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. 🤙
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
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
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.
#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 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
My cat was *born* sick of this bs.
July 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My cat was *born* sick of this bs.
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.
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
#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
Twisted Justice
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state for an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Dr #Th
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
#40Up
The granddaughter of a Supreme Court justice, pregnant from a sexual assault, attempts to leave her forced-birth state for an abortion, but is caught and sentenced to carry the baby to term in a "Life Mall."
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Dr #Th
#PG13 #Div
#ISA #SRV #Cov
#40Up
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dragons of the Gloaming
When 3 nerdy friends and 1 reluctant sister get zapped into a fantasy role-playing game, they have 3 days to find a mystical castle and defeat a dragon or be trapped in the game forever.
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Ad #Fy #Co
#Div #YA #4Q #CFin
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
When 3 nerdy friends and 1 reluctant sister get zapped into a fantasy role-playing game, they have 3 days to find a mystical castle and defeat a dragon or be trapped in the game forever.
#Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Ad #Fy #Co
#Div #YA #4Q #CFin
#ISA #SRV
#40Up
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#NoKings
Seattle showed up! As did cities and small towns across this great country!! We the people have had enough of tyranny and political violence. The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
Seattle showed up! As did cities and small towns across this great country!! We the people have had enough of tyranny and political violence. The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
June 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#NoKings
Seattle showed up! As did cities and small towns across this great country!! We the people have had enough of tyranny and political violence. The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
Seattle showed up! As did cities and small towns across this great country!! We the people have had enough of tyranny and political violence. The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
#FridayThe13th seems like a good day to post the first page of my horror short THE HOOK. #FirstPageFriday #Scriptsky
June 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#FridayThe13th seems like a good day to post the first page of my horror short THE HOOK. #FirstPageFriday #Scriptsky
May 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Great to see my newest script, The Phrogger, a suspenseful drama about someone who lives secretly in stranger's homes, make Quarterfinalist in @networkisa.bsky.social's Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition. Congrats and good luck to the other QFs! #scriptsky
April 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Great to see my newest script, The Phrogger, a suspenseful drama about someone who lives secretly in stranger's homes, make Quarterfinalist in @networkisa.bsky.social's Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition. Congrats and good luck to the other QFs! #scriptsky
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
February 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
January 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy to see that my present-day dystopian thriller TWISTED JUSTICE made Quarterfinalist in @networkisa.bsky.social's 2025 Emerging Screenwriter's Screenplay Competition. Nice way to start the year. Anyone can read it @coverfly.bsky.social. #scriptsky
January 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy to see that my present-day dystopian thriller TWISTED JUSTICE made Quarterfinalist in @networkisa.bsky.social's 2025 Emerging Screenwriter's Screenplay Competition. Nice way to start the year. Anyone can read it @coverfly.bsky.social. #scriptsky
I saw Magic when I was 11.
December 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I saw Magic when I was 11.