Joel McElvaney
@screenwritermac.bsky.social
Took a workshop from William Goldman in college. Waited 30 years. Started screenwriting career. Did I do something wrong? AFF 2nd Rounder. StC! Top 5 Finalist. GA Film Academy-trained. UH Manoa alum. West Coast boy. Enters late, leaves early. 🤙
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Alright, the universe has spoken. I’m gonna film my horror short next year. There, I said it. Now it has to happen, right?
Woke up to a nice surprise! My comedy/horror short script THE HOOK is one of 10 Finalists in the 2025 HorrOrigins Film Fest! #scriptsky @horrorigins.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Woke up to a nice surprise! My comedy/horror short script THE HOOK is one of 10 Finalists in the 2025 HorrOrigins Film Fest! #scriptsky @horrorigins.com
#scriptsky #filmsky
Got a few gray hairs? Or, like me, a whole head full? #TheGreyList may be the showcase for you!
Got a few gray hairs? Or, like me, a whole head full? #TheGreyList may be the showcase for you!
#scriptsky / #filmsky community
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#scriptsky #filmsky
Got a few gray hairs? Or, like me, a whole head full? #TheGreyList may be the showcase for you!
Got a few gray hairs? Or, like me, a whole head full? #TheGreyList may be the showcase for you!
Reposted by Joel McElvaney
A short film crowdfunding by @kaiaalexander.bsky.social about a subject of which every woman can relate
Donate if you can & help spread the word!
seedandspark.com/fund/bleed#s...
Donate if you can & help spread the word!
seedandspark.com/fund/bleed#s...
BLEED - A Surreal Drama Short Film - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
When Mary begins her first period in the middle of her math class, she literally runs through the next 40 years of her life in search of a pad. Through surreal imagery and metaphor, BLEED seeks to bre...
seedandspark.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A short film crowdfunding by @kaiaalexander.bsky.social about a subject of which every woman can relate
Donate if you can & help spread the word!
seedandspark.com/fund/bleed#s...
Donate if you can & help spread the word!
seedandspark.com/fund/bleed#s...
Leah’s my go-to for silly screenwriter games. This was fun!
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Leah’s my go-to for silly screenwriter games. This was fun!
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Today’s AFF highlight: Silicon Valley Script to Screen with Alec Berg and Martin Starr. 😂
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Today’s AFF highlight: Silicon Valley Script to Screen with Alec Berg and Martin Starr. 😂
Got my badge! Next stop, The Driskill, er, The Victorian.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Got my badge! Next stop, The Driskill, er, The Victorian.
Alright, the universe has spoken. I’m gonna film my horror short next year. There, I said it. Now it has to happen, right?
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Alright, the universe has spoken. I’m gonna film my horror short next year. There, I said it. Now it has to happen, right?
Well, my script didn’t make it this year. Is that stopping me from going to AFF? Hell no!
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Well, my script didn’t make it this year. Is that stopping me from going to AFF? Hell no!
#ScriptSky
Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn
Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn
September 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#ScriptSky
Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn
Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn
I have two projects outlined and ready to write:
1. a *very* dark limited series thriller
2. a *very* silly “stunt” holiday feature using IP I don’t have rights to
Seeing as real life is sliding into “very dark” territory, I’m leaning toward 2.
1. a *very* dark limited series thriller
2. a *very* silly “stunt” holiday feature using IP I don’t have rights to
Seeing as real life is sliding into “very dark” territory, I’m leaning toward 2.
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I have two projects outlined and ready to write:
1. a *very* dark limited series thriller
2. a *very* silly “stunt” holiday feature using IP I don’t have rights to
Seeing as real life is sliding into “very dark” territory, I’m leaning toward 2.
1. a *very* dark limited series thriller
2. a *very* silly “stunt” holiday feature using IP I don’t have rights to
Seeing as real life is sliding into “very dark” territory, I’m leaning toward 2.
I ultimately hosted 9 scripts on #Coverfly over the last 4 years. Had 4 scripts in the Top 5%. 3 more in the Top 10%. 1 Red List. Liked being able to search for screenwriters and see what they’d hosted. Didn’t use Coverfly X much, but like the concept. Thanks for all you did, @coverfly.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I ultimately hosted 9 scripts on #Coverfly over the last 4 years. Had 4 scripts in the Top 5%. 3 more in the Top 10%. 1 Red List. Liked being able to search for screenwriters and see what they’d hosted. Didn’t use Coverfly X much, but like the concept. Thanks for all you did, @coverfly.bsky.social
Pretty sure I’ve written more drafts of the synopsis of this script than of the script itself. 🤦
July 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Pretty sure I’ve written more drafts of the synopsis of this script than of the script itself. 🤦
Aww. Chuck Mangione. The Feel So Good album will always make me think of my Dad. RIP. music.youtube.com/watch?v=FExB...
Feels So Good
YouTube video by Chuck Mangione - Topic
music.youtube.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Aww. Chuck Mangione. The Feel So Good album will always make me think of my Dad. RIP. music.youtube.com/watch?v=FExB...
Post something you like from one of your scripts.
Some description
Cool dialogue
Interesting formatting
#Scriptsky
From my first screenplay. Character intros for the anti-hero’s parents.
Some description
Cool dialogue
Interesting formatting
#Scriptsky
From my first screenplay. Character intros for the anti-hero’s parents.
July 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Post something you like from one of your scripts.
Some description
Cool dialogue
Interesting formatting
#Scriptsky
From my first screenplay. Character intros for the anti-hero’s parents.
Some description
Cool dialogue
Interesting formatting
#Scriptsky
From my first screenplay. Character intros for the anti-hero’s parents.
Great to see a bunch of screenwriter friends placing in PAGE. Congrats and good luck in the next round, everyone! #scriptsky #PAGEAwards
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pageawards.com/past-winners...
2025 Quarter-Finalists | PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests
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July 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Great to see a bunch of screenwriter friends placing in PAGE. Congrats and good luck in the next round, everyone! #scriptsky #PAGEAwards
pageawards.com/past-winners...
pageawards.com/past-winners...
A big thank you to @networkisa.bsky.social for advancing THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the Thriller Screenplay Competition! Congrats to everyone who placed! #ScriptSky
July 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A big thank you to @networkisa.bsky.social for advancing THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the Thriller Screenplay Competition! Congrats to everyone who placed! #ScriptSky
Reposted by Joel McElvaney
🦋 Collateral Hearts 🦋
After a tragic accident, two broken souls find healing in each other—until a buried memory resurfaces, shattering everything.
#ScreenPit
#RoDrdy #Fea #ISA #CWin #SeRe #Scriptsky
DMs are open
After a tragic accident, two broken souls find healing in each other—until a buried memory resurfaces, shattering everything.
#ScreenPit
#RoDrdy #Fea #ISA #CWin #SeRe #Scriptsky
DMs are open
June 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🦋 Collateral Hearts 🦋
After a tragic accident, two broken souls find healing in each other—until a buried memory resurfaces, shattering everything.
#ScreenPit
#RoDrdy #Fea #ISA #CWin #SeRe #Scriptsky
DMs are open
After a tragic accident, two broken souls find healing in each other—until a buried memory resurfaces, shattering everything.
#ScreenPit
#RoDrdy #Fea #ISA #CWin #SeRe #Scriptsky
DMs are open
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
SENT AWAY #Fea #Dr #Cri
Forced to stay with their ex-convict dad for a summer, two boys discover a dark family secret that leads them to run away rather than return to their mom and abusive stepfather.
This Boy’s Life x The Confirmation
#PG13 #YA
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
SENT AWAY #Fea #Dr #Cri
Forced to stay with their ex-convict dad for a summer, two boys discover a dark family secret that leads them to run away rather than return to their mom and abusive stepfather.
This Boy’s Life x The Confirmation
#PG13 #YA
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
June 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
SENT AWAY #Fea #Dr #Cri
Forced to stay with their ex-convict dad for a summer, two boys discover a dark family secret that leads them to run away rather than return to their mom and abusive stepfather.
This Boy’s Life x The Confirmation
#PG13 #YA
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
SENT AWAY #Fea #Dr #Cri
Forced to stay with their ex-convict dad for a summer, two boys discover a dark family secret that leads them to run away rather than return to their mom and abusive stepfather.
This Boy’s Life x The Confirmation
#PG13 #YA
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
TWISTED JUSTICE #Fea #Dr #Th
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state to get an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
TWISTED JUSTICE #Fea #Dr #Th
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state to get an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
June 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
TWISTED JUSTICE #Fea #Dr #Th
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state to get an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
TWISTED JUSTICE #Fea #Dr #Th
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state to get an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
REASONABLE SUSPICION #Fea #Co #Th
Ready to leave her lawyer husband over a perceived infidelity, a suspicious wife instead goes on the run with him when his shady client sends a hitman to kill them both.
Rear Window x Midnight Run
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
REASONABLE SUSPICION #Fea #Co #Th
Ready to leave her lawyer husband over a perceived infidelity, a suspicious wife instead goes on the run with him when his shady client sends a hitman to kill them both.
Rear Window x Midnight Run
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit
REASONABLE SUSPICION #Fea #Co #Th
Ready to leave her lawyer husband over a perceived infidelity, a suspicious wife instead goes on the run with him when his shady client sends a hitman to kill them both.
Rear Window x Midnight Run
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
REASONABLE SUSPICION #Fea #Co #Th
Ready to leave her lawyer husband over a perceived infidelity, a suspicious wife instead goes on the run with him when his shady client sends a hitman to kill them both.
Rear Window x Midnight Run
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
#ScreenPit #Scriptsky
DRAGONS OF THE GLOAMING #Fea #Ad #Fy #Co
When 3 nerdy friends and 1 reluctant sister get zapped into a fantasy role-playing game, they have 3 days to discover a mystical castle and defeat a deadly dragon or be trapped in the game forever.
#4Q #CFin #Div #YA
#ISA #SRV
DRAGONS OF THE GLOAMING #Fea #Ad #Fy #Co
When 3 nerdy friends and 1 reluctant sister get zapped into a fantasy role-playing game, they have 3 days to discover a mystical castle and defeat a deadly dragon or be trapped in the game forever.
#4Q #CFin #Div #YA
#ISA #SRV
June 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Okay, second #screenpit postings for 4 of my features incoming in 3…2…1...
June 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Okay, second #screenpit postings for 4 of my features incoming in 3…2…1...