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Featured in recent KILLER SHORTS profile...
I was one of the writers featured in a recent profile by the folks at KILLER SHORTS, "Pride Month: 17 LGBTQIA+ Screenwriters To Watch in...
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AMSEL wins "Best LGBTQ+ Trailer" at Movie Trailers festival
While the film itself has a while to go, our teaser trailer recently won for the "Best LGBTQ+ Movie Trailer" at WILDSOUND'S Movie Trailer...
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IMPROPER DOSAGE podcast available / Horrorigins Selection
A short time ago, I wrote a short horror/comedy screenplay, IMPROPER DOSAGE, which went on to win a number of honors and awards at...
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Richard Amsel honored by Society of Illustrators
I've hardly made any updates to this site, as I've been so preoccupied with my Richard Amsel documentary, and www.richardamselmovie.com....
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IMPROPER DOSAGE podcast coming in December
Happy to share that my screenplay, IMPROPER DOSAGE, will be adapted into a podcast by The Morbid Forest. Coming in December:
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THADDEUS THACKERAY finalist in Glendale International Film Festival
My animated script, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THADDEUS THACKERAY, is a finalist in this year's Glendale International Film Festival. The event...
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Another trip around the sun...
As I hit the unequivocal number associated with middle age (and I know that description is being extremely generous), I'm so grateful for...
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THADDEUS selected for ScriptMatix Genre Festival / Regarding the Writers' Strike
My animated feature screenplay, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THADDEUS THACKERAY, has been selected for inclusion in this year's Scriptmatix ...
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Giving thanks to all of you!
2022 was a pivotal year for us, and a number of you helped make that happen. This message is obviously long overdue. I had intended to...
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TEASER TRAILER RELEASED FOR AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART
Well, here it is -- a very early teaser for the film I've been working on the past seven years. I want to give a special shout out to...