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Fasten your seat belt as a progressive artist, whose imaginative stories, catchy dialogue and colorful characters, takes you on the wildest adventures.

After graduation from the University of Hartford in CT with a B.A. in English, I continued my film education at Columbia College-Hollywood and received a B.A. in Cinema.

Ross’s Rom-Com, “My Soulmate Died at Birth” received a Quarter-Finalist at Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition in 2025. “My Soulmate Died at Birth” received a Quarter-Finalist at the 2024 Table My Read Screenplay Competition Hollywood. Two single comedians, DOUG and ERIN, 30, joke about their failures to meet their soulmate and when the Universe tries bringing them together they keep missing the signs. “My Soulmate Died at Birth” is also a FINALIST at the Filmique International Film Festival.

Ross’ science fiction dramatic screenplay, “The Battle of Los Angeles – 1942” is a Quarter-Finalist at the Filmmatic Sci-Fi / Fantasy Awards. “Battle” is also a FINALIST of the Cineplay International Film Festival. An American man building his dream home and preparing for an inevitable attack by the Japanese, is thrown for a loop when the U.S. Army shoots the heck out of a bright orange object in the sky, destroying his new home.

Ross’ supernatural slasher screenplay, “The Ringmaster” received an accolade of Quarter-Finalist in the Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards in 2024. Upon release from prison, SMILES, an evil clown sells his soul to the devil to seek revenge on a Pastor’s family that helped place him there. Smiles’ son, RODNEY, a rockstar, battles him to protect the Pastor’s family and the town. With Rodney’s help, the Pastor’s son, JOHNNY, gets a second chance to confront Smiles.

Ross’ science fiction feature screenplay, “Rivals,” was a Quarter-Finalist in the Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition in 2021. When two young paranormal investigators go missing at a mysterious mansion, a divorced couple, Neil and Jan, is brought back together to uncover the mansion’s secrets that will miraculously reunite them with their abducted son and save the world from an alien invasion.

In 2020, I was a Quarter-Finalist in The Script Lab for “American Quest.” Years earlier, I was a semi-finalist in the Fade In Screenplay Competition. “American Quest” moved on to Phase Two of the Carl Sautter Memorial Scriptwriting Competition. The same script also placed in the top 30% at the 2003 American Accolades Competition. “Happy Trails” advanced to the 2nd Round of the Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition.

In 2019, Ross joined Deadline Junkies writers’ group. It’s a fantastic group in the San Fernando Valley. Each night three different writers share about 30 pages of either a pilot or a feature film. Actors cold read the script. Writers receive feedback.

I’m a member of ISA Connect and International Screenwriters’ Association. 

I produced, co-wrote and co-directed a low-budget independent feature film, “Rubbenecking” starring Corbin Bernsen, Arye Gross, Renee O’Connor and Debra Wilson. “Rubbernecking” was at the IFP Market in NY. The film has screened at various film festivals. Check out: Rubbernecking movie

“Do you know what it’s like to be this close to something you want so bad…and you never get it?” – “The Turnaround”

“The Turnaround” is a short 16MM film I wrote, produced and directed. It was the ‘Best of the Fest’ at the Rochester Intl. Film Festival. “The Turnaround” was first mentioned in the Slamdance Video  Market before screening at various other festivals and the IFP Market in NY.

“A Dose of Reality” a short film shot on Reversal black and white 16MM film, is a scene from my first screenplay. SKY, a male rocker, 20’s, struggles  with the death of a close friend because of substance abuse. SKIN, a female rocker, talks Sky into seeking rehabilitation.

Earlier in my writing career I wrote a television spec script. It’s a TV spec of ‘Seinfeld’ called “Cheap Shots.”

Ross is also a Script Reader. For more information click here.