Screenwriter  ·  United Kingdom

Mattia
Passaro

Stories crafted with purpose, built to last. A window into the soul.

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Feature Screenplays

Completed · Draft 6

HIGHRISE

Neo-Noir · Psychological Thriller · Dark Fantasy

"Mary Miller, once a hardworking and joyful woman, is desperate to confront her past trauma as she returns to the Highrise Jazz Lounge. There, she begins to question her morals, and soon her reality, as she confronts the man who ruined her life."

Winner — INDIE Cinetube Awards Finalist — London Independent Film Awards Best Script 2025 Official Selection — Tokyo Film & Screenplay Awards 2025 Official Selection — Milan International Film Festival Official Selection — Prisma Film Awards

In Development · Draft 2

The Judas Trials

Drama · Political Thriller

"As she forms a bond with the Mythical Siren, Marina, Beatrice Ricci uncovers a deep political scandal at the heart of her community that threatens her morals, and the people's safety."

Festival Submission Target — 2026

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HIGHRISE

Feature · Neo-Noir

"Mary Miller, once a hardworking and joyful woman, is desperate to confront her past trauma as she returns to the Highrise Jazz Lounge. There, she begins to question her morals, and soon her reality, as she confronts the man who ruined her life."

Revenge · Grief · Identity · The Supernatural

The Judas Trials

Feature · Political Drama

"As she forms a bond with the Mythical Siren, Marina, Beatrice Ricci uncovers a deep political scandal at the heart of her community that threatens her morals, and the people's safety."

Corruption · Justice · Community · Consequence

About

I'm a UK-based screenwriter working in feature film. My scripts sit in the space where genre and character intersect — stories with real moral weight, built around people under pressure.

My debut feature HIGHRISE — a neo-noir psychological thriller set in 1960s Los Angeles — has been recognised at film festivals across London, Tokyo, Milan and beyond. It's a story I spent years getting right, and I'm proud of where it ended up.

My current project, The Judas Trials, is a political drama about corruption in small communities and what it costs to refuse to look the other way. It's bigger in scope, and more personal than anything I've written before.

I write character-first. Always. Everything else — structure, genre, tone — serves that.

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Whether it's a festival, a collaboration, a read request, or just a conversation about story, I'm always open.

passaromattia478@gmail.com