A Material Boy
A Material Boy
Feature
· Comedy · 93 pages
A fabulous small-town boy defies his father to enter a life-changing talent show with the aid of warring businesswomen.
Written by
Shaun Balbar and Alexia Coelho
2 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2024
Quarterfinalist,
Final Draft - Big Break 2024
2 Writers
Vancouver
An author of novels and stage and screen projects, Shaun Balbar's work has achieved international recognition, including the play One Last Song, chosen by the Austin Film Festival for a live reading.
In 2025, he completed the Pacific Screenwriting Program's Scripted Series Lab, co-developing and co-writing an original comedy series created by N...
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Cape Verdean visual artist and writer Alexia Coelho earned a BFA in Film Animation and also Commercial Photography & Lighting while living in Montreal. A multilingual world traveler and fine arts painter, she co-writes for the screen with Shaun Balbar.