Undesirable Minds
A teacher investigates why familiar people are becoming distorted versions of themselves before the changes consume her town.
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On Fractured Ground
Unexplained tremors lead two neighbors toward a corporate threat capable of turning a community into a disaster zone.
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The Returned
A missing six-year-old returns hours later as a terrified sixteen-year-old—and her family’s miracle becomes a fight for the truth.
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E‑Town
In 1870 New Mexico Territory, a survivor’s courage forces a notorious gunfighter to decide what justice requires.
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The Middleman
After a violent attack, a directionless young man enters a trial where every choice pulls him toward darkness or grace.
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Brothers of the Badge
Three U.S. Deputy Marshals forge an unbreakable bond while hunting the frontier’s deadliest gangs.
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Some truths aren’t meant to be buried.
When strange tremors and unexplained illnesses strike a suburban neighborhood, retired engineer Tex and his reclusive neighbor follow the evidence from contaminated water to a corporate plan engineered to profit from catastrophe.
Richard C. Williams created the original story and unpublished novel manuscript. Douglas N. Wilkinson adapted its characters, locale, and dramatic foundation into a substantially reimagined feature screenplay—now a 2026 Page Turner finalist, Final Draft Big Break quarterfinalist, and Austin Film Festival Drama Feature Second Rounder.
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2026
The Middleman
Winner — Best Script, Christian Online Film Festival, September 2026. Semi-finalist — Page Turner Awards, Faith Based Category. Semi-finalist — Faith Fest 2026.
2026
On Fractured Ground
Page Turner Screenplay Awards finalist. Final Draft Big Break quarterfinalist in Thriller/Horror. Austin Film Festival Drama Feature Second Rounder—top 25% of 12,500+ submissions.
2026
The Returned
Page Turner Screenplay Awards finalist and Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, following a 2025 Wiki Screenplay Awards win and Final Draft Commendable Qualities review.
2025
E‑Towne / E‑Town
Page Turner Screenplay Awards finalist and Wiki Screenplay Awards semi-finalist, with strong marks for concept, dialogue, and structure.
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Meet Douglas N. Wilkinson.
Douglas Wilkinson is an actor and screenwriter developing feature stories grounded in pressure, consequence, and moral choice. His public slate moves from present-day conspiracy and mystery to the hard edge of the American West, always returning to characters forced to decide who they will become when the world stops giving them easy answers.
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