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First Look Winner Signs with Jake Wagner

January 5, 2022

First Look Project winner Morgan Smith signed with Jake Wagner of Alibi Management just a few days after introductions by Pipeline.

His script Bad Dog won the 2021 FLP season in the Horror category.

Morgan Smith

Morgan Smith is a recovering visual effects producer who spent close to a decade at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco with credits on Rango, Star Wars Episode VII, Rogue One, and others. If you’ve ever found yourself commenting on a stormtrooper’s overly expressive death, Morgan’s work in the motion capture suit may be […]

Bad Dog

2021 First Look Project - Winner (Horror & Thriller)

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