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2017 Pilot Finalist Bill Keenan

2017 Pilot Finalist Bill Keenan

The inspiration behind Squat was simple: I’m scared to death—and I know I’m not alone—that someday when I retire I won’t have enough money to live on comfortably because I don’t have a pension. You can’t read a newspaper or go online without reading something about...
2017 Pilot Finalist MJ Palo

2017 Pilot Finalist MJ Palo

My name is MJ and I’ve been a storyteller and a movie lover as long as I can remember. For some reason, I didn’t pursue that passion when I was younger and instead focused on my second passion, science. After I earned a Ph.D. degree in cell and molecular...
2017 Short Screenplay Winner Will Schneider

2017 Short Screenplay Winner Will Schneider

My name’s Will and I’m a writer/director born, raised, and based in the wonderful city of Chicago, Illinois. I’m absolutely in love with Chicago and though I’ve been tempted to move to New York or Los Angeles many times, I truly cannot imagine calling any other city...
2017 Short Screenplay Finalist Walker Hare

2017 Short Screenplay Finalist Walker Hare

My name is Walker Hare and I’m an actor, writer, and filmmaker from California, currently based in Brooklyn. Sunshine, is a short film that explores mental illness, gun control and the tragic consequences of racial discrimination in America and it’s funny too. Since...
2017 Short Screenplay Finalist Mohamed Karim

2017 Short Screenplay Finalist Mohamed Karim

My name is Mohamed Karim, born in Cairo, Egypt. I started my filmmaking career in 2006 as a trainee assistant director on the Egyptian film “The Aquarium” by Yousry Nasrallah. Between  2009 and 2016, I served as assistant director on several projects including work...