Portfolio
I have been writing screenplays, essays, and more for the better part of the past decade. I've spent a great deal of that time honing my craft and am proud to have a designated area to showcase my work. Please email me at samueltcastellino@gmail.com with any inquiries.
We Need to Talk about Last Night
Drama (101 pages)
After writing a successfully wide-selling novel, a young novelist begins to spiral into self-destructive behavior while his girlfriend and estranged family try their best to console him back to sanity.
1985
Drama/Thriller (102 pages)
A spiritual successor to George Orwell's 1984, it follows a depressed government employee who is whisked away from his mundane life by a crew of rowdy young men who promise to reveal the truth of his work.
Piñata
Drama/Thriller (100 pages)
An ex-convict struggling to maintain his straight life finds his tensions heightened when a friend from his past returns to coax him to a life of crime.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Comedy/Drama (96 pages)
A wannabe young indie filmmaker reunites with an old flame to fulfill his lifelong dream of making a pulp film; his plans are quickly interrupted however, by a series of absurd events that bring his stories to life in ways that will bury his aspirations forever.