghosts of the German POW camp that once stood on its outskirts. (.pdf)

Astoria
A genre-bending story of a down-and-out boxing trainer who falls in love with a woman with a secret. (.pdf)

Short Screenplays

The Offer
A short-short about two prisoners with a Hitchcockian twist. Produced at the Canadian Film Centre. Directed by Eric Plummer. (.pdf)

Move 36
A short film about a chess-playing recluse, a phone sex operator and an old man’s legacy. Produced at the Canadian Film Centre. Directed by Sean Frewer. (.pdf)

Synopses

Project Portfolio
A selection of synopses and proposals for feature-length screenplays. (.pdf)

Screenplay Coverage

Coverage sample 1 (.pdf)
Coverage sample 2 (.pdf)
Coverage sample 3 (.pdf)

All material © Jeff Watson.