
Some families inherit land. Others inherit what’s buried beneath it.
Character-driven stories about identity, redemption, and the cost of becoming who you are.
Austin Film Festival • Script Pipeline • Final Draft Big Break • PAGE Awards

Kris Shuman
The WriterSome families inherit land.Others inherit what’s buried beneath it.
Character-driven stories about identity, redemption, and the cost of becoming who you are.
Austin Film Festival • Script Pipeline • Final Draft Big Break • PAGE Awards
Featured Project

Lords of Franklin County
When the law robs the poor, an outlaw gives it back.
In Depression-era Franklin County, a war-scarred drifter returns home to find his land stolen, his town controlled, and its people crushed under the thumb of a corrupt judge and ruthless sheriff. With nothing left to lose, he assembles a ragtag crew—a preacher with a moral code, a giant with a gentle heart, and a reckless young outlaw—and begins stealing from the wealthy elite who profit off the suffering of others. As their legend grows, so does the danger. The law closes in. Loyalties fracture. And the line between justice and revenge begins to blur. Because in a town where the system is broken, the question isn’t who’s right—it’s who’s willing to do something about it.
Stories in Development

Family Tradition
Post-Production
Family ain’t what you inherit—it’s what you survive.

The Last Stop
Post-Production
He thought he was ready to die—until life gave him one more reason to stay.

Sunsets In Memphis
In Production
A lone gunslinger in space is forced to trust the one man too useless to survive—until he saves everything.

Wilder
In Development
She lied her way into his story—now it’s the only thing that can save her life.

Who Stole the Head of Bobbi DuPree
In Development
A severed head holds the map to a fortune—now every killer in the territory wants it.

What’s Buried Beneath the Pines
In Development
Some families pass down land. His passed down bodies.
I write about people at the breaking point.
The ones trying to outrun who they’ve been—
and learning the hard way that you don’t get to.
— Kris
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