Holy Oil
Holy Oil
Television (One-hour)
· Drama · 59 pages
Sick of the status-quo, a stymied pharmacist risks his life and freedom to take on the opioid epidemic by selling a miracle plant - cannabis.
Written by
Deck Metellus
1 Accolade
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
WeScreenplay TV Pilot Lab 2018
1 Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Deck was born in Queens (NYC) to Haitian immigrants, but raised in Northeast Philly.
In 2018, Deck founded Beer & Bedtime Stories Theatre Company. In 2022, his script "Shells" won ScreenCraft, adding to several notable finalist rankings.
Deck writes character-driven stories about man's search for meaning, utilizing human constructs like capitalis...
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Deck Metellus is an emerging writer who was recently hired onto a film project with A list stars and just signed with 3 Arts. Originally from the East Coast, Deck was born to Haitian immigrants and previously spent nearly a decade as a frontline medical worker. He is also the creator and founder of Beer & Bedtime Stories, a UCB-inspired comedy troupe highlighting black artists and stories.
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