Screenwriting that balances wonder and chaos with a genuine voice.
Screenwriting that balances wonder and chaos with a genuine voice.
Thomas Ortiz is a screenwriter and storyteller with roots in southern New Mexico and a professional background in advertising, marketing, and publishing. His diverse experience informs his writing, where distinctive characters and authentic worlds are brought to life through sharp dialogue and atmospheric detail. Ortiz’s stories range from thrillers and psychological dramas to dark comedies and horror, often balancing realism with an undercurrent of tension and imagination. A graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art, he continues to draw from real experiences and connections to craft narratives that resonate with both authenticity and cinematic scope.
When a gang of outlaws escapes into the Gila Wilderness with a fortune in gold, their greed and betrayal soon become the least of their problems, as an unspeakable predator emerges from the canyons to pick them off one by one.
Haunted by the past, a broken whistleblower, a bold young intern, and a loyal soldier become unlikely allies as they descend into the infamous Dulce base—where silence means survival, and the truth may cost them their lives.
In 1980s New Mexico, a group of teenage metalheads skip the biggest football game of the year to chase their first taste of true freedom in Juarez—armed with bad advice, a groovy van, and zero clue, they dive into a wild night they’ll only half-remember.
A solo hiker’s journey into the desert turns into a nightmare when he’s stalked by an unseen force that steals his gear, marks his body, and leaves him stranded in a psychological game he may not survive.
A nostalgic coming-of-age story centered on a young Hispanic boy, whose reflections of an enigmatic and reclusive uncle gradually evolve from confusion and fear into compassion and admiration through vivid vignettes of life in rural southwest.
Trapped in a dead-end desert town, a shy outsider with rockstar dreams forms an unlikely bond with a troubled young waitress—together discovering that sometimes escape is simply the courage to change.
A middle-aged woman reenters the workforce after seventeen years, but as she waits nervously for a government job interview, a haunting memory of domestic abuse resurfaces — forcing her to confront the strength it took just to sit in that chair.
After the earth's atmosphere collapses, a group of ultra-wealthy civilians retreat into a massive luxury bunker. When two residents turn up dead, the illusion of safety fractures and the elite soon discover that something far more dangerous may be living among them.
The gloves come off and the press-on nails come out when a scraggly dog goes missing after two trailer-trash vixens decide to run for association president of their tiny west Texas mobile home park. Small town politics spawn big time drama.
Three teens use the disturbing folklore of La Llorona (Crying Woman) to lure young girls to a secluded riverbank along the Rio Grande but things take a deadly turn when their twisted tales come to life and hunt them down. Be careful how well you tell a ghost story, it may come back to haunt you.
After dropping out of college and being cut off by her wealthy parents, a defiant young woman stumbles into the working-class world of odd jobs, eccentric neighbors, and a kindhearted deli worker, where she must learn humility, responsibility, and the meaning of real independence.
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