American Beauty
American Beauty
Short
· Comedy · 24 pages
After scoring tickets to see their first Grateful Dead concert, two high school seniors take mushrooms to celebrate only to find out mid-trip that Jerry Garcia is dead.
Written by
Kyle McKenna and Pete Johnson
1 Accolade
Accolade Highlights
Honorable Mention,
Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Spring 2023
2 Writers
Seattle, Washington
Kyle McKenna spent nearly twenty years as a teacher in New York City, before taking off for the west coast. As both a collaborator and an individual, Kyle develops projects for television and film, championing the oddballs and the underdogs.
NY, NY
Pete Johnson has worked for many years writing and creative-directing campaigns and films for some of the world's largest brands and advertising agencies.
His directorial debut “Better Half” garnered 3 wins and 17 festival laurels and his latest screenplay “Weekend at Bernie’s 3” was named top 20 all time comedies on the Red List.