Anthony McBride

Unique traits: Former military Army Intelligence Officer

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  TEARS OF REDEMPTION Budget: $10M - $30M | Western When a man seeks revenge against his mentor’s killers, he must battle his inner fears and the Wild West’s lust for alcohol and profits to seek vengeance, protect his love interest and defend his town.

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  THE WHISPERS IN THE WOODS Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller ⋄ Mystery When a young woman investigates the covered-up murder of her sister, she teams up with a private eye and a cast of supporting characters to find the killer.

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  ABOLITION Budget: $10M - $30M | Horror When a vengeful demon claws its way back from a town's shadowed history, a young man burdened by his past must confront his deepest fears to unlock a deadly secret, a revelation that holds the key not only to saving his community from demonic annihilation, but to preventing an unimaginable catastrophe that stretches all the way to the Oval Office.

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  THE MYRTLES Fantasy ⋄ Family When an evil mayor plots to take over Olde City Philadelphia with black magic, an orphan must use his special abilities to overcome his inner demons and wrangle a group of friends to rescue the city and his people--The Myrtles.

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  THE LAST JITNEY Drama When a pandemic and racial riots topple the city of Philadelphia, a rideshare driver must forsake his old ways to get his life back, salvage the relationship with his son and bring order to the chaotic city.

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  THE FUHRER Historical When a lance corporal from the Bavarian Army turned public speaker becomes the leader of Germany the world looks on as one of the great human tragedies takes place as it braces for a World War II.

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  GODS OF THE FORGOTTEN War ⋄ Drama Based on a true story.  When the United States enters the Korean War, it must avert a nuclear World War III with Russia and China while two of its' most revered leaders, President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur, become embroiled in a battle of power and politics.

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  Bring Them Home Action ⋄ Drama When hostages are taken in Afghanistan a hostage fusion cell led by a U.S. Senator and a Delta Forces operative is sent to save them, but when their own lives are in danger, they realize that the stakes are high in a race against time and a crime plot.

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  THE REJECTS Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Action When a group of kids with “gross and nasty” mutant powers discover that they’re not good enough to be normal superheroes, they must join forces to fight “petty” crimes across the city in their pursuit for respect and the title of “reject”.

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  CHASE THE LION Drama A team of amputee veterans pursue a second chance at life through wheelchair basketball only to overcome tragedy and corruption on their way to the Paralympic Games.

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  MAIA Sci-fi ⋄ Drama In 2092 a bodyguard with a past and a hatred for androids takes on the job of protecting a very special client--an android singer.

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  MAGGIE Drama The true story of a female reporter who traveled the world to cover history's most high-profile news stories only to battle classism, sexism and tragedy in the male-dominated world of war journalism.

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  STARBRIGHT Drama When an adopted, bi-racial teenage girl, Nora, realizes that she possesses special powers, she faces the dilemma of using them for good or evil as she navigates the demands of growing up.

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  THE CLOSERS Comedy When a group of quirky payroll and tax filing services sales people enter the world of small business payroll and tax filing sales, they realize that the world is not enough and humor is king in their pursuit to earn the title of “The Closers”.

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  HOMEBOYS Comedy When two friends from Philadelphia decide to move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams: one, to be an artist and the other to be a mogul, they realize that the rise to the top of Tinsel Town is going to be one wild, hilarious ride.

• Selected - Pasadena International Film Festival - "Gods of the Forgotten"
  (2025)

• Selected -Indiewood Screenwriting Fund - "The Whispers in the Woods"
  (2025)

• Palm Springs International Screenplay/Pitchdeck/Sizzle Reel/Trailer Contest-SemiFinalist
  (2024)

• Selected - Beverly Hills Film Festival - "Gods of the Forgotten"
  (2024)

• Winner - Don Paula FF - "The Last Jitney"-Best Screenplay, Best Concept / Best Screenwriter
  (2024)

• Quarterfinalist - Los Angeles International Script Competition - "The Myrtles"
  (2024)

• Selected - Berlin International Screenplay Festival - "The Fuhrer"
  (2024)

• Selected - Paris World Cinema Festival - "Gods of the Forgotten"
  (2024)

• Quarterfinalist - Hollywood Storytellers Script Competition - "The Myrtles"
  (2024)

• Winner - Hollywood Blood Horror Festival - "ABOLITION"
  (2024)

• Honorable Mention - Greece International Film Festival - "The Fuhrer"
  (2024)

• Finalist - Cineverse International Film Festival - "The Fuhrer"
  (2024)

• Finalist - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards - "MAGGIE"
  (2024)

• Winner - Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival - "The Myrtles"
  (2024)

• Quarterfinalist - Atlanta Screenplay Awards - "ABOLITION"
  (2024)

• Quarterfinalist - Santa Barbara Diverse Voices Screenplay Contest ("The Last Jitney")
  (2023)

• Quarterfinalist - Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition ("Gods of the Forgotten")
  (2023)

• Selected - Culver City Film Festival ("Gods of the Forgotten")
  (2023)

• Winner-Berlin International Screenplay Festival - "Gods of the Forgotten"
  (2023)

• Quarterfinalist - Filmmatic SciFi Fantasy Awards ("The Myrtles")
  (2023)

• Top 20% - Coverfly's "Red List" - ("Maggie")
  (2023)

• Top 20% - Coverfly's "Red List" - ("The Myrtles")
  (2023)

• Quarterfinalist - TSL Free Screenplay Contest ("The Myrtles")
  (2022)

• Quarterfinalist - Black Boy Writes ("Starbright")
  (2022)

• Semifinalist-Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition ("Gods of the Forgotten")
  (2021)

• Semifinalist - Page Turner First Fifteen Contest ("Gods of the Forgotten")
  (2020)

• Quarterfinalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Contest ("Gods of the Forgotten"))
  (2019)

• Semifinalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Holiday Contest ("Bring Them Home")
  (2019)

• Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Fellowship ("Bring Them Home")
  (2018)

• Quarterfinalist - UCLA Extension Feature Contest ("Bring Them Home")
  (2018)

• ScreenwritingU (Genre Classes)
  (2015-2023)

• Brent Forrester Comedy Class
  (2020-2022)

• ATT/Warner Bros./VME Fellowship
  (2021-2021)

• Script Anatomy
  (2020-2020)

• ScreenwritingU ProSeries
  (2018-2019)

• UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies/Business and Management of Entertainment
  (2013-2018)

• Writers Guild West Veterans Program
  (2017-2017)

• Strasberg Theatre and Film
  (2013-2016)

• TVI-Los Angeles
  (2012-2013)

• Stage32
  (2015)