Books & Film
Storytelling isn’t just about, well, telling a good story. It’s about choosing the medium to which the story is best suited.
Scroll through some of my work from page to screen.
From homework to hardcover…
Beginning as an English class assignment freshman year of college, Tainted Glass evolved into a debut novel because of the encouragement of kind professors and guidance of supportive editors. It was eventually published by Champagne Book Group in February 2013, just before my 21st birthday, and sold through bookstores nationwide.
A prequel/retelling of the Snow White story, the novel was ahead of the fairy tale adaptation trend with its darker, character-driven revision.
“When Prince William’s father is murdered before his eyes, he thinks his miseries could never be worse. He’s wrong. Helped by Anna, his queen and love of his life, he struggles with a dark side he always knew existed, made worse with the tragic consequences of his daughter’s birth, the princess Snow White. Through the malice of a spurned love, and the scheming of rivals that covet his throne, William finds himself the victim of a curse that condemns him to live out his remaining days as the magic mirror of lore. With his daughter’s life hanging in the balance, William must save her the only way he can: engaging in a game of wits with the cunning and manipulative woman who imprisoned him behind the glass. But is Snow White worth saving at all?”
Film
Award-winning short films & screenplays
DRESS
A short film about two women confronting their uncertain futures (and each other), as one readies for college and the other for a big date.
I wrote this film after a conversation with my grandmother, sometime after my grandpa passed away, conceiving the story with a frequent collaborator. The past has a way of haunting the present, and yet nothing is quite so beautiful - and bittersweet - as the process of moving on.
“I want audiences to walk away with a similar experience as I had the first time I read Dress -- They will smile at the sweetness and satisfaction of a story wrapping up in a neat bow, but then will find a loose thread poking out as they think about the story more and more.
They will pull that loose thread, and find it unravel in the form of questions and emotions that maybe lead them to looking at themselves in the mirror of time.”
— Paulina Lagudi Ulrich, director
ALL THE THINGS YOU MADE ME DO
FESTIVAL-WINNING SCREENPLAY, YET TO BE PRODUCED
A high school jock’s world is transformed when he discovers his attraction to the school’s confident, gay boy-genius. But when the nature of their relationship takes a sharp turn, both boys find themselves on an unavoidable collision course.
Influenced by personal experiences, nostalgic teen dramas, and even Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this grounded coming-of-age story continues its impactful streak on the festival circuit.
