brian rawlins

WRITER

Brian is a WGA screenwriter who co-wrote the thriller movie "Blumhouse’s UNSEEN" and sold a horror project to Paramount Pictures. He has also written and directed a dark comedy short film, "PENNY & PAUL," which was selected for Academy-qualifying festivals and won multiple awards, including Best Short, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. Another of his dark comedy short screenplays, "NEW WORLD," won the Austin Film Festival. In addition to screenwriting, Brian enjoys writing prose fiction. He focuses on emotionally volatile characters pushed to their limits, exploring themes of guilt, trauma, power, and survival in contemporary America, often through a darkly comic lens.

films & BOOKS

  • Two women form an unlikely connection when Sam, a gas station clerk, receives a misdialed call from Emily, who is running from her murderous ex-boyfriend in the woods. Having lost her glasses in her escape, Emily must rely on Sam’s eyes using the video call in order to survive.

  • Pitch sold to Paramount Pictures

  • Short story published in new world writing.