
Writing Portfolio
Over 5 years of experience writing for theatre, screen and table-top including formal education and competitions.
Contact me: ricothebard@gmail.com
Writing Credits
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5 min | Music Video | Action
"When the Yakuza Boss orders his loyal Right Hand Man to escort his daughter to a rival gang leader, the secretly in love couple must defy her father and escape his wrath, risking everything for a chance at freedom."
A music video for an Original Japanese cover by Katy Lo of the Sabrina Carpenter song of the same name.
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5 min | Indie Short | Drama
“Estranged siblings rediscover the light from their dark past after the death of their abusive father.”
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1 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“I can’t find my phone, can you call me?”
Best One Minute Short - Kollywood Film Festival - 2023
Best One Minute Short - Anatolian Film Awards - 2023
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5 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“A party becomes a murder scene as 3 guests explain their innocence to a skeptical Detective. Is a murderer among them or are the legends true?”
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5 min | Indie Short | Drama | Co-Written with Sidney Quesnelle
“A high-school theatre student fears she won’t measure up to castmates expectations and learns all teens have the fear of not fitting in.”
Official Selection - Film Only Film Festival - 2022
Best Women’s Short Film - Gone Film Festival - 2021
Best Drama - Anatolian Film Awards - 2021
Best Drama - Alternative Film Festival - 2021
Best Short Fiction - Flatness Film Awards - 2021
Best Drama - Europe Film Festival U.K. - 2021
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15 min | Student Short | Action/Fantasy | Written by Anthony Rodrigues | Vancouver Film School
Spiritual Sequel to “Feather Fall” written by Rico Espinoza
“A meek comic shop owner must find his bravery to prevent his angelic best friend from killing his new demonic girlfriend.”
Best Fantasy Short - Anatolian Film Awards - 2023
Best Horror Short - Veracruz Itinerant Short Film Festival - 2022
Best Sci-Fi Short - Hispanic Film Festival - 2022
Award of Excellence - Canada Shorts Film Festival - 2021
And many more…
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5 min | Indie Short | Comedy
“A group of friends get together to play board games.”
Winner of the Kevin Smith Film Production Scholarship 2019
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59 pg | Indie Stageplay | Period/Fantasy
Produced for the 2016 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
“An ageless war rages between Celestials and Demons, unseen by humanity. Lucy, a young Celestial, poses as a reporter for the Upper Canada Gazette during The War of 1812. As she falls in love with a human soldier, a malevolent force threatens everything she believes."
5/5 - Global News
4/5 - St.Albert Gazette
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Monthly Actual-Play Table-Top Campaign | Youtube
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Weekly Table-Top D&D Campaign | Hexagon, Edmonton | Co-Written with Louis James
Awards and Accolades


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Vancouver, BC, Canada - Feb 2024