I’m a feature and TV writer partnered with production companies, known for viral shorts and a Grateful Dead documentary. I got my start at Robert Downey Jr.’s production company, serving as a writer’s assistant in the Sherlock Holmes 3 writers’ room at Warner Bros. My science fiction feature Axolotl was featured on The Black List. I launched my career with The Kook, a viral short about urban skiing in San Francisco, and I wrote and produced a Grateful Dead documentary in partnership with the band, drawing on Jay Blakesberg’s photo archive. I’ve been hired to write a science fiction courtroom pilot and an adult animated comedy, and I currently have a psychological thriller under option with a production company. Screeners and scripts available on request via the Contact button or email _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

Jack Ebstein

I’m a feature and TV writer partnered with production companies, known for viral shorts and a Grateful Dead documentary. I got my start at Robert Downey Jr.’s production company, serving as a writer’s assistant in the Sherlock Holmes 3 writers’ room at Warner Bros. My science fiction feature Axolotl was featured on The Black List. I launched my career with The Kook, a viral short about urban skiing in San Francisco, and I wrote and produced a Grateful Dead documentary in partnership with the band, drawing on Jay Blakesberg’s photo archive. I’ve been hired to write a science fiction courtroom pilot and an adult animated comedy, and I currently have a psychological thriller under option with a production company. Screeners and scripts available on request via the Contact button or email _Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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I’m a feature and TV writer partnered with production companies, known for viral shorts and a Grateful Dead documentary.

I got my start at Robert Downey Jr.’s production company, serving as a writer’s assistant in the Sherlock Holmes 3 writers’ room at Warner Bros. My science fiction feature Axolotl was featured on The Black List.

I launched my career with The Kook, a viral short about urban skiing in San Francisco, and I wrote and produced a Grateful Dead documentary in partnership with the band, drawing on Jay Blakesberg’s photo archive.

I’ve been hired to write a science fiction courtroom pilot and an adult animated comedy, and I currently have a psychological thriller under option with a production company.

Screeners and scripts available on request via the Contact button or email Email not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Work Experience

Managing Editor / Writer at Neil Strauss
July 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025
Responsible for high-profile clients, overseeing production of content for a range of media. Managed and developed various projects including editorial direction, SEO, and audience engagement strategies.
Writer/Producer at Rock Out Books/Grateful Dead
August 1, 2020 - May 30, 2022
I wrote and structured a Grateful Dead documentary in partnership with the band, building the narrative from Jay Blakesberg’s photo archive. I conducted interviews and led archival research to shape an authentic throughline and deliver a cohesive story.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Screenwriting at University of Loyola Marymount
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment
    paper Grateful Dead Documentary (Feature)

    Documentary written and produced in partnership with the band, drawing on Jay Blakesberg’s photo archive.

    Status: Completed.

    Screener available upon request.

    uniE608 Animas Forks (Short)
    A horror short that screened at Panic Fest, Chicago Horror Film Festival, and Telluride Horror Show. Logline: A young woman and her uncle stumble upon a dark ritual performed in an old Colorado mining town. Press: https://www.twine.net/signin video…
    paper Courtroom Sci-fi (Pilot)

    Contracted pilot where viewers at home vote on capital crime cases while attorneys stage made-for-TV recreations.

    Materials: Pilot and series bible available on request.

    paper Axolotl (Feature)

    Featured on The Black List, this science fiction feature follows a low-born gene tester in a near-future DNA editing factory whose illicit upgrade sparks a government and corporate manhunt.

    Materials: Script available upon request.

    paper Berliners (Feature)

    Set on the night the Berlin Wall falls, this feature follows East and West Berliners through one chaotic odyssey as they reunite and confront the invisible walls built by fear, longing, and years of division. Developed in partnership with German lawmakers and survivors of the GDR era, it draws on firsthand accounts for historical and cultural accuracy.

    Materials: Script available on request.