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Theo Davies

Theo Davies

San Diego,California

Summary

Screenwriter, Director and Producer with 18 years experience in the film industry, including a feature film acquired by Netflix, and 5 years experience as a College Professor of Screenwriting and Film Production.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder

Southern California Screenplay Competition
04.2016 - Current

One of the fastest growing screenwriting competitions in the world, with three screenplay categories - Feature, TV Pilot and Short.

Head of Screenwriting & Film Production

Platt College
08.2018 - 06.2023

In addition to teaching screenwriting and film production, I also overhauled the syllabus for both programs. The goal was to educate the student in every aspect of film production, from producing, directing and cinematography, to sound and editing. We also covered in detail the role of a film producer from script to screen.

Screenwriter

From Barrio To Beverly Hills (Feature Film)
11.2021 - 08.2022

Commissioned to write a romantic-comedy. Logline: A Mexican-American girl from San Diego lands the job of her dreams in Beverly Hills, only to fall in love with the son of a prejudiced High Society family.

Screenwriter

Forgetting Hollywood (Feature Film)
01.2021 - 09.2021

Commissioned to write a biographical drama script. Logline: When a major Hollywood player falls into a coma and loses his memory, he must relearn the movie business, survive a devastating divorce and rebuild his life to save himself and his children from financial ruin.

Screenwriter

Englishmen In America (TV Pilot)
03.2020 - 10.2020

Commissioned to write the Pilot episode for a dark buddy comedy TV show. Logline: A henpecked Englishman living in Los Angeles is visited by his estranged best friend after the suspicious death of his wife. Together, they accidentally find themselves embroiled in another death, involving a local criminal, making them wanted men by the criminal's psychotic brother and the LAPD.

Screenwriter/Director/Producer

Wish Man (Feature Film)
01.2015 - 06.2019

A biographical drama about the man who founded the Make-A-Wish foundation. WISH MAN streamed on Netflix from 2019-2021, and is still available on Amazon, Peacock, Apple, Vudu and a dozen other streaming and cable platforms. WISH MAN was theatrically released in 40 theaters in 15 states and was sold internationally to fifteen countries around the world.

Writer/Director/Editor

Detroit Mayor’s Office & Midas Development Corp.
02.2016 - 06.2016

A series of films for the Detroit Mayor's Office and Midas, an international development company, to show Detroit's renaissance and progress since filing for bankruptcy in 2013.

Writer/Director

The Itch Eraser (TV Spot)
11.2015 - 01.2016

A 30 second TV spot for Tender Corporation's product 'The Itch Eraser'.

Director/Editor

The Screenwriters (TV Pilot)
10.2013 - 11.2013

Similar to 'The Actors Studio', TCM host Ben Mankiewicz interviews Jeffrey Reddick, writer/creator of the FINAL DESTINATION franchise.

Director

5 Hour Friends (Feature Film)
12.2011 - 01.2012

A sports drama produced in San Diego, shot on location in Little Italy, and Torrey Pines and Balboa Park golf courses. 5 HOUR FRIENDS was theatrically released in San Diego, distributed domestically by Gravitas Ventures, and internationally by Paramount Pictures.

Director/Editor/Producer

Harry, Henry And The Prostitute (Short Film)
11.2007 - 02.2008

A 16-minute buddy comedy starring Charlie Cox (Marvel's/Disney's 'Daredevil').

1st Assistant Camera

The Floating Brothel
09.2005 - 10.2005

A documentary drama for the BBC in the UK and ABC in Australia. Logline: In 1789, the majestic ship The Lady Juliana carried a boatload of prostitutes, thieves and con-women from England to Australia to breathe life into a dying colony.

1st Assistant Camera

Pinochet's Last Stand
06.2005 - 07.2005

A biographical drama series for HBO Films about the struggles between Amnesty International and the British government during the arrest and extradition of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998.

2nd Assistant Camera

The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
08.2004 - 10.2004

A documentary drama for the History Channel telling the story of the Christian Crusades into the Holy Land.

Camera Trainee

Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
04.2004 - 05.2004

A biographical drama TV movie for the BBC in the UK about Kenneth Tynan, a controversial and eccentric theatre critic. Tynan lost his position as Literary Mananger of the National theatre when he was the first person to drop the F-bomb on live TV in 1963.

Education

Diploma - Film Production

New York Film Academy
New York, NY
08.2001

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Film & Theater

University of Reading
Berkshire (UK)
06.2001

Skills

  • Final Draft
  • Photography
  • Ghostwriting
  • Book Editing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point
  • French Speaker

Timeline

Screenwriter

From Barrio To Beverly Hills (Feature Film)
11.2021 - 08.2022

Screenwriter

Forgetting Hollywood (Feature Film)
01.2021 - 09.2021

Screenwriter

Englishmen In America (TV Pilot)
03.2020 - 10.2020

Head of Screenwriting & Film Production

Platt College
08.2018 - 06.2023

Founder

Southern California Screenplay Competition
04.2016 - Current

Writer/Director/Editor

Detroit Mayor’s Office & Midas Development Corp.
02.2016 - 06.2016

Writer/Director

The Itch Eraser (TV Spot)
11.2015 - 01.2016

Screenwriter/Director/Producer

Wish Man (Feature Film)
01.2015 - 06.2019

Director/Editor

The Screenwriters (TV Pilot)
10.2013 - 11.2013

Director

5 Hour Friends (Feature Film)
12.2011 - 01.2012

Director/Editor/Producer

Harry, Henry And The Prostitute (Short Film)
11.2007 - 02.2008

1st Assistant Camera

The Floating Brothel
09.2005 - 10.2005

1st Assistant Camera

Pinochet's Last Stand
06.2005 - 07.2005

2nd Assistant Camera

The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
08.2004 - 10.2004

Camera Trainee

Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
04.2004 - 05.2004

Diploma - Film Production

New York Film Academy

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Film & Theater

University of Reading
Theo Davies