Killswitch Engineer

Killswitch Engineer

Short · Thriller · 24 pages
Status: Spec
A gifted programmer hired to oversee the killswitch of the world's most advanced A.I. supercomputer must match wits with the all-powerful machine to uncover its hidden agenda.
Written by Brad Cooper
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Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
Finalist, WeScreenplay Short Script Lab 2019
3rd Place, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024

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Brad Cooper
Irvine, CA
Coverfly Top 1%, #1 all-time in genre/format, Top 20 shorts all-time. Crafting emotionally rich stories, I delve into the human experience by portraying complex, intelligent, flawed characters. Their journeys unfold amid high-stakes moral quandaries set against the backdrop of humanity's crowning accomplishments and greatest existential threats.

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Outstanding Screenplays Competition - #2 Runner-Up WeScreenplay Shorts Lab - Finalist with 91%, 96%, and 99% Overall Scores Writers X Writers - Finalist, Top 10 Short Scripts Scriptation Showcase - Finalist Santa Barbara Indi Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay Atlanta Screenplay Awards - Winner Best Short Screenplay Anaheim Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay Venice Short Film Awards - Winner Best Script Twin Tiers Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay Blastoff Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay The Cutting Room Short Film Festival - Winner Best Sci-Fi Screenplay Queen Palm Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay - Gold Queen Palm Film Festival - Winner Best Short Screenplay - Silver Hollywood Gold Awards - Winner Best Short Script - Gold Award PAGE Awards - Quarterfinalist Golden Script Competition - Finalist LA Shorts Film Festival - Finalist The Southern California Screenplay Competition - Finalist SWN Short Film Screenplay Competition - Finalist Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival - Finalist Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition - Finalist Family Film Festival - Finalist Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Contest - Semi-Finalist Faith in Film: International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist Christian Family Film Festival - Semi-Finalist HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition - Quarterfinalist Pitch Now Season 5 - Quarterfinalist Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Quarterfinalist Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Competition - Quarterfinalist