For Representation & Industry Inquiries:
dennis@danforthmusic.org
401-644-4759
The Shaft , Chasing Truths & Handprint — Under Contract with Price Productions — Packaging in Progress.
The Substitute Wife - Under Contract with Voyage Media
Redefining LGBTQ+ storytelling through bold, cinematic narratives where love, power, and fate collide in a neo-noir landscape.
"More Going Down" – Awarded Stage 32 Double Recommend (Top 1%)
I don’t write “gay stories.” I write thrillers where power seduces, love destroys, and fate never blinks. The fact that some of my leads are queer?
That just makes the stakes higher.
I'm not chasing trends. I’m redefining them.
Beautifully unstable narratives that linger long after the credits roll.
“Insanity — of the best kind.” – Joshua Malkin
“Fucking genius.” – Stage 32 Reader
🕶️ NOIR NEVER SLEEPS.
The industry’s waking up to the name DJ Manning.
💼 The Shaft — under contract with Price Productions.
💼 The Substitute Wife — under contract with Voyage Media.
✍️ Deuce’s Wild and One Less Egg to Fry — both written this month, both awarded Greenlight Coverage: RECOMMEND.
🎯 More Going Down — Double Recommend from Stage 32. Top 1% Look Book. Circulating.
#DJManning #FilmNoir #NeoNoir #Screenwriting #TheShaft #DeucesWild #MoreGoingDown #LGBTQFilm #NoirIsBack #ModernNoir #PsychologicalThriller
Hollywood Screening Festival
**WINNER**
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Best Screenplay
Dennis Manning
"ONE LESS EGG TO FRY" -
Best Screenplay – LA Crime & Horror Film Festival (2025)
Final Script Delivered. Industry Circulating.
9-screenplay slate. 5 completed in 75 days. All killer. No filler.
