Night of the Vegan

Co-authors and Co-creators Elijah C. Richardson Jr. & Leroy E. Bryant II have adapted this graphic novel from their original screenplay of the same title, ‘Night of the Vegan’ currently in development as a full length live action feature movie.

Elijah C. Richardson Jr. was born on June 4, 1967 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the oldest of three children of a beautiful mother, Brenda, and father, Elijah C. Richardson Sr., both from New Jersey. Elijah attended and graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Physical Education, minor in Sports Management.

Leroy E. Bryant II was born in 1969 in Wilmington, Delaware. He is the youngest of three children of Maria Cianci Bryant and father Leroy E. Bryant Sr. Leroy attended and graduated from Delaware Tech, with a degree in Criminal Justice. 

Elijah & Leroy started their writing and business partnership as screenwriters in 2005. Their very first screenplay, ‘The Second Coming’ placed as a quarterfinalist in the 2006 Writers on the Storm Screenplay competition and their screenplay, ‘Yesterday Mourning’ was a semifinalist in the 2016 PAGE International Screenwriting competition. They adapted their original script, ‘Yesterday Mourning’ also available on Amazon, into a novel published by Covenant Books, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina in 2019.

They are produced filmmakers, having written, produced and directed their movie, ‘Creature in the Woods’ on location in Delaware. It was released and distributed through a worldwide distribution agreement in 2017 by Summer Hill Films. They have also completed several writing projects for hire, including two rewrites for Emmy and Peabody award winning producer Lee Levinson and adapted a screenplay from the Barnes & Noble bestseller’s biography list, ‘Dream Real’ for Nap Vision Ent.

Elijah & Leroy are graduates of the Hollywood Film Institute with diplomas as Feature Film Producer’s and Certified Cinema Director & Line Producer’s.