Comedy Feature (more than 60 pages)
Screenwriter
After a spectacular explosion involving an armadillo, some homemade hooch, and very questionable decision-making, a “varmint control specialist” named Clay finds himself at Heaven’s gates – only to be told he’s not quite ready for admission. Instead, he’s given a unique opportunity for redemption: returning to Earth in various animal forms to learn what he’s been missing in life.
Like a Texas version of “A Christmas Carol”.
Based on the book: “’carnation: The Many Lives of Ordell Clayton Hart”
W
riter Statement:
One of my favorite stories of all time is A Christmas Carol; this is my blue-collar version of that story.
Biography
MATTHEW W BERTSCH (1968) was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
From an early age, Matthew loved to create. He spent much of his free time capturing stories on his mother's cassette recorder. In high school he focused his creativity on producing video shorts, winning First Place at the Indiana State Media Fair and Honorable Mention at a National Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1992, Matthew earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunications (specializing in scriptwriting) from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. His poem "Heritage" was published in the 1992 Purdue Exponent Literary Issue.
Matthew has written a couple feature-length screenplays, his true passion, and some scripts for commercials. One of his commercials won an Addy Award in the state of Kentucky in recent years.