THE WRITING PORTFOLIO OF GARRETT VANDER LEUN

FILM AND TV

MUSCLE AND BONE

QUARTERFINALIST, SCREENCRAFT FEATURE COMPETITION 2021 - THE BLACK LIST 7.0 AVERAGE EVALUATION

FEATURE (horror/thriller) When a powerless young Argentine-American travels to Mexico and into the maws of a horrific, back-alley werewolf fight, the encounter transforms her into a force of unparalleled confidence and an absolute evil in the eyes of all the patriarchal powers-that-be.

THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS A PROOF-OF-CONEPT SHORT TO CONVEY THE LOOK/TONE OF THE FEATURE.

 
 

MONSTER TOWN

QUARTERFINALIST, FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK 2021 - QUARTERFINALIST, STAGE 32 SCREENWRITING CONTEST 5TH ANNUAL 2021

QUARTERFINALIST, THE GOLDEN SCRIPT COMPETITION 2021- FINALIST, SCREENCRAFT ANIMATION COMPETITION 2019

SEMIFINALIST, SCREENCRAFT TV PILOT SCRIPT COMPETITION 2019 - SEMIFINALIST, WESCREENPLAY TV CONTEST 2019

PILOT (series/drama) When a violent, human teen living inside an internment camp for has-been monsters learns that his estranged, vampire father is going to be exterminated and the town destroyed, he must ally with his life-long enemies in order to save himself and the father he has never considered family. It’s Noah Hawley’s FARGO but with monsters.

 
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LADY REBEKKAH

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL SECOND ROUNDER - ISA VIRTUAL PITCH CHALLENGE WINNER

FEATURE (fantasy/family) In the midst of an invasion, a wily young queen deadset on driving magic from her lands must suddenly work towards an alliance with all the indigenous, magical races it was stolen from. It’s THE PRINCESS BRIDE meets GAME OF THRONES.

 
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ALTAR BOYS

FEATURE (action/adventure): When an anarchic altar girl awakens a long-dormant witch and weaponizes a gang of long-buried outlaws, she must learn to find hope in the hopeless and rally the living in their dying, Old West tourist town.

COWARDS AND CAPES

PILOT (drama/action) When a cocksure young veterinarian at a small-town zoo decides to save his drug-addicted older brother, he inadvertently creates a new drug that grants its user one hour of super-strength and now he must find the inner strength to destroy it before he puts his entire family in a grave.

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UPON A CANVAS WHITE

SCREENCRAFT HORROR QUARTERFINALIST

FEATURE (horror/action) When a Muslim-American woman retreats to a remote arctic research station to escape persecution in the wake of a devastating election, her fears manifest themselves in the form of a relentless, snow-dwelling monster and a team of would-be "monster hunters" eager to reestablish her as a target.

FATHER OF THE MAN

PILOT (miniseries/drama) While the Beach Boys sound was born upon the beach, their longevity was built on brotherhood and addiction. For nearly seven decades, their story has woven a complicated tapestry of genius and stupidity, hilarity and tragedy and - through it all - love. Based on the book, HEROES & VILLAINS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BEACH BOYS by Steven Gaines.

THINK TANK

ISA GENRE-BUSTING COMEDY SEMIFINALIST - FINAL DRAFT QUARTERFINALIST

PILOT (comedy) When a deeply-cynical designer at a top-secret lab for supervillain weaponry is offered the opportunity to kill the world's greatest superhero, she is forced to examine the way a life built on grudges has suddenly shaped her into the world's greatest supervillain.

GOOCHELAAR

UCLA SEMIFINALIST - TABLE READ MY SCREENPLAY TOP 10

FEATURE (drama/thriller): After an arrogant and ambitious young magician sabotages his own career during an audition, he tries to reroute his career straight through the seedy underbelly of the Reno mob and ends up on the run and hunting for a good enough trick to save the lives of everyone he loves. It's BLUE RUIN meets ROUNDERS.