Bio
Adrian K. Belman is a writer/director, playwright, and artist. She holds a PhD in Psychology and has worked for over a decade across a wide range of industries, from space exploration to healthcare. Her feature film screenplays include Money Getters, Grandma Crypto, and Homed. Adrian made her directorial debut with Shilly-Shally; a short film, which premiered at the 2024 NGO International Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Her plays include Spit It Out, The Arbiter of Me, and Operatic End. Adrian is a 2023-24 Cadence Pipeline New Works Screenwriting Fellow, and a member of the Zeiders American Dream Theater. Adrian loves to learn, and aims to illuminate the world with advocacy-centered storytelling that embraces comedy and cultural nuance to present alternative perspectives and celebrate our shared humanity.
Feature Screenplay: Money Getters
When five friends in need of quick cash get in over their heads with a murderous loan shark, they use P. T. Barnum's book of money-making tips to attempt to repay their debt before time runs out and their families are harmed.
Feature Screenplay: Homed
An unhoused man’s life is changed forever when a wealthy family offers him a home, but he struggles to overcome his dark past and the challenges of his new life.
One-Hour Pilot: Foragers
In the wake of losing her job and becoming homeless, a yoga instructor explores life with a group of foragers and learns what it truly means to cultivate a vibrant community.
Half-Hour Pilot: Achievers
An interracial couple consisting of an over-achiever and an under-achiever from wildly different backgrounds, navigate life together after becoming parents.
Half-Hour Pilot: Cancelled
After getting cancelled for perceived maltreatment of her dog, a middle-aged attorney becomes the founder of “C-United,” a support group in the metaverse for cancelled people.
Half-Hour Pilot:
Liberal Jail
A prison warden juggles life as a father, husband, and criminal justice professional with limited resources.
Half-Hour Pilot: Bloody Murder
A pair of fake hitmen – a barista and a detective – make people "disappear," with the help of their family members.
Short: Love Past Seven
Growing apart at seven years old and marrying other people, a divorced woman desperately tries to win back the man she fell in love with as a child to no avail.
Short: High on the Neon Hog
A former mob accountant seeks refuge in the neon-lit labyrinth of Las Vegas. She finds herself working at a quaint wedding chapel to elude mob assassins, after living it up on the Strip.
Short: Meghanna, Ex-Founder
As the harsh realities of post-startup life dawn on her, a former tech founder must navigate soul-crushing interviews to get a job to pay her skyrocketing bills.
Play: Spit It Out
In this surrealist play, a young woman fights to access her reproductive rights, defying the patriarchal forces that threaten to silence her. As she expresses herself to navigate the restrictive system in which she finds herself, she discovers her own strength and resilience.
Play: Operatic End
When Jim invokes painful memories of Sahara’s childhood trauma, timid Sahara transforms and becomes the dominant force in her battle for survival. In the end, Sahara uses her operatic skill as a means of catharsis. This play thematically explores the horrors of abuse, control, and revenge in romantic relationships.
Contact