Biography

Dennis J. Manning is a Florida-based screenwriter whose work explores intimate American tragedies through the lens of masculinity, repression, faith, and consequence. His stories blend psychological tension with emotionally restrained character drama, often centering on people forced to confront the truths they've spent a lifetime avoiding.

His feature screenplay One Less Egg to Fry won Best Screenplay at the Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival and received a 96th percentile / Recommend from Greenlight Coverage. His current slate includes Handprint, Chasing Truths, The Shaft, and Deuce's Wild, spanning psychological thrillers, neo-noir crime dramas, and emotionally driven stories rooted in identity, loyalty, and redemption.

Whether writing elevated thrillers or deeply personal dramas, Manning is drawn to stories where silence has consequences, loyalty is tested, and redemption comes at a cost.
- IMDb mini biography by: Dennis J Manning

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