Joshua Dallas Brooks

My screenwriting focuses on stories that pit good versus evil and take ordinary protagonists on extraordinary hero's journeys. As a proud member of Generation X, I have a passion for 1980s culture that shines through in my work.

• Ghost Karate

  Feature film and 2025 Austin Film Festival semi-finalist script.

  Logline: In 1985 Nebraska, an 11-year-old who can truly see monsters discovers a rip between worlds and, with his skeptical older brother and a tough new friend, must fight back before a skull-faced entity devours their town; think The Karate Kid meets Ghostbusters.

• Shadow Sentinel

  1-hour drama television series.

  Logline: A reclusive Georgia private investigator with old-school methods is pulled into a biotech cover-up when a deputy turns up mutilated and a mysterious AI hijacks his computer, forcing him into a war with engineered creatures and the people behind them; think Knight Rider meets The X-Files.

• Change Machine

  Feature film, in progress.

  Logline: A tech-obsessed janitor inherits a mysterious time-travel device and accidentally triggers a dystopian future by leaking tomorrow's tech today, forcing him to fix time itself to restore balance.

My agent is actively pitching my work for film and television. For inquiries, please use the contact button below.