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Jace's screenwriting portfolio contains the following scripts:

ESCAPE (feature film)

A traumatized ex-schoolteacher, the victim of revenge porn, flees from humiliation by accepting a job from an internet billionaire to care for his children on a remote and technology-free island, but her escape is short-lived as she must battle two malevolent spirits to save her sanity and her young charges.  Inspired by Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, this present-day thriller reexamines the supernatural through the lens of technology, social media, and toxic masculinity.

Effective and thrilling” — Finish Line
“Could not have been written at a better time” — ScreenCraft
“A compelling tale about the horrors of technology… a tautly written sci-fi thriller” — The Black List

Winner, Best Screenplay — IndieBoom! Festival (2018)
First Place,  Supernatural Horror — Hollywood Hills Screenplay Competition (2017)
Top 10 Finalist — Table Read My Screenplay: Park City (2018)
Finalist/Official Selection — Beverly Hills Film Festival (2018)
Official Finalist — Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest (2017)
Semi-Finalist — ScreenCraft Action & Thriller Screenplay Contest (2017)
Semi-Finalist — San Francisco Independent Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2018)
Semi-Finalist — Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest (2018)
Quarter-Finalist — 5th Annual ScreenCraft Fellowship (2018)
Quarter-Finalist — Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (2017-18)
Quarter-Finalist — StoryPros International Screenplay Contest (2017)

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CONNECTION (one-hour drama pilot)

When a secret support group for psychics is targeted by a murderer, a former socialite with the ability to see the past of any object or person she touches must team up with a mysterious stranger to unmask her friend's killer.

Combines elements of superhero action and gritty crime drama to put a fresh spin on both genres… an especially intriguing trail of breadcrumbs for the audience” — The Black List
“An absolutely intriguing script… that will pull audiences in on a weekly basis” —BlueCat

Winner — LiveRead/LA (March 2018)
Top 50 Screenwriters — International Screenwriters Association Fast Track Fellowship (2018)
Runner-Up — West Field Screenwriting Awards (2017)
Finalist/Official Selection — IndieBOOM! Festival (2018)
Finalist — Hollywood Hills Script Competition (2017)
Finalist — Barnstorm Film + TV Script Festival (2017)
Semi-Finalist — 5th Annual ScreenCraft Fellowship (2018)
Semi-Finalist — ScreenCraft Pilot Launch Contest (2018)
Semi-Finalist — TV Writer's People's Pilot Competition (2017)
Semi-Finalist — ScreenCraft Pilot Launch Contest (2017)
Semi-Finalist — Finish Line Script Competition (2017
Semi-Finalist — WeScreenplay's Diverse Voices (Fall 2017)
Semi-Finalist — Stage 32's 3rd Annual TV Writing Contest (2018)
Quarter-Finalist — PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2018)
Quarter-Finalist — Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (2017-18) 
Quarter-Finalist — CineStory TV/Digital Fellowship (2018)

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JESSICA JONES: "AKA White Rabbit" (TV spec)

On the trail of a missing woman, Jessica finds herself the prey of a sadistic killer and must battle both him and her inner demons, while a concerned Trish, investigating Jessica’s mysterious past, turns to lawyer Jeri Hogarth for help.

“A great match for the series… a creative and memorable showdown with a fantastic killer that mirrors, literally, Jessica’s state of mind.” — Austin Film Festival

Second Round — Austin Film Festival (2018)

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VERMILION (short)

In Vermilion, Ohio — a small town on a great lake — a grieving mother must confront her darkest fear.

PERSEPHONE (one-hour drama pilot)

Set in parallel timelines (1938 and present-day London), a woman awakens from a coma with no memory of her life or family, and becomes ensnared in the web of a vast conspiracy as she attempts to reclaim her lost memories and come to terms with who she truly is.

NEMESIS (one-hour drama pilot)

Following the accidental deaths of her husband and young children, a Portland homicide detective reluctantly returns to work, only to find herself on the trail of a serial killer striking much closer to home than she realizes.