Derek A Whelan

Movie-editing, Screenwriter and Independent Producer. Born, educated in Dublin Ireland, raised by a kind family in the tony suburbs. Boys only education, good grades ...tremendously satisfactory." " 9th of 34." Fell into Film Editing at R.T.E. one Friday the 13th, it was warm, dry and smelt of cigar smoke, apprentice, trained, practiced, grew. Editor Canada since sprockets gave way to digital bytes. Screenwriter since the beginning, wrestling story into script form. Irish/North American/Immigrant/Outsider sensibilities. Write with irony and humor, appearances ongoing theme. Screenplays; Christmas Eve ...the great Toy-Maker himself sets to discover, why a child stopped opening his Christmas gifts." Classic Seasonal Comedy. Call Me ...ambitious student sees everything turn to dust, when he battles his uber-ego." Thriller Psychological. Walk ...pedestrians take their revenge on self-obsessed cyclists." Thriller Dark Humor. The Four Wives ...friendship becomes a deadly barrier to intimacy and true love." Irish Drama\Thriller. No Home Land ...love brings opposites together in 1970's sectarian Ireland." Forbidden lover tragedy 1970's Ireland. Son of Outsider ...the drive to the middle class alienates son from father in burgeoning suburban Ireland." Drama 1930's Brewery boy story. TV Warriors ...cop fights to bring home the prize, when staying alive is the trophy." Sports Adrenaline Action Adventure. Maxwell (Max) the Matchmaker ...widower matchmaker courts disaster by joining a dating agency." Romantic Comedy. Beyond Measure ...gold and silver are not all that's worth fighting for, when real love has no hallmark." Romantic romp set in Europe. Scary Scary Christmas ...scaring juveniles out of prison has the cons home for the holidays." Christmas Holiday Comedy. Pilgrimage with the Leprechauns ...enlightenment comes when two worlds trust each other on a tour of ancient Ireland." Irish folklore Comedy Adventure. Balance ...the end of time, has the elite chose survivors for the rebalance of the planet." Sci-Fi Adventure, end of world scale. Darius's World ...young boy's taste for chocolate has him exiled, in post-war soggy dystopia." Dystopian Adventure. Growshow ...easy money comes and goes, and staying high keeps you low." Canadian underworld Drama.