Writing Portfolio

Over 5 years of experience writing for theatre, screen and table-top including formal education and competitions.

Contact me: ricothebard@gmail.com

Writing Samples

“A Neo Dawn”
7 pg SciFi/Action Screenplay

“Nowhere With You”
12 pg Romantic Comedy Screenplay

“Feather Fall”
59 pg Period/Fantasy Stageplay

Writing Credits

5 min | Indie Short | Drama
“Estranged siblings rediscover the light from their dark past after the death of their abusive father.”
1 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“I can’t find my phone, can you call me?”
- Best One Minute Short - Kollywood Film Festival - 2023
- Best One Minute Short - Anatolian Film Awards - 2023
5 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“A party becomes a murder scene as 3 guests explain their innocence to a skeptical Detective. Is a murderer among them or are the legends true?”
5 min | Indie Short | Drama | Co-Written with Sidney Quesnelle
“A high-school theatre student fears she won’t measure up to castmates expectations and learns all teens have the fear of not fitting in.”
- Official Selection - Film Only Film Festival - 2022
- Best Women’s Short Film - Gone Film Festival - 2021
- Best Drama - Anatolian Film Awards - 2021
- Best Drama - Alternative Film Festival - 2021
- Best Short Fiction - Flatness Film Awards - 2021
- Best Drama - Europe Film Festival U.K. - 2021
15 min | Student Short | Action/Fantasy | Written by Anthony Rodrigues | Vancouver Film School
Spiritual Sequel to “Feather Fall” written by Rico Espinoza
“A meek comic shop owner must find his bravery to prevent his angelic best friend from killing his new demonic girlfriend.”
- Best Fantasy Short - Anatolian Film Awards - 2023
- Best Horror Short - Veracruz Itinerant Short Film Festival - 2022
- Best Sci-Fi Short - Hispanic Film Festival - 2022
- Award of Excellence - Canada Shorts Film Festival - 2021
- And many more…
5 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“A group of friends get together to play board games.”
- Winner of the Kevin Smith Film Production Scholarship 2019
59 pg | Indie Stageplay | Period/Fantasy
Produced for the 2016 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
“An ageless war rages between Celestials and Demons, unseen by humanity. Lucy, a young Celestial, poses as a reporter for the Upper Canada Gazette during The War of 1812. As she falls in love with a human soldier, a malevolent force threatens everything she believes."
- 5/5 - Global News
- 4/5 - St.Albert Gazette
Monthly Actual-Play Table-Top Campaign | Youtube
Weekly Table-Top D&D Campaign | Hexagon, Edmonton | Co-Written with Louis James