Nicholas J. Sherman - Writer
 
Feature Screenplays
HOLY IRRESISTIBLE - written by Nicholas Sherman and Andrew Shearer
        (comedy, 116 pages)
        A devout atheist must assume a Christian identity in order to win the heart of the  pastor’s daughter.
        But doing so just might send him straight  to Hell.
 
SON UP - written by Andrew Shearer and Nicholas Sherman
          (urban drama, 112 pages)
        A young gangbanger who’s spent his whole life in juvenile hall wants to live a better life.  
          But on the streets, loyalty is everything.
 
GUNPOWDER GREEN TEA - written by Nicholas Sherman and Andrew Shearer
        (western, 113 pages)
        1870’s.  A Scotsman travels to America to steal back the woman who was taken from him.
        A fish out of water in this rugged, wintery land, he learns what it means to be a cowboy.
 
CALIFORNIO:
THE BALLAD OF JOAQUIN MURRIETA - written by Nicholas Sherman and Erik Martinez
        (western, 113 pages)
        1850’s.  As the most notorious bandit in Californian history avenges the murder of his wife, he
         unknowingly empowers an oppressed group in a brutal class struggle against injustice.
 
 
 
        
Awards
 
Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship, Fellow, 2007
(Holy Irresistible)
 
1st Place - Cinequest, 2007     (Son Up)
 
Nicholl Quarter-Finalist, 2006 (Son Up)
 
Nicholl Quarter-Finalist, 2005 (Gunpowder Green Tea)
 
Quarter-Finalist PAGE
Screenwriting Awards, 2006
(Son Up)
 
 
Best Feature Screenplay, Chapman University School of Film and TV, Nominee (Californio: The Ballad of Joaquin Murrieta)
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Nicholas Sherman is represented at   WME
by David Karp
   310-248-2000
and  BRILLSTEIN ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
by Brad Petrigala
310-275-6135