Scripts written by James Rae

COMBUSTIBLE - 19 min. short film - Confronting long-buried traumas, a young man delves into pyromania to exorcise his past.

LOST IN THE NO-ZONE - 15 min. experimental film script – in between worlds, a man seeks proof of the existence of angels. Based on the writer’s graphic photo novel of 128 pages, using over 500 photos with text.

DAYBREAK – ½ hour drama. Suppose one day nobody dies, this could be that day. A man and a woman meet under strange circumstances, part under even stranger ones.

TRIP LIGHTLY – feature script – crossing the film noir detective genre with heightened 21st century realism in Trip Lightly makes for a wicked mix of contemporary humor. Honorable Mention - Watkins International Screenplay Competition 2000.

THE LIST – black comedy/drama, a young girl tries to help her undertaker uncles with a list of names of people about to die.

UNDER EXPOSED – urban suspense drama, a photojournalist faces tough choices, coerced into helping a drag queen performer rescue his younger brother from child pornographers.

RAINBOW BURN – action thriller, a young French woman comes of age, combating a controlling father and a manipulative terrorist bent on revenge. 

THE MAN IN THE CLOSET – drama; adapted from the novel by Roch Carrier. A vacation in the country becomes an encounter with the dark side when a young woman senses someone hiding in the closet.

CHILDREN OF THE SHADOWS – drama; a twisted tale of two estranged brothers, only when one is lost is the other found.

HIDDEN CURRENTS – drama; investigates the theme of teenage suicide. 

OF WISHES... OF FISHES... – 1/2 hr. comedy/drama – a young boy brings his father back from his guppy-breeding obsession with mind control.