Derek Zen Screenwriter
Artist Statement: I am a storyteller drawn to the structure of television, intensely focused on stories in the coming-of-age, political, and dramatic genres. I am always thinking about the future of television and unconventional ways of telling stories in a changing world.
Panic Castle - Interactive Movie/Experimental TV script
Panic Castle is an Interactive Story exploring student’s first hand perspectives about gun control and preventable violence.
ISABELLA OF BOSTON - Short comedic Film script
Based on a true story. Isabella Stewart Gardner is a ghost haunting her museum, visitors amuse and pique her curiosity. One 1990 night, two men break into and steal from her museum.
Magazania - Dramatic TV Pilot Script
A multimedia project about an ensemble of eager and competitive employees at a food magazine, and the food stories they try to tell, whether through articles in the magazine or cooking videos online.
Blindsight - Dramatic TV PILOT SCRIPT
Alexa, a new student at the Waverley School of the Blind, struggles with adjusting to her new life as a blind teenager. She is introduced to music from a student with a rare blind condition and joins their band.