About
Zach Taylor Roth is an emerging screenwriter with a focus on exploring themes like masculinity, jealousy, exploitation, nostalgia, and the impact of trauma, among others. Below, you’ll find descriptions of some of his current projects.
Ivories
Thriller Feature
A music journalist investigates sexual misconduct allegations against a famous singer-songwriter, who is also his new girlfriend’s former flame. Battling his own masculine insecurities, he uncovers a labyrinth of truths that force him to reckon with a haunting secret from his own past.
- SECOND ROUND – Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2024
- QUARTERFINALIST – ScreenCraft Drama Competition, 2023
- FINALIST – Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2023
Last Day on Earth
Coming-of-age Dramedy Feature
In early September 2001, just before the world changes, Pax, a socially awkward fifteen-year-old, plans to confess his love to Anna, a star soccer player leaving for boarding school the next day. But when a sudden mishap derails his intentions, Pax and his fiercely loyal friend Val are thrust into a risky, last-ditch plan to set things right before the sun sets on the final day of their summer—and their childhood.
Moderators
Psychological Thriller Feature
When a massive tech company opens a headquarters in their Arizona town, three aimless twenty-somethings take jobs as content moderators, tasked with sifting through the darkest corners of the internet. As they absorb endless streams of traumatic material, each begins to unravel in their own way, forcing them to confront a troubling question: How do you go on living after witnessing the worst of humanity?
Pit Stop
Drama Thriller Feature
A young husband-and-wife musical duo, on tour, make an emergency pit stop at a desolate roadside bar deep in the Alleghany Mountains of western Pennsylvania. There, they encounter a mysterious stranger who entices them with dreams of fame and fortune. But as the night unfolds and the stranger’s behavior becomes more unsettling, the husband begins to suspect there’s something sinister behind the offer.
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