David Ezell

Cannes Film Awards winner David Ezell is a writer and actor based in Manhattan. Upon awarding him the 2026 Chicago Script Awards’ Best First-Time Screenwriter trophy, the judges commented, “David Ezell is quickly establishing himself as a compelling new voice in psychological storytelling.”

His play *The Great American Scream Machine* was selected from hundreds of submissions for production in the 2024 SOOP Annual Play Competition, marking his emergence as a produced playwright and earning him membership in the Dramatists Guild. That same year, he co-founded Camelback Films.

His multiple-award-winning screenplay *Occam’s Beard* (2025) earned Best Short Script honors at the Big Apple Film Festival, the Cannes Film Awards, the Florence Film Awards, the Hollywood Gold Awards, and the Tokyo...

Cannes Film Awards winner David Ezell is a writer and actor based in Manhattan. Upon awarding him the 2026 Chicago Script Awards’ Best First-Time Screenwriter trophy, the judges commented, “David Ezell is quickly establishing himself as a compelling new voice in psychological storytelling.”

His play *The Great American Scream Machine* was selected from hundreds of submissions for production in the 2024 SOOP Annual Play Competition, marking his emergence as a produced playwright and earning him membership in the Dramatists Guild. That same year, he co-founded Camelback Films.

His multiple-award-winning screenplay *Occam’s Beard* (2025) earned Best Short Script honors at the Big Apple Film Festival, the Cannes Film Awards, the Florence Film Awards, the Hollywood Gold Awards, and the Tokyo Film Awards, among others. His feature-length documentary *Paper Moon Rise*, examining the cultural legacy of Peter Bogdanovich’s *Paper Moon*, is slated for release in May 2027.

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Scripts

Work From Home

by David Ezell

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
movement/physical,
romantic comedy,
satire

A couple has proudly moved into the smallest studio apartment in Manhattan just in time for the work from home order. How will this couple handle so much in so little square footage?

A couple has proudly moved into the smallest studio apartment in Manhattan just in time for the work from home order. How will this couple handle so much in so little square footage?

Ashley

by David Ezell

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy

A man’s ex-wife has died. As a result, he and their only son find the ashes of her baby who died a little less than an hour after he was born. “Baby Ashley” is barely remembered by Larry (the son); “I think I may have touched Ashley on the arm but it might be I’m recalling a dream…” “Bear,” the dad, may have never known about the baby or maybe he just forgot? That was a long time ago. . They begin to argue over...

A man’s ex-wife has died. As a result, he and their only son find the ashes of her baby who died a little less than an hour after he was born. “Baby Ashley” is barely remembered by Larry (the son); “I think I may have touched Ashley on the arm but it might be I’m recalling a dream…” “Bear,” the dad, may have never known about the baby or maybe he just forgot? That was a long time ago. . They begin to argue over his fate and determine who “owns” a baby who almost never was.

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The Great American Scream Machine

by David Ezell

Cast Size
3—5
Genre
comedy,
drama,
romantic comedy

Ten years after their divorce, a couple unexpectedly reunites at an amusement park, forcing them to confront their unresolved passion.

Ten years after their divorce, a couple unexpectedly reunites at an amusement park, forcing them to confront their unresolved passion.

Occam's Beard

by David Ezell

Cast Size
2
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
mystery/thriller

A former child star struggles with the belief that everyone he is close to has been "replaced."

A former child star struggles with the belief that everyone he is close to has been "replaced."