The Quarry
Synopsis/Details:
This adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's classic short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge has a Donnie Brasco type set up.
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The Writer: Jonathan Sieff
Jonathan is a scriptwriter, consultant, and agent at Screen Talent Agency with a BA in Media Production: Scriptwriting. At university, he continued building on his writing skills and passion for genre films, particularly Spaghetti Westerns and Film Noir, which continue to influence his work. He started his career by providing script coverage, offering both creative and marketability analyses. Some notable scripts he’s given feedback on include The Vanishing starring Gerard Butler, I Feel Pretty starring Amy Schumer, The Hummingbird Project with Selma Hayek, Jesse Eisenberg, and Alexander Skarsgård, Dreamland, produced by and starring Margot Robbie, and The Courier starring Benedict... Go to bio
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