Ray Keller

Nicholl semifinalist, Page winning, optioned screenwriter with two dozen scripts, bringing his brand of edgy, socially impactful stories to the screen.

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OUR UGLY BABY — Semi-Finalist at the 2026 Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Competition

A vain Hollywood couple hires an unhinged ex-Navy SEAL to retrieve the "real" baby they're sure was swapped at the hospital

Dark comedy feature. Available for read

#Screenwriting #DarkComedy

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OUR UGLY BABY — Finalist at the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards. 🏆

Scores reportedly "among the highest" in a field of 30+ states and 20+ countries.

It's a dark comedy. Beyond that, you'll have to read it.

#screenwriting #SBISA #darkcomedy

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My TV pilot, THE MIRACLE SQUAD, just hit the Semifinals of the Stage 32 + Pathfinder Comedy Screenwriting Competition.

Logline: Misfit Vatican squad gets sent to authenticate a tortilla with Jesus on it. They are not the heroes the village needs, but are the heroes it gets.

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🏆 SEMIFINALIST — Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition

Our TV pilot THE ONE PERCENT (co-written with Richard Schmidt) just landed a Semifinalist spot! And the judges compared it to The Handmaid's Tale.

We'll take it.

#TheOnePercent #TVPilot #Screenwriting #Semifinalist

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Big news! 'Paranoia,' co-written with Heather Marburgh, is a Semifinalist in the @Stage32 Film & TV Comedy Screenwriting Awards! 🎉

Kleptomaniac fakes paranoia to dodge prison. Checks into psych rehab, but therapist turns up dead, so he fakes being a shrink. 😬

It's a comedy.

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Thrilled to announce that 'Bait and Switch,' a short screenplay co-written with @RichardSchmidt, is a Semifinalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition! 🎬

An accidental spy. Cupcakes. Cartels. It's out of the oven. 🧁

#Screenwriting #Comedy #Semifinalist

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My project, JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL, is a Semifinalist in the 2026 Emerging Screenplay Competition — a big step forward!

Grateful. Encouraged. Onward. ⚾️🎬

Finals announced 2/19. Wish me luck.

#JapaneseForBaseball #Screenwriting #IndieFilm #Semifinalist

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🚨 New project update!

Our screenplay THE ASTROLOGER, co-written with Richard Schmidt, has been named a Semifinalist in the 2026 Emerging Screenplay Competition!

Excited to keep building momentum for this story. 🔮
✨#TheAstrologer #EmergingScreenwriters #FilmTwitter

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A Chick in the Cockpit (co-written with Erika Armstrong) is officially a Semifinalist in the 2026 Emerging Screenplay Competition!

So grateful—and ready for what’s next.

#AChickInTheCockpit #ScreenwritingLife #Semifinalist #WomenInFilm

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My feature script NATIONAL INSECURITY just advanced in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition!

Managers/agents/producers hunting for an entertaining action-thriller, I’d love to connect and share the script.

#NationalInsecurity #OutstandingScreenplays #FilmTwitter

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My script, THE ONE PERCENT, co-written with Richard Schmidt, is a Semifinalist in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition!

We will find out in a week if it made it into the FINALS. Wish us luck.

#TheOnePercent @austinfilmfest #AFF

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I'm honored to share that a second feature script of mine, JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL, advanced to the Second Round in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition.

#JapaneseForBaseball @austinfilmfest #SecondRounder #AustinFilmFest #AFF2025 #Film #SpecScript #AFF

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Proud to share that my TV pilot THE ONE PERCENT, co-written with Richard Schmidt, was named a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition!

#TheOnePercent @austinfilmfest #SecondRounder #AustinFilmFest #AFF2025 #Film #SpecScript #AFF #AFFWRITERSCONFERENCE

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✨ Big news from across the Multiverse! ✨

The results are in, and my rom-com/sci-fi mashup screenplay, LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE, just jumped into the Semifinalist of the prestigious PAGE Awards! 🚀💘

Finalists land 9/15

#LoveInTheMultiverse #RomCom #SciFiRomance #PAGEAwards

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🎉 We made the finals! 🎉

Our script A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT (co-written with Erika Armstrong) is a Finalist in the Wiki Screenplay Contest! ✈️✨

📩 Producers, agents, managers — the cockpit is open. Let’s fly.

#AChickInTheCockpit #FilmTwitter #ScreenwritingCommunity

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🚨 Big News! 🚨

My script JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL is a Semifinalist at the Summer 2025 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards! ⚾🎬

📩 Managers, agents, producers — let’s talk. I’d love to get this script in your hands.

#JapaneseForBaseball @LAISA #SpecScript #FilmTwitter

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🚨 More Good News! My screenplay LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE is a Quarterfinalist in the prestigious PAGE Awards Screenplay Contest! 💫🌀

Semifinalist drop 8/15!

📩 Reps, producers, or curious creatives — DM me if you'd like to read it!

#LoveInTheMultiverse #RomCom #Stage32

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🚨 Hey! My screenplay THE BALLERINA OF DRESDEN is a Quarterfinalist in the prestigious PAGE Awards Screenplay Contest! 💫🌀

Semifinalists drop August 15!

📩 Reps, producers, or curious creatives — DM me if you'd like to read it!

#BallerinaOfDresden #Ballet #PageAwards

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🚨 Contest News! My script LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE is a FINALIST in the Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Contest! 💘🌀

It’s one of 10 picked — judges called it “a cute and funny mix of genres.” 🎬

🏆 Winners drop Aug 8!

📩 Reps/producers — DM me to read!

#RomCom #Stage32

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🚨 Contest Update! My screenplay LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE just made Semifinalist in the Stage 32 Romantic Comedy Contest! 💫🌀

Finalist announcements drop July 25—so send good vibes! 🙏

📩 DM me if you'd like to read it!

#LoveInTheMultiverse #RomCom #SciFiRomance #Stage32