Screenplays by Michael Elliott

Nobody’s Heroes

A decorated Vietnam combat vet, dealing with PTSD, defies the FBI and risks prison to help a notorious and wanted antiwar activist escape to Canada.

Comparable films: The Fugitive and Born on the Fourth of July

When Will I See You Again?

When a stubborn 75-year-old man agrees to care for his lifetime first love now battling cancer, their rekindled romance forces them to confront the wreckage of decades while racing time to finally choose each other.

Comparable films: We Live in Time and Blue Valentine

In Self Defense?

Seeking revenge on a white criminal gang, a Black homeowner lures them into a home invasion, attempting to disguise murder as self-defense.

Comparable films: Man on Fire and The Usual Suspects

Witches & Warriors

A teenager is unexpectedly transported from 1990 to 1967, where he becomes entangled in the world of hippies, the Vietnam War, and the paranormal, forcing him to confront his own destiny and the power of the past.

Comparable films: Stargate and Platoon

Senior Center Assassin

A series of seemingly unrelated murders has local law enforcement stymied until clues lead to a retired “diplomat” and his friends at a local daytime senior center.