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BIRDEYE
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Symbiotic Pictures

Prestige storytelling at the intersection of music,
espionage, and the human condition.

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BIRDEYE

Espionage Thriller  ·  Feature Film

Written by Michael Salort & Micah Joyce Walsh

"In a legendary music capital, a musician with extraordinary skills discovers an ability to hear secret messages embedded in music — and uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the world as we know it."

Birdeye follows Brigitte Martin (24), a cellist whose extraordinary skills give her the ability to perceive hidden codes within musical compositions. When she uncovers a covert plot to kill the world's industry leaders, she reluctantly embarks on a perilous journey — navigating the underbelly of the international music scene and the underworld of the most lethal criminal organization on the planet, The Flock.

TÁR meets Homeland × Maestro
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Industry Reception

What The Industry Is Saying

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The blend of a music-based plot with a thriller involving terrorism and political intrigue is quite original. Strong marketability potential in a climate that values diverse narratives and complex, character-driven stories.

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Strongly Recommend
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Birdeye feels like a European arthouse thriller that accidentally learned how to entertain an audience. The sensory POV is immersive and emotionally devastating. It has identity. It has confidence. It has a soul.

Producer Coverage

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This is one of those rare scripts that feels dangerous in a good way. A cerebral thriller that doesn't apologize for being smart and strange. Prestige with teeth. I'd greenlight this knowing it won't please everyone — which is exactly why it matters.

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Portfolio

Projects

Raising the Dead — film poster
She Can See The Murder As If She'd Been There.

Feature Film  ·  Supernatural Thriller

Raising The Dead

In the ancient pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, a woman witnesses the unearthing of a decades-old secret buried alongside the dead — and finds herself drawn into a murder that refuses to stay buried.

SettingSantiago de Compostela, Spain
GenreSupernatural Thriller
RegistrationWGA #2257774
WriterMichael Salort

Script Excerpt

EXT. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA — SPAIN — SUMMER MORNING

An unusually gloomy day in a city preserved from Roman 
times. Storm clouds loom above the ancient Igreja de 
San Fructuoso church. Its weathered stones drip with 
sadness.

                    PRIEST (V.O.)
          Violeta Frontera Del Dios died as she lived.
          In peace. In the village she called home...

ANNA AVILES (28) stands among the mourners. Her 
exceptional beauty and faraway look suggest she 
doesn't belong here. She holds the hand of her 
daughter YAZMIN (6), who kicks at a worm near her 
feet.

With a final, desperate yank — the ground beneath 
the Grave Digger collapses. The coffin crashes in.

A SCREAM pierces the silence.

From the collapsed earth, three feet into the hole,
a SKELETAL HAND with an EMERALD RING is revealed.

Anna steps forward, her shock turning to recognition.

       INT. AUNT VIOLETA'S HOUSE — 1960 — FLASHBACK

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ANNA stands before a vanity mirror.
CONCHITA AVILES (29) steps behind her, brushing 
her hair — stunningly beautiful in a turquoise 
dress. The EMERALD RING catches a ray of light.

                    END FLASHBACK

Shreds of aged turquoise fabric cling to the 
skeletal wrist.

Anna is seeing a ghost.

Feature Film  ·  Thriller

Maximin

After the collapse of the world's biggest DNA company, its vast genetic archives are auctioned off — exposing a secret powerful enough to upend history.

When a reserved young writer in Spain discovers she's part of that secret, she's hunted by a ruthless sect sworn to annihilate the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. To save herself, she must uncover the truth buried in her family's DNA.

SettingSpain
GenreSupernatural Conspiracy Thriller
WriterMicah Joyce Walsh

Feature Film  ·  Comedy

Clock Blocker

A man determined to fight back against ageism in the most audacious way possible — by legally changing his age. Chaos, hilarity, and a goat named Georgia ensue.

ToneWolf of Wall Street meets The Hangover
ThemeAgeism & Identity
TargetMillennials to Boomers
WritersMichael Salort & Josh Isaacson
Television & Multi-Platform

Multiplatform Series  ·  Romantic Comedy

Double Vision

One love story, two simultaneous releases — a When Harry Met Sally-style rom-com and its Bollywood counterpart, opening on the very same day. Uniting Hollywood and Bollywood in an unprecedented cinematic event.

FormatDual Simultaneous Release
Written byMichael Salort
RegistrationWGA #2183991

Dancer/filmmaker-wannabe Georgia Medina sells a high-concept, double-movie concept and it ignites Hollywood and Bollywood filmmaking.

Half-Hour Competition Series  ·  Food / Unscripted

Tastemakers

That's never been done.

A half-hour cooking show with a twist — three chefs must rely entirely on their senses to find out which of them is the ultimate Tastemaker.

In this half-hour competition, three amateur chefs are blindfolded and must taste a celebrity chef's original dish and figure out how it's made — using only their sense of taste and their culinary cunning. Then they're sent to a fully-stocked kitchen to remake the dish from scratch. All from memory. They only get three tastes during the entire competition.

FormatHalf-Hour Competition
CreatorsAbby Wallach, Sabrina Besla & Michael Salort
ProductionAbby Wallach Productions™
No notes allowed
No recipes allowed
No outside help allowed
Only 3 tastes for the entire competition
Blindfolded tasting — Tastemakers
Ready for Production 2026–27

Feature Film  ·  Holiday / Comedy

The Masked Santa

A Netflix-style Christmas story — a warm, witty holiday feature where the magic of the season collides with mistaken identity, unexpected heart, and a Santa no one sees coming.

Written by Michael Salort & Lynn Keller, The Masked Santa is ready for production in 2026–27 — bringing festive charm, genuine laughs, and the kind of feel-good storytelling that defines the best of the holiday genre.

GenreHoliday Comedy
WritersMichael Salort & Lynn Keller
StatusReady for Production 2026–27

Multi-Platform Series  ·  Reality / Dating

Beautiful Stranger™

also known as Rear Window

A voyeuristic, immersive dating show that lives simultaneously on TV, Cell, Web, and Streamers. Contestants pick partners from digital windows — but Artificial Intelligence creates the ultimate catfish. Hosted by SOPHIA, the talking robot.

CreatorsMichael Salort & Abby Wallach
FormatTV / Cell / Web / Streamers
TwistSome contestants are AI-generated fakes
Phase One: Pick Your Stranger Phase Two: VR Apartment Tours Phase Three: Artificial Love vs. Flesh & Blood?

"Contestants who pick an A-I Fake get voted off!"

The Creators

Co-Creator / Screenwriters

Produced & Written by Micah Joyce Walsh & Michael Salort

Micah Joyce Walsh

Micah Joyce Walsh

Co-Creator  ·  Producer  ·  Writer

Micah Joyce Walsh has worked in all aspects of Film & TV production as a writer, producer, director, and executive. Most recently she co-created the espionage thriller Birdeye with Michael Salort. Currently Director of Development at KFA, specializing in acquisitions, distribution, and television network creation. Micah annually produces the red carpet of The Met Gala and has worked as a producer/writer for A&E, History Channel, AMC, Style Network, and TV Guide Network.

BirdeyeThe Met Gala A&EHistory Channel AMCGuggenheim KFA — Dir. of Development
Michael Salort

Michael Salort

Co-Creator  ·  Writer  ·  Producer

Michael Salort entered the industry as a winner of the CineStory international feature screenplay competition. He wrote the Emmy-nominated web series In Men We Trust and produced the globally distributed Hidden Camera. Michael ghostwrote Tyra Banks' New York Times Bestselling novel Modelland and has sold projects to Sally Says Entertainment. His holiday feature The Masked Santa, co-written with Lynn Keller, is ready for production in 2026–27.

BirdeyeThe Masked Santa Hammer — Sally SaysModelland (NYT Bestseller) Beautiful Stranger™Tastemakers Double VisionCineStory Winner Emmy Nominated

Inquiries

Ready to Talk?

For script requests, co-production inquiries, and representation.

Michael msalort@symbioticpictures.com
Micah micah@birdeyepictures.com

WGA Registration #2257651  ·  © 2026 All Rights Reserved
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