Thomas Gaunt on Clubhouse

Bio

Screenwriter / filmmaker with work recognized by CineStory, ScreenCraft, Austin, Heartland, Nashville, Slamdance... airing on PBS, El Rey, Netflix, Sundance Channel...


NARRATIVE FILMS / SCREENPLAYS:

* In development on the dramatic crime thriller feature THE NIGHT WATCHMAN (the script placed highly in ScreenCraft, CineStory, Nashville, FinalDraft Big Break, Nicholl, Austin, The Black List, Top 1% on Coverfly and a 71 script score on Slated). www.thenightwatchmanfilm.com

* In 2020 wrote the heist drama CIRCLE OF THIEVES (a Semifinalist in the 2021 CineStory TV Retreat and Fellowship).

* In 2019 completed the sci-fi adventure pilot WORLDS APART (a Semifinalist in the 2019 Nashville Film Festival and 2020 ScreenCraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competitions).

* Wrote, directed, shot and edited the 2017 short suspense thriller RED MAZE premiering on Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network (winner of a Silver Remi Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival). www.redmazethemovie.com


DOCUMENTARY FILMS:

* Directed award-winning the 2005 PBS documentary A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY, about a unique adoption of nine siblings, ages 1-15 years old (winning a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival and Audience Award for Best Feature at The Indianapolis International Film Festival). www.aplacecalledhomemovie.com

* Produced, shot and edited the 2012 Illinois Arts Council funded PBS documentary ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE, about a group of spirited Chicago artists who convert an old factory into a communal work/living space for fellow creative people. www.artistsinresidencemovie.com