Romance

Dignity; Trust

by Matt Moeller

February 24, 2026113 pages

"When earnest rookie life-insurance broker Chris falls for Sarah, a fiercely alive artist dying of a brain tumor, he must choose between the cold ethics of his job and risking everything — his career, his fiancée, and his heart — to buy her dignity and a chance at meaning before she’s gone."

When earnest, bookish Chris takes a job at Dignity Trust—buying life insurance policies from the dying—he expects a moral gray area he can skirt. Instead he meets Sarah, a fierce, bald artist with a brain tumor who refuses pity and pulls Chris out of his cautious life with wild humor, carnival dates, and daredevil art heists. As Chris wrestles with work that profits off mortality, office pressure, and a messy ex, he must choose between corporate survival and a reckless, human love that forces him to finally live authentically. A bittersweet dramedy set in gritty urban neighborhoods and glossy galleries, Dignity Trust balances dark satire with tender romance and moral reckoning.

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Matt Moeller profile

Matt Moeller

(John Matthew Moeller)

JUST A BIG OL' NERD

📍 North Hollywood, CA✉️ [email protected]🌐 www.mattmoeller.com🎬 Television

Matt Moeller has aspired to be a writer, director, and funnyman since living in Orlando, Florida in 2004 which is basically the cretaceous period at this point. He’s written a book about improv comedy, hosted a live show where he got romantically dumped on stage 20 times in one night, made a ton of little fun videos for channel101 and YouTube, and now he’s full port into writing and directing horror shorts. This is the first you’ve heard of him and you’re unimpressed, but somewhat tickled at his self deprecation and meta humor. Wait, he’s standing right behind you right now, isn’t he?

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ScreenwritingComedyProgramming

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Statistics

77Scenes
77Est. Pages
1576Lines
19194Words

Characters (25)

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CHRIS
late 20s, handsome, bookish
376 linesmale20s
SARAH
mid 30s, beautiful, bald, bohemian
288 linesfemale30s
EMILLION
late 30s, smiling, black, pragmatically dressed
86 lines30s
ECHO
late 30s, a granola hippie woman
60 linesfemale30s
JACOB
late 20’s, chunky, bespectacled
50 lines20’s
KAYLA
early 20s, long black hair, heavy makeup
36 lines20s

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