CURTIS J. MATZKE
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​TIN CAN
Picture
A twenty-two-year-old African American astronaut crash lands on earth in 1992 seeking answers surrounding a secret shuttle launch that sent his pregnant mother to space in 1969. Simultaneously, the US government must unravel the mystery of who he is and what happened to his mother in the outskirts of space.
SERIES PILOT. SCI-FI/DRAMA.
"To be frank, 'Tin Can' is a stellar script. There exists no tab for an "overall" opinion, so I am just going to use "concept" to best communicate
​how impressed I was throughout the entire read by the sheer level of craft on display."
-  WeScreenplay
"Good work! This is a fascinating idea, and there is SO MUCH potential for an amazing story here."
- Slamdance

​"The writer's juxtaposition of the Rodney King riots against Marcus' return (an echo of the Watts riots and Black Panther political action in the months surrounding Selene's departure) is well executed and resonant, avoiding the pitfalls of heavy-handed sci-fi/political metaphors."
- ScreenCraft
Advanced to the second round of the Sundance Episodic Lab 2021
Semi Finalist Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021
Finalist
Runner Up ​GenreBlast Film Festival 2021
Quarter Finalist Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards​
Finalist ISA Genre Busting ​Drama Screenplay Competition 2021
Quarter Finalist ​ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition 2021
Quarter Finalist Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2021
Quarter Finalist Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition 2021
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  • ABOUT
  • FICTION
    • Feature Films >
      • The Cave
      • Sexual Animals
      • An Exquisite Meal
      • Complex
    • Short Films >
      • Sink
      • Recuperación de los Caídos
      • The Orchestra
      • Splinter
      • King, Hereafter
      • A Wake
  • Documentary
    • Feature Films >
      • First Feature
      • Leslie Anderson
      • Infinite Lives
    • Short Films >
      • Il Museo Di Me Stesso
      • La Isla de Alfredo
      • Other
  • WRITING
    • Feature & Pilot Screenplays >
      • Tin Can
      • Sea Dogs
      • The Orchestra
      • Spine
    • Short Screenplays
  • OTHER
    • Horror Campaigns
    • Experimental Films
    • Comedy Specials
    • Music Videos
    • Commercials
    • Archived Work