writing

script samples available upon request. please reach out to kdawndumas10@gmail.com for pdfs.

supernatural/thriller

dream walkers - pilot, 1-hr

when a consumptive, supernatural threat reveals itself to a family of mystics, elise, a chronic people-pleaser, must face her biggest challenge yet while deciding whether it’s more important to adhere to her family’s magical traditions or to use her newfound power to finally forge a path of her own design.

the lot - pilot, 1-hr

in the height of detroit’s crack epidemic, a young girl vows to bring her father back from its clutches. what she doesn’t realize is there’s a pantheon of otherworldly beings conspiring to use the mass vulnerability to their insidious advantage.

queen in the water - short film

upon getting her first period, a teenage girl must reckon with the immediate and drastic change in relationship dynamic with her mother while navigating an otherworldly personal transformation.

comedy

henchmen - pilot, half-hour

sandra evans has one goal: to be the world’s first lady-super villain from the bronx. but does she have what it takes to completely abandon her catholic guilt - and the home training her mother knows good and well she was raised with?

(them feels) - pilot, half-hour

renee’s an optimistic photographer getting a fresh start in her hometown. after a sudden breakup, she’s left navigating the bag of personal growth, a brand-new identity, and ignoring the ex she’s forced to room with.

drama

showtime - 1-hr

following an untimely loss and a consequential fall from grace, a team of idealistic subway dancers do whatever it takes to get back to the top of the underground performance scene.

specs

atlanta - comedy, half-hour

an upright piano for one dollar? man, that sounds hella sketch.

the last o.g. - comedy, half-hour

when tray takes on cake duty for josh’s surprise party, he realizes the city of new york will stop at nothing to ruin a beautiful thing.