David M. Rubenstein

Hi! I’m from LA, now in Stockholm. I write funny stories about messy people in crisis. Dramedies for the screen. Dark, wry, satirical novels—my NY agent has my debut novel out to US publishers. A past screenplay was optioned in LA.

davidrubenstein@mac.com

+46 72 152 36 00

Beautiful People Ignoring Each Other

Romantic Dramedy Feature Film

Adam, a gifted but overlooked musician, and Sofia, a Swedish actress with an expired visa, enter a green card marriage for mutual gain—he wants to flee Trump’s America and move to Sweden, and she wants to stay in LA. But when Sofia is forced to return to Stockholm, Adam follows her, gets entangled in a scheme to sabotage the perfect couple living in Sofia’s dream apartment, and together they risk ruining the only relationship that actually matters: their own.

*Screenplay available upon request

Disorderly Conduct

Dramedy Series

Five broke Gen X roommates in Los Angeles—two of them Swedish—cling to their fading ambitions while navigating perpetual chaos, financial instability, and the creeping realization that time has passed them by. But when a 28-year-old psychology PhD student moves in and starts secretly analyzing them, she uncovers a hidden truth—undiagnosed ADHD—that just might explain… so much.

*Pilot script and pitch bible available upon request.