York Davis

Unique traits: I Love researching and writing Victorian and Edwardian film scripts with theatre, art and early film elements. My first play then screenplay was "Cakewalk" about May Irwin, a vaudeville star who was the first to integrate all-white U.S. stages. Then came a one act play then 1 hour TV/MOW "Queen Marie (Dressler)", set in the early talkies era. After another one-act WWII play "Churchill in Peril" , I wrote a feature script "I Love You, Oscar Wilde", which made PAGE semi-finals and finals NSI Features First (Canada). After drafting a novel about Joseph of Arimathea's journey to Britannia with the Holy Family, called "Voyage of the Holy Grail" and then finished a TV pilot and bible for an ensemble, comedy limited series called "Rare Vintages" set in an long-term care home. Using the same long term care home characters, I just finished a feature holiday drama called "Grace 'Til Christmas."

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  Kitty Budget: $5M - $10M | Historical "In 1930's Depression New Zealand, an unwed poor widow causes a national scandal, by suing her new baby's wealthy father for Breech of Promise to Marry and backing out. Based on a true story."

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  Voyage of the Holy Grail Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Historical "Joseph of Arimathea faces deadly perils to take his adopted son Jesus', family, disciples and the Holy Grail to Britain, to spread Jesus' Word there."

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  Rare Vintages Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy ⋄ Drama A self-centred plastic surgeon must reluctantly work in a long-term care home in Ottawa, Canada, to realize his true happiness.  

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  Grace 'Til Christmas? Budget: $5M - $10M | Other ⋄ Drama To atone for her past sin, ninety-two year old Grace vows to promote Christian Christmas, but catches deadly flu and because of her strict beliefs, may not live till Christmas.

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  I Love You, Oscar Wilde Biography ⋄ Drama ⋄ Historical ⋄ Romance A young Canadian artist madly in love with Oscar Wilde paints his portrait that inspires his controversial "The Picture of Dorian Gray," but struggles as his emerging lifestyle threatens her love.

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  Cakewalk Biography Notorious for the first movie kiss, Canadian stage-actress May Irwin introduces black dancers onto white American stages, to fulfil her beloved father’s dying wish.

• Semi-finalist Page Screenwriting Competition 2015 with "I Love You, Oscar Wilde"

• Finalist National Screen Institute Features First 2016 with "Frances Loves Oscar Wilde".

• Carleton University