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Screenplays currently available or in development with Active Voice Productions

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Feature Film screenplays currently available or in development.

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An igottoscript competition finalist, this script becomes more salient with each passing day. Steeped in the magical tradition of the druids, this beautiful screenplay unearths ancient knowledge in the hope of bringing humanity back from the brink of self-destruction. What if the tools we need to live in harmony with earth were known long ago? Can one young boy bring an end to a dark age and herald the beginning of mankind’s next renaissance? — An igottoscript competition finalist, this script becomes more salient with each passing day. Steeped in the magical tradition of the druids, this beautiful screenplay unearths ancient knowledge in the hope of bringing humanity back from the brink of self-destruction. What if the tools we need to live in harmony with earth were known long ago? Can one young boy bring an end to a dark age and herald the beginning of mankind’s next renaissance?

A limited location psychological thriller set in the for-profit troubled-teen industry. Click the poster for more info and to read the script.

Ranked in the top 30 out of 3,813 Nicholl Fellowship Competition entries the year it was written, this script might be the exact fantasy story the world needs right now.A swashbuckling prince from a mythical land accepts a royal charter, an assigned… — Ranked in the top 30 out of 3,813 Nicholl Fellowship Competition entries the year it was written, this script might be the exact fantasy story the world needs right now.
A swashbuckling prince from a mythical land accepts a royal charter, an assigned quest to locate and retrieve a mystical object, an object that has been hidden away in a dangerous realm that has reasoned away all its magic. New York.
This fast-paced action fantasy keeps the mood light, the romance building and the surprises coming. From the impervious streets of Manhattan to a magical world where fish learn spells and swords flash, romance will blossom, a king will betray his sons and magic will prevail — if our hero can just get the magic to work at all.

Based on the humor book (now in its third edition), The Modern Depression Guidebook takes on the self-help industry and the subject of depression with an incisive wit. Psychiatrists, psychologists and members of NAMI (The National Association for th… — Based on the humor book (now in its third edition), The Modern Depression Guidebook takes on the self-help industry and the subject of depression with an incisive wit.
Psychiatrists, psychologists and members of NAMI (The National Association for the Mentally Ill) have all praised the work for its therapeutic value as it explores the truths of a devastating illness with genuine humor and generosity of spirit.
Mr. Brody has spoken in his work of his own struggles with depression and has been asked to appear on noted podcasts (The Mental Illness Happy Hour, The Self Help Comedy Show and others) to discuss his struggles and his victories.
From a satirical book skewering the self-help industry, Mr. Brody now expands the idea into a fully fleshed out screenplay about the a self-help coach in the throes of his own life crisis. What’s a man to do when his only product is hope and he has simply run out?
This dark comedy tests the boundaries of just what is allowed to be done on screen as it breaches the darkest taboos with hilarious abandon.

Light in tone, SEASCAPE offers fast-paced action, witty banter and an underlying message that makes it the very best kind of family fare. Danny, a single mother, joins forces with a forceful and fearless political activist. Cynthia to take on a whale poaching operation off the Pacific Coast. With a genius kid helping solve problems during the greatest adventure of his life and a grown up boyfriend to look after and keep out of trouble, they’ll follow the siren song of conscience. The world has huge problems and they can’t solve them all. But they’ll stop this offense, come hell or high water. — Light in tone, SEASCAPE offers fast-paced action, witty banter and an underlying message that makes it the very best kind of family fare.

Danny, a single mother, joins forces with a forceful and fearless political activist. Cynthia to take on a whale poaching operation off the Pacific Coast. With a genius kid helping solve problems during the greatest adventure of his life and a grown up boyfriend to look after and keep out of trouble, they’ll follow the siren song of conscience. The world has huge problems and they can’t solve them all. But they’ll stop this offense, come hell or high water.

A buddy-action martial arts film for an African American and an Asian lead.“This action-packed buddy film starts out strong and never stops moving. Confusion over a maguffin allows a tense plot to develop. Fight scenes come closer together than dance numbers in any Fred Astaire flick, and the whole thing comes together with a light enough tone, that we were unsurprised when the martial arts master behind the script turned out to be an accomplished humorist and award-winning playwright. In every way, this script is the work of a master.” — Some kid from Paramount who sent Mr. Brody a fan letter and a xeroxed copy of the coverage he turned in to his boss.Believing he has discovered an instructional book on the martial arts, Marty, a clumsy young man living in his sister’s shadow and traveling to retrieve an Asian artifact on her dime, carries out a ritual and accidentally summons the ghost of an ancient Ninja Master who deems him worthy of his attention. Sadly, he has also earned the attention of a villainous antiques mogul on a ruthless quest for the very relic Marty has been sent to recover.After six years continually under option, SPIRIT OF THE NINJA is again available for script sale or production financing offers. — A buddy-action martial arts film for an African American and an Asian lead.
“This action-packed buddy film starts out strong and never stops moving. Confusion over a maguffin allows a tense plot to develop. Fight scenes come closer together than dance numbers in any Fred Astaire flick, and the whole thing comes together with a light enough tone, that we were unsurprised when the martial arts master behind the script turned out to be an accomplished humorist and award-winning playwright. In every way, this script is the work of a master.” — Some kid from Paramount who sent Mr. Brody a fan letter and a xeroxed copy of the coverage he turned in to his boss.
Believing he has discovered an instructional book on the martial arts, Marty, a clumsy young man living in his sister’s shadow and traveling to retrieve an Asian artifact on her dime, carries out a ritual and accidentally summons the ghost of an ancient Ninja Master who deems him worthy of his attention. Sadly, he has also earned the attention of a villainous antiques mogul on a ruthless quest for the very relic Marty has been sent to recover.
After six years continually under option, SPIRIT OF THE NINJA is again available for script sale or production financing offers.

Television Pilots currently available or in development

As Real as it Gets - half-hour comedy

As Real as it Gets - half-hour comedy

Castle Keep - Hourlong Unscripted

Castle Keep - Hourlong Unscripted

Barrion's Apprentice - 1 hour fantasy

Barrion's Apprentice - 1 hour fantasy

Dylan Brody’s Bedtime Stories

Telling Tales - half hour comedy

Telling Tales - half hour comedy

The Cloak and Rocket Girl! (STEM for kids!)

The Cloak and Rocket Girl! (STEM for kids!)

PLAYS AND THEATRICAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE or in development

An actively anti-racist play drawing powerful and incisive historical parallels, this powerful material will create a stir and draw a crowd wherever it comes to the stage.

A ground-breaking one-woman one-act musical comedy about bipolar disorder and addiction.

“Brody {…}has fashioned a work that sets off so many familiar rings that audience members are bound to feel that the playwright somehow has an intimate knowledge of their own mothers. Fathers, too, for that matter. “ — Baltimore Sun

A Romantic Musical Spectacular set in an inner city Martial Arts Studioin partnership with edpons media — A Romantic Musical Spectacular set in an inner city Martial Arts Studio
in partnership with edpons media