The screenplay
One Mad Apple
A feature drama
adapted from the novel.
A man returns to his quiet hometown to care for his aging parents — only to be pulled into a disturbing psychological feud with a volatile neighbor who sits on the local school board.
Double Recommend · Stage 32
Festival circuit
Selected honours
Award Winner
Brussels International Film Festival
2023
Award Winner
Thriller/Suspense Festival
2025
Award Winner
Toronto Tamil International Film Festival
2025
Nominee
Cannes Arts Fest
2025
Finalist
Atlanta Screenplay Awards
2023
Finalist
Cambridge Script Festival
2024
Honorable Mention
Carmel International Film Festival
2024
Semi-Finalist
ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain
2023
Full list of honours
- Official SelectionAlpine International Film Festival2026
- Official SelectionCinema Royale: Paris Edition2026
- NomineeBarcelona Indie Festival2026
- Award WinnerThriller/Suspense Festival2025
- Award WinnerToronto Tamil International Film Festival2025
- NomineeCannes Arts Fest2025
- Semi-FinalistOutstanding Screenplays Feature Competition2025
- Official SelectionOxford Script Awards2025
- Official SelectionTokyo Film & Screenplay Awards2025
- Honorable MentionCarmel International Film Festival — Best Feature Screenplay2024
- Honorable MentionLos Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards2024
- FinalistCambridge Script Festival2024
- NomineeArt Film Spirit Awards2024
- Official SelectionBerlin International Screenwriting Festival2024
- Semi-FinalistPalm Springs International Screenplay & Pitch2024
- Quarter-FinalistPalm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest2024
- Quarter-FinalistScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship2024
- Award WinnerBrussels International Film Festival — BIFF2023
- FinalistAtlanta Screenplay Awards2023
- FinalistScriptmatix True Story Screenplay Contest2023
- Semi-FinalistScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition2023
- Semi-FinalistMiami Screenplay Awards2023
- Official SelectionChicago Script Awards2023
- Official SelectionDark Comedy Film Festival2023
- Official SelectionLos Angeles International Screenplay Awards2023
- Quarter-FinalistSanta Barbara International Screenplay Awards2023
- Quarter-FinalistVail Screenplay Contest2023
- Quarter-FinalistBig Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition2023
- Quarter-FinalistAnnual Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest2023
- Quarter-FinalistStage 32 Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest2022
- Honorable MentionSan Francisco Fall Book Festival — the novel2022
The story
One neighbor.
One neighbor.
One town.
One unraveling.
An art dealer walks away from the city to care for his dying mother, and finds a town held hostage by a combative, mentally unstable elected official on the local school board.
A psychological drama with dark humour, drawn from events the author lived through — about community, courage, and what happens when nobody is willing to say the obvious out loud.
