Work
Films in development. Collaborations with creatives.
The scripts
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![A woman stands on her toes, adjusting an air conditioning unit in a bedroom. The room has a bed with rumpled bedding, clothes hanging on the wall, and sunlight coming through the window.]()
Keeping My Side of the Street Clean
Feature · Coming-of-age drama · In development
When a sheltered Ivy League writer is forced to spend a summer selling cheap makeup alongside a brash, newly sober single mom, their reluctant friendship becomes the first place either woman has ever been told the truth about herself.My Old Ass x The Holdovers
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![A woman smiling with eyes closed resting her head on her arms at a table with a checkered tablecloth, in a dimly lit restaurant or bar setting, with bottles, glasses, and a newspaper on the table.]()
The Ick List
Feature · Romantic comedy · In development
After a breakup rant goes viral on TikTok, a chaotic bartender and her overachieving best friend must survive bad dates, internet fame, and a minefield of red flags on their way to finding love before an ex's wedding.
Bridesmaids x Nobody Wants This
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![Dark, foggy forest with tall, barren trees and a mysterious shadowy figure in the distance.]()
Between The Veil
Feature · Gothic fantasy · In development
In a fog-choked town where emotions are outlawed, a 13-year-old girl and her friends unlock a portal to the other side and discover that breaking a generations-old curse means feeling everything the town has buried.Pan's Labyrinth x The OA
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![A wall decorated with various framed photographs of different sizes and styles, arranged in a collage pattern above a wooden staircase.]()
Just Izzy
Feature · Holiday romantic comedy · In development
After years of reinventing herself — new name, new city, new life — Izzy's carefully constructed world unravels when her chaotic Berkeley family crashes her boyfriend's picture-perfect Lake Tahoe Christmas and forces her to choose between the woman she's performed and the one she actually is.Sweet Home Alabama x Happiest Season
If you’re curious about a script, please email me at payton@weiserstudios.com.
The collaborations
Selected collaborations. Story-first thinking for directors, writers, and founders building something worth remembering.
Don't Have Sex In Texas — TikTok Serialization
Creative producer for a full TikTok channel releasing a novella across 57 videos and 30+ actresses. Highest viewed video: 115.7k views. Over 3,000 followers.
Client: Kristen Gura Fickman, writer and producer
Best of 2023 — Film Marketing Case Study
A self-initiated case study deck examining the most effective film marketing campaigns of 2023.
Don't Turn Out The Lights — Film Marketing Strategy
Creative strategy, integrated marketing planning, market research, and case study analysis for an independent horror feature. Deck presented at Cannes Film Festival.
Client: Andy Fickman, award-winning director