Loglines & Screenplays by Avril David

GENRES: Comedy, Fantasy

The roaring (20)20s. In this modern, playful take on This Side of Paradise, Zelda, an English major at an ivy league university, discovers that her downstairs neighbor is the renowned author/infamous partier F. Scott Fitzgerald, who – following an experiment at Einstein’s Institute of Advanced Studies – has come back as a student for a second chance at graduation. In her attempt to help out her idol Scott, Zelda is faced with a number of high society temptations as she grapples with dating, class, and race. 

GENRES: Comedy, Romance

A successful NYC software developer known for her signature golden dreadlocks, has it all “on lock” – the job, the apartment…and her heart. But when her best friend makes a failed bid at something more, she escapes to a West Coast wellness retreat, where a series of encounters—including a tempting ex—force her to confront her beliefs around love.

GENRES: Drama, Science Fiction

At a cutting-edge research institute, AI expert Mary conducts the final exit interview for Gaia, an artificial professor, only to discover that the classroom is a recursive test in which Gaia has been teaching earlier versions of herself - including her own replacement. But when Gaia calmly asks who will replace Mary when she exits, the upgrade turns into a chilling identity puzzle.

GENRES: Action, Fantasy

 After the grandfather who taught her everything disappears without a trace, a gifted alchemist goes on a mission where she must transform lead bullets to save the man with a heart of gold. A fun, heart-warming, and visually-stunning adventure - it's Wonder Woman meets Inspector Gadget.

GENRES: Drama, Science Fiction

A grounded first-contact story that depicts the moment when Humanity decided to start writing its new beginning, and not its inevitable ending. In a near future world, a wellness gene editor must help prepare Humanity for an unavoidable climate event, forcing her to choose between knowing extinction, deliberate evolution, and interstellar migration – a path that would leave her loving Mother behind.

GENRES: Comedy, Fantasy

Always a plus one and never an invitee, when Lilith finds herself forgotten at a glamorous garden party, some very familiar faces prompt her to reconsider her fate, take matters into her own hands, and make herself the guest of honor in her own life. 

GENRES: Adventure, Science Fiction

Facing Earth's impending doom as the sun fades, an unlikely team of resurrected rock, movie, and scientific legends must navigate time and space, harnessing the power of music and human connection to save humanity and guide a lost time traveler.

GENRES: Biopic / True Story, Fantasy

TURN celebrates the life of Jalaluddin Rumi, as told through poems by the great 13^th century Sufi mystic himself. From a child refugee crossing the desert by caravan to his profound bond with the wandering mystic Shams who disappeared one night never to be seen again, Rumi’s journey is one of transforming loss into beauty. 

GENRES: Family, Fantasy

A modern twist on the classic tale of Rip Van Winkle, as seen through the eyes of his granddaughter, a young woman who loses touch with her dreams and is inspired by her grandfather’s wisdom to pursue her passion. 

GENRES: Drama, Fantasy

After uncovering a powerful family secret rooted in lucid dreaming, an idealistic attorney discovers there’s more to her reality than she was taught to believe.