Candid Bay’s films and screenplays have placed in the BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Other Worlds Film Festival, International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival, L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Film Festival, Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival, First Contact Film Festival, IndieFEST Film Awards, Alternating Currents Film Festival, Snake Alley Film Festival, Cedar Rapids Film Festival, American Screenwriters’ Conference, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship, Near Nazareth Film Festival, and Zed Fest Film Festival.

Drama

INTO THE VALLEY

Following her mother’s sudden departure, Kara leaves the East Side for a job in the Valley – only to discover that the tech utopia has a dark side.

SPIDERWEB

A Jewish anthropology professor risks everything when she exposes faults in an ancient Judaic law that could threaten the foundation of her people’s identity.

MEDJOOL (short)

A college counselor bonds with her student against the backdrop of the post-October 7 Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

VIEW FROM THE TOWER

At the height of World War II, a social worker takes on a case involving a Japanese internment camp resident accused of murder.

Science Fiction

AT THE END OF THE CANYON (short)

When an earthquake exposes an ancient buried secret, geologist Hannah Mason must decide between revealing the discovery of a lifetime and risking humanity’s existence.

RATIONAL (short)

Indigenous Brazilian neurosurgeon intern Inaê learns that a revolutionary medical device allowing for perfect surgical performance could have devastating consequences.

THE SOLARIUM (interactive novel RPG)

When the ozone layer vanishes and the world’s elites take shelter in artificial cities called solariums, a mysterious stranger from an advanced civilization joins with a young soldier to protect those ineligible for refuge.

Horror/Thriller

Two small town detectives investigating a suspected drug operation discover a feral woman living in the nearby woods.