THE SCREENPLAY PORTFOLIO OF
LUKE RENNER
Portland-based Luke Renner is a prolific and award-winning screenwriter. His first screenplay, American Flesh, was optioned by David K. Wilson. American Flesh was his thesis script at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and was the major contributing factor to his being named “Top 5 New Writers to Watch.”
Since then, he has lived and traveled all over the world. He currently serves as Creative Director for a Silicon Valley-based robotics firm.
Although his scripts occupy a variety of genres, from spy thriller to travel horror, Luke’s voice has been described as "shockingly original".
AVAILABLE PROJECTS
RESET
With memories erased and personalities replaced, a group of insurgents fight to uncover why their lives have been stolen from them and whether they can ever be their old selves again.
Genre: Sci-fi
Similar Titles: The Matrix, Fringe, Lost
UNWOUND
Desperate to undo the accident that killed his wife, a physicist defies his defense contractor employer to invent a form of time travel that sends the whole world spinning in real-time, in reverse.
Genre: Emotional Science Fiction
Similar Titles: Interstellar, Gattaca
AMERICAN FLESH
When sculpture artist Peter Parfeud premieres his controversial installation, American Flesh, it sets into motion a desperate plan from a troubled young man to silence the artist forever.
Genre: Drama
Similar Titles: Velvet Buzzsaw, Magnolia
SUICIDE FOREST
A hiker descends into Japan’s famed Suicide Forest to rescue his brother who disappeared there.
Genre: Travel Horror
Similar Titles: The Ring, Hostel, The Ruins
CIRCUS FREAK
An uptight neurotic has to join the ranks of the circus mafia when he accidentally burns their tent to the ground.
Genre: Zany Comedy
Similar Titles: Zoolander, Legally Blonde
GHOSTS OF PRAGUE
Desperate to undo the accident that killed his wife, a physicist defies his defense contractor employer to invent a form of time travel that sends the whole world spinning in real-time, in reverse.
Genre: Espionage Thriller
Similar Titles: Bourne Identity, The American, Frantic
WATCH MY SHORT
OUT OF THE VILLAGE
Shot in Ghana, this Bryan Singer-produced short film tells the story of a brother and sister who are sent on an extraordinary journey after evola ravages their village.
The film went on to win several awards, and met the standard to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Genre: International Drama