I’m an actor, writer, and producer from Mabank, Texas, now holding down the fort in Ennis, Texas — which basically means I’m close enough to Dallas for business, but far enough away to still hear myself think. I wrote the feature script My Dad, Arlo & Me, a father‑son story about two stubborn men who finally decide to stop pretending they’re fine and actually deal with their feelings. Radical, I know. The film digs into love, acceptance, self‑discovery, and the wild idea that life is meant to be lived — not just tolerated.

Right now, I’m in the fun, chaotic, caffeine‑powered stage of turning the script into a full‑blown feature. And to prove this thing actually works, we also produced the award‑winning proof‑of‑concept short A Strange Trip. Between the script and the short, the project has already racked up 9 festival wins, 13 craft awards, 4 finalist placements, 6 honorable mentions, and 12 official selections — which is basically the festival circuit’s way of saying, “Hey, you might be onto something.”

And yes — we’re shooting as much of this story as humanly possible in Texas. Because if you can make a movie in your own backyard, why wouldn’t you? The barbecue alone is worth the location fee.