Feature film scripts, television pilots, shorts, and more.
With an MFA in Screenwriting from Boston University and 3+ years working in the film industry for entertainment companies such as Columbia Pictures, Escape Artists, and Team Downey, I have a wealth of experience studying and executing storytelling for the screen. Below are some examples of the screenwriting projects I’ve worked on; please contact me if you would like to read a sample.
THE EXCLUSIVE (Story by Wes Palmer & Joe Apatow). A news anchor partners with her co-worker to fake her disappearance to boost the ratings for their failing show, but quickly realizes that he might be taking their scheme a bit too far. Feature Film, Thriller
THE BARTENDER (2018, Directed by Travis Newsad, Written by Joe Apatow). THE BARTENDER explores the bystander's dilemma: interfere or do nothing? What can be done by witnesses of sexual misconduct to prevent future headlines? Short Film, Drama
FREIGHT (Story by Wes Palmer & Joe Apatow). A freight train derails in the remote Kenai Mountains of Alaska. Trapped in the wilderness, the train's engineer begins to unravel the mystery behind the crash while fighting for her survival. Feature Film, Action
STRIKE (2018, Directed by Wes Palmer, Written by Joe Apatow). A washed up baseball star relentlessly pushes his son to succeed at the sport - only for the two to clash when the son surpasses the father. (Short Film, Drama). Password for link below: strikeout
FRYING PAN MAN. A boy from the swamp with only a frying pan to his name travels to the big city to defeat the evil Shovelface and save his Granny's cat, Dumbass. Feature Film, Comedy.
PARADISE. A father surrenders himself to the island of “Paradise” – the world’s dumping place of its most dangerous criminals – in order to find and protect his son. (Original TV Pilot, Drama)
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