Writing
EXPERIENCE
Film
Since 2012
Joel's first credit as a film writer was in back in 2012, though he'd been writing screenplays for about a decade before that.
Fiction
Since 2010
Joel's first published piece was in 2010, but he'd penned many unpublished works up to that point.
CLIPS
Recent Writing Projects
Sara and the Animals
Sara is lost in her phone, listless, bored, and shaken by grief that she can't quite face. But when her father finally puts his foot down, it sets off a series of haunting, traumatic, surreal events that launch her on a wyrd journey inward.
The Lynn Lady
Salem's Ghosts: The Lynn Lady follows the Bishop family as they become increasingly entangled in a strange, paranormal rift in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Butt Quack
A repulsive adult entertainment procurement specialist arrives at the doorstep of a washed-up actress to browse her supposedly enticing collection of purchasable adult films. Little does he know that the actress is interested in more than money and his very life may be at risk.
15 to Sunrise
A despondent young woman discovers blissful detachment after she chooses to become a vampire - only to discover that her new clutch is being hunted by their primeval, nihilistic ancestor.
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Browse All of Joel's Writing Work
15 to Sunrise (Proof of Concept)
15 to Sunrise A despondent young woman discovers blissful detachment after she chooses to become a vampire – only to discover that her new clutch is being hunted by their primeval, nihilistic ancestor. Joel directed this proof-of-concept and co-wrote
A Chosen Family
A Chosen Family This short film written, directed, and shot by Joel follows the lives of five seemingly ordinary people throughout the course of a single day. Through this process, we discover their true selves by following them through
Butt Quack
Butt Quack A repulsive adult entertainment procurement specialist arrives at the doorstep of a washed-up actress to browse her supposedly enticing collection of purchasable adult films. Little does he know that the actress is interested in more than money and