Anyone in a creative/artistic profession knows the quiet, low-grade anxiety that comes with sharing new work so I was a little ridiculous and waited until it—and I as a first time feature screenwriter—felt worthy.
I know it’s silly.
Fear says “don’t share.” But joy says “shout it out.” So here I am — grateful, excited, and ready for what’s next.
As a brutal snowstorm brings the country to a standstill, a group of wildly imperfect strangers collide across cities and timelines—grappling with purpose, grief, and reinvention—until they discover that what feels like the end of the road might just be the start of something brighter.
Coverfly Red List 2025
Coverfly - Top 1% of Feature Drama Projects 2025
Coverfly - Top 1% of All Projects 2025
Winner, Best Screenplay, Wiki Screenplay Contest March 2025
Winner, Award of Excellence, The IndieFEST Film Awards 2025
Winner, 1st Time Screenwriter - Feature, Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
Winner, Best 1st Time Screenwriter - Feature, Onirous Film Awards - New York 2025Winner, 1st Place Screenplay Competition, Williamsburg International Film & Music Festival 2025
Finalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 10
Semi-Finalist, The Finish Line Script Competition 2025
Finalist, Top 10 Drama, StoryPros Awards 18th Annual 2025
Semi-Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition 2025
Semi-Finalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 8
Quarter-Finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Summer 2025
Finalist, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards Winter 2025
Finalist, Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest Winter 2025
Nominee - Best Drama Feature, Austin International Film Festival 2025
Finalist, Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards 2025
Semi-Finalist, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2025
Semi-Finalist, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival 2025
Semi-Finalist, JumpStart Writing Competition 2025
Nominee - Best Narrative Feature, Austin Spotlight Film Festival 2025
Finalist, Page Turner Awards 2025
A snapshot collage of my photography work (on the screens) in the “Dear Future Husband” show on six of Carnival Cruise Line’s ships.
This is the newly added Encounter ship, first cast.
Thank you to Ian O'Hagan for these pics.
#joediducaphotography
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