Crafting Character-Driven Stories
Nick McCabe
Screenwriter · Director · Script Consultant
Crafting character-driven stories for film and bringing clarity, structure, and emotional depth to every story I work on.
I write original feature scripts focused on character, emotion, and strong narrative structure.
I bring stories to life through performance, tone, and visual storytelling.
I help founders, professionals, and subject-matter experts turn lived expertise into production-ready screen stories.
I'm a Chicago-based screenwriter and director drawn to stories that blend grounded emotion with high-concept ideas. My work often explores themes of grief, identity, and connection through characters navigating deeply personal challenges.
Alongside my own projects, I work with professionals to transform lived experience into production-ready screen stories.
My feature screenplay The Lonely Wish is a Quarterfinalist for the 2026 Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition.
Original scripts available for producers, investors, and collaborators.
2026 Quarterfinalist — Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition
When a lonely girl wishes everyone away, she must navigate an alternate reality and face her most fearful memory, or risk losing her identity to the void consuming her mind.
A man trapped in an endless Christmas Eve time loop falls in love with a woman, but the loop may prevent him from celebrating Christmas with his family ever again.
Written & Directed by Nick McCabe
When a grieving husband discovers his late wife's secret lover, the two men are forced to confront the truth and the separate lives she built to keep them apart.
When a young doctor isn't frantically attempting to save the lives of his extraterrestrial patients, he's desperately trying to date them.
Whether you're a producer looking for the next great script, an investor wanting to discuss a project, a professional looking to tell their life story, or looking to collaborate on a project, feel free to reach out.
nick@thenickmccabe.com