Screenwriting


I have a few scripts available upon request.

THE TRIPLE NICKLES

This first one is “The Triple Nickles,” based on the true story of the Army’s first African American paratroopers. Set during World War II, this script focuses on the story of Walter Morris, America’s first black paratrooper.

I first met Mr. Morris while I was stationed down in Fort Benning, Georgia, sometime in 1999-2000, where I was a company commander at the US Army Airborne School. We had just created the Walter Morris Award, which was to be presented to the outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer in each graduating class of paratroopers.

Later, I got my hands on a PBS-produced documentary about the “Triple Nickles,” which went into further detail about their incredible story about joining the ranks of the Army’s elite Paratrooper Corps.

Later, I obtained the life rights to Mr. Morris’ story, and sometime in 2003, my wife and traveled down to Hollywood, Florida to do an interview with Mr. Morris in his home. He is a wonderful man, charismatic, funny, and full of life. He and the other Triple Nickles are unsung American pioneers and I am proud to share his story.

This script won the Grand Prize at the 2003 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards. I later the optioned the script, which has since expired after coming close to line up a director and stars. The script is currently available for option or purchase.

You can obtain my script by sending me an email by clicking here. “The Triple Nickles,” an original feature by Paul W. Davison, is registered with WGAe and is under copyright.

THE SHIELD - “STOP LOSS”The Shield TV show logo

This is a “spec script” for FX television show, “The Shield,” that I wrote back in 2004. This episode is based on the second season of the show, so some of the characters and situations are a little different that what is currently appearing on the air.

I titled this episode, “Stop Loss,” referring to the Army’s policy of not allowing soldiers to get out of the Army, even though their enlistments have expired. The policy of “stop loss” is just one of the Army’s methods for dealing with their current manpower problems, in which they retain soldiers involuntarily. Another method is the involuntary recall of the IRR (Inactive Ready Reserve), a process with which I have personal experience.

This episode features an Iraq War vet who shows up on “The Shield’s” Stike Team radar when he attempts to distribute stolen military weapons. You can obtain the script by sending me an email by clicking here. “The Shield - Stop Loss,” an original spec script by Paul W. Davison, is registered with WGAe and is under copyright.

FYI, “Stop Loss,” is now the title of a new film produced by MTV Films about Iraq veterans dealing with this policy. I recently saw this film and reviewed it here.