Khari X Telesford Screen-writing & Acting Portfolio 🎬

SCREENWRITER | STORYTELLER | CREATIVE FORCE

Your Story Deserves to Be Told — Not Collect Dust

You've got the vision, the message, the characters.

But writing the script for your film, TV series, stage production, or promo video always hits a snag. Lack of time, clarity, or confidence often get in the way. If you're a filmmaker, director, producer, or business owner, here's the tough truth: A strong idea means nothing if the script doesn't land.

A poorly written script loses attention, deals, awards, and your chance to be heard... and money.

When you don't take action:

  • Competitors win festivals, grants, or investors with weaker ideas but better pitches.

  • Your important story sits unfinished on your laptop.

  • Your business promo is forgettable, scrolled past, lost in the noise.

That's a silenced message, a paused mission, an undervalued brand.

What if you had access to proven story structures and secrets, used by top screenwriters and studios, to bring your story to life?

I use these exact methods to craft precise, emotionally impactful scripts for my clients, from sitcoms to powerful stage plays. I even ghostwrote a celebrated stage production for an award-winning media company, taking it from concept to stage-ready in weeks.

This is what happens when you combine clarity with story architecture: good ideas become great execution. I offer this same one-on-one transformation for your work.

Whether you're:

  • A director stuck in development.

  • A producer needing a killer pitch.

  • A business owner tired of lifeless scripts.

Let's build your story together, from outline to a tight, powerful, production-ready draft.

If you're ready to make your vision real and your script unforgettable, shoot a message and let's get started!

Who is Khari X?

I’m Khari X (a.k.a. Khari R. Telesford), a screenwriter, playwright, and storyteller out of NYC with a thing for sharp dialogue, emotional landmines, and stories that bleed truth. The kind that don’t ask for your attention. They demand it.

It all started with a puppet plant that eats people. Little Shop of Horrors was my first love—campy, strange, theatrical in all the right ways. That gateway drug led me from grade school musicals to deep, soul-rattling Meisner work at the Ted Bardy Acting Studio (2021–2024), where I trained under Glenn Vincent and Ted Bardy. I sharpened those tools even further with Master Acting Coach Bob McAndrew.

On stage or on screen, I’ve played everything from detectives to the literal Devil (no metaphor there—soul selling contract included).

Here’s the highlight reel:

"Truth Brings Affliction" (2025)

"Third Party – Blameless" (2024)

"L’aura" (2023)

"Destiny in the Ground" (2023)

My Writing style? --- Unfiltered. Sharp. Emotional. Visceral. Think psychological thrillers with teeth, dark comedies that laugh while bleeding, and crime stories that know how to pray and pull a trigger in the same breath.

I write stories that hit hard, cut deep, and refuse to be ignored -- inspired by the rhythm, rebellion, and brilliance of Black and Brown poets, writers, and artists who bent language into liberation. That’s the legacy I write from—and the one I aim to expand.

Right now, I’m diving into feature-length films, stage work, music videos, and any medium wild enough to handle raw storytelling. If you're a director, producer, screenwriter, or casting visionary looking for stories that sting in the best way—or if you’re a rep who sees where this is all going—my line’s open.

Let’s make something unforgettable. Let's connect via>> email.

Request to Read the Scripts!


Television (Pilots)🎬

🏫 Excelsior Prep (Teen Drama):

A talented track star from Bed-Stuy gets a scholarship to a prestigious prep school, where he's thrust into a world of wealth, rivalry, and dangerous temptations

🪄 The Immortal Diaries (Adventure Fantasy Drama):

Mystery, the banished god of Hope, and three unlikely humans race against time to reclaim the scattered “Hopeful” cards and save humanity before his twin brother, Misery, and Armageddon destroy humanity.

Maybe Its Me (Romantic Sitcom, Dramedy):

A successful radio host's meticulous personal life explodes into hilarious pandemonium when her well meaning, but clueless cousin moves in, forcing her to confront the possibility that she's broadcasting all the wrong signals for love.

Currently in development. You can learn about this exciting, new project, >>> here

Feature Film 🎬

❤️‍🔥🏃‍♂️ Dante & Delilah (Crime Thriller, Dark Comedy)

After a botched robbery, a reckless ex-con and a kidnapped young woman are forced into a deadly race for survival, hunted by ruthless criminals and their own web of lies.

>> Read the excerpt

🕵️🎥 XSTACY (Neo-noir Mystery Drama):

A jaded homicide detective and an unwitting young playwright, join forces to investigate the mysterious death of Logan "Xstacy" Stacy - Hollywood's hottest, and most notorious young movie star.

>> Read the excerpt

Stage-Plays & Shorts 🎭

🍷 Amontillado (Comedic Horror Thriller):

After waking up and discovering himself being held hostage for a debt he claims he doesn't owe, a young man must answer his knife happy captors questions ... or pay the price.

🗓️🔪 Born on Monday (Horror Thriller):

A young woman wakes up in a bathroom with another girl. The door is locked, a maniac is holding them captive, and the girls only have hours left to live.

🔪📰 The Perfect Story (Thriller, Dark Comedy)

A perfectionist journalist's picture-perfect marriage is shattered when she discovers her husband's collection of sinister secrets, leading to a darkly comedic and increasingly messy situation.

Stage & Film Work

Third Party - Blameless (play) (Dir. Andrew Riddles)

First prize: SOOP’s STN Short Play Festival 2024

L´aura (Short Film) (Dir. Henry Truit Harshaw

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition 2024

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Chain NYC Film Festival 2024

Destiny In The Ground (Stageplay) (Dir. Kathleen Fraser)

Rendition of Vin Diesel´s ¨Multi-facial (Dramatic Monologue)

2018 Directorial Reel

Skills

Screenwriting / Screenwriting software / Film Production / Story-boarding / Script Editing & Supervision / Fiction & Non-fiction writing / Character Development /Music Production / Web-design / Graphic-design

Want to Learn More?

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