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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Here’s the first page of the first screenplay I ever wrote. A dark one called FIGHT. HIDE. RUN.

The first page of the first screenplay I ever wrote. A dark one called FIGHT. HIDE. RUN. A teen is bullied and watches the scene on his phone later.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#Scriptsky #TwoPageTuesday Drawing on 10+ years as the Gay-Straight Alliance advisor at my high school, my drama/thriller The Phrogger was inspired by the (often horrifying) experiences of some of my students. The script strives to honor their humanity, bravery, and resilience.

Two pages of a screenplay entitled The Phrogger. One page is a flashback referencing anti-gay conversion camps. The other shows a conversation between the teen protagonist and an unhoused woman who says that home is the place where you want to go and they want to take you in.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Page one of my comedy caper. Brief nod to my decades as an English teacher (and tip of the hat to Stannis Baratheon). IYKYK

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Wow! THE PHROGGER is a FINALIST in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. An unexpected surprise!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Honored that my drama/thriller THE PHROGGER made SemiFinalist in the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Congrats and good luck to the other 27 SFs!

Atlanta Film Festival Semifinalist cover page.

Movie poster mockup for THE PHROGGER, a drama/thriller by Joel McElvaney

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My drama/thriller feature THE PHROGGER made Barnstorm’s Short List! Great way to end the year! Cheers to all! 🥂

A laurel for the 2015 Barnstorm Short List

A poster for The Phrogger screenplay by Joel McElvaney showing dark figure standing next to child in bed.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#Scriptsky Great to see my drama/thriller THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition. Congrats and good luck to all the other semi-finalists!

A laurel for Semi-Finalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition.

A partial list of semi-finalists in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition with “The Phrogger by Joel McElvaney” underlined in red.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#Scriptsky #FirstPageFriday Here’s Page 1 of a Manchurian Candidate style script I had to set aside because political reality stepped in with waaaay more bonkers, totally unbelievable and grotesque characters and plot points.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

#Scriptsky #ThirdPageThursday Here’s page 3 of my near-future dystopian thriller TWISTED JUSTICE. The U.S. isn’t there yet, but we’re close. Too damned close.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

#ScriptSky Great to see my newest thriller feature THE PHROGGER as a Semi-Finalist in the 2025 StoryPros International Screenplay contest. Congrats to the other semi-finalists!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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

A Finalist Laurel for the 2025 HorrOrgins Film Fest.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Leah’s my go-to for silly screenwriter games. This was fun!

A mock spirit halloween costume bag for “Pacific Northwest Thriller Screenwriter” Text reads “Finds a way to put the woods in every script. Measures time in coffees, Salmon, What do you mean you haven’t heard of Fred Meyer?

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#ScriptSky Today’s AFF highlight: meeting up with old friends! #AFF

Pic of Joel, Steve, and Maneesh at Austin Film Festival

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Got my badge! Next stop, The Driskill, er, The Victorian.

Pic of Joel McElvaney holding an Austin Film Festival Producer’s Badge

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#ScriptSky Stoked to report that my first-ever horror short, THE HOOK, is an Official Selection in the 2025 @horrorigins.com Film Fest! #WhereHorrorIsBorn

A movie poster for horror short The Hook written by Joel McElvaney with tagline: This ain’t your grandpa’s campfire story.

2025 Official Selection Laurel for HorrOrigins Film Fest.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

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.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

A movie poster for The Phrogger, a thriller screenplay by Joel McElvaney, showing a shadowy figure standing over a sleeping girl.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Sent Away 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. #Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Dr #PG13 #YA #ISA #SRV #Cov #SeRe #40Up

Image of body, blood, and knife. Film poster for screenplay Sent Away. Tagline: Sometimes memories can be dangerous.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Reasonable Suspicion 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. #Scriptsky #ScreenPit #Fea #Co #Th #PG13 #Div #ISA #SRV #Cov #SeRe #40Up

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

A movie poster style image of decaying castle. Title Dragons of the Gloaming. Tagline: Escape the game. Or Die Trying. A fantasy adventure screenplay by Joel McElvaney

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#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.

A crowd of peaceful “Pro-America, Anti-Trump” marchers on tree-lined street in Seattle with Space Needle in distance.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#FridayThe13th seems like a good day to post the first page of my horror short THE HOOK. #FirstPageFriday #Scriptsky

First page of horror short script. A one-armed prisoner fashions a deadly prosthetic.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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

A quarterfinalist laurel from Emerging Screenwriter’s Drama Screenplay Competition

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I’ll play! These are for my WIP thriller PHROGGER. #ScriptSky

movie posters for Parasite and Hider in the House

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

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

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Name one actor whose movies you’ll watch simply because they are in them. #Scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#PageSixSaturday Why not? This is from the first screenplay I ever wrote. LOCKDOWN GENERATION The best friend of a bullied outcast seeking violent revenge on his longtime tormentor must choose between helping his friend or saving the bully. #ScriptSky #FilmSky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#FirstPageFriday TWISTED JUSTICE In a near-future dystopia, 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 by a vigilante group headed by her brother and jailed in a "Life Mall." #scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

People of Bluesky! Let's get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie from 1987? Because picking one favorite film of all time is a nightmare assignment. 😜 Quote share your answer only in GIF form. #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #filmsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I tend toward stories where the powerless or vulnerable find the strength to fight back against injustice. But also escapist thrillers with plenty of humor. 🤷 #scripsky #filmsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

#FirstPageFriday DRAGONS OF THE GLOAMING (action/fantasy feature) When 3 nerdy friends and one 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 world forever. #scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This is Sasha, 16 years old and purring strong!

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

A big thank you to @NetworkISA for making my thriller TWISTED JUSTICE a Second Round selection in the 2024 Fast Track Fellowship! Congrats to everyone who advanced and good luck to all! #scriptsky

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Joel McElvaney @screenwritermac.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

A big thank you to director @gingerychen for making me part of her team for the SF 48-Hour Film Competition. Had a blast in the writers’ room with @americanmegalo, and on my first film set with fellow PA @maneesht18, producer/sound @stevemoth, and a bunch of other talented filmmakers!

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