Scott Fivelson

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Scott Fivelson is an American writer, playwright, and director, best known as the writer/producer of American Reel, starring David Carradine, and as writer/director of Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story, which won Fivelson the "Breakthrough Director Spotlight" at the 2016 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. [1]

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Early career

Fivelson was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Northwestern University. He has written short stories and satirical pieces for Chicago Magazine , the Chicago Tribune , Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times , the L.A. Weekly , Tales from the Heart of Hollywood, and other publications. He is the author of the one-act plays, Dial L for Latch-Key and Leading the Witness, published by Hen House Press. He is also the author of the 2013 novel Tuxes, [2] which was published by BeachSide Press, and which was also released in a French e-edition from Polymancer Studios, Inc.

Writing

Fivelson is the writer/director of Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story, a Hollywood biopic starring Lenny Von Dohlen as legendary director, "Oskar Knight". The film won Scott Fivelson the "Breakthrough Director Spotlight" award at the 2016 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. [3] Further acclaim came from reviewer Terence Towles Canote who stated, "I think Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story could be destined to be a classic itself." [4]

His short story in paperback and ebook form, Johnny Passe, also appears in the anthology, Fiction Noir, both published by Hen House Press.

Screenwriting

As a screenwriter, Fivelson's film credits include American Reel , starring David Carradine, Michael Maloney, and Mariel Hemingway; and 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun, starring James Wilder, Joaquim de Almeida, Rudolf Martin, and Richard Edson. The latter film, also known as Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun, [5] won Fivelson the "Best Screenwriter" award at the 2014 Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, the "Red Dirt Award (Grand Jury)" prize at the 2014 Red Dirt International Film Festival, [6] and "Best U.S. Narrative Feature Film" at the 2014 Laughlin International Film Festival. [7]

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story features a wide-ranging ensemble including Margaret O'Brien, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill, Kristina Anapau, and many other stars who share their memories and feelings about the legendary director.

His one-act plays, Dial L for Latch-Key and Leading the Witness, have been performed at the Upstairs at The Gatehouse theatre in Highgate Village, London, England, starring James Torme, and at The Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco, presented by Off Broadway West.

Dial L for Latch-Key: The Radio Play has been released as an audiobook by Blackstone Audio. This radio play version, which he directed, has been broadcast on Resonance FM radio in London.

Fivelson's short story, "A Farewell to Legs" —Hemingway-esque prose about a jogger in a marathon across Africa — has also been published as an audiobook by Blackstone Audio. The audiobook is read by actress Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway. [8]

Other writing

Fivelson has done work as a songwriter. His songs include “Secret Entrance to Your Heart” by Breeze BossaNova, “What the Piano Knows” by Dave Corwin and Catherine Ashcroft, and the jazz album Awesome in New York, featuring Mishka Spiro and Zane Musa. [9] On December 23, 2022, “Secret Entrance to Your Heart” hit Number 1 on the Indie Top 50 chart at 96.9 The Oasis radio. [10]

Fivelson is also a published poet. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Fivelson Heads to Hollywood Independent Film Festival Screens Near Myth at Regal LA LIVE". Art Walk News.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Martin, Ionia. "Tuxes by Scott Fivelson". Readful Things Blog. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "HRIFF 2016 Program Guide".
  4. ↑ "A Shroud of Thoughts: Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story". 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Watch 3 Holes, 2 Brads, and a Smoking Gun | Prime Video". Amazon.
  6. ↑ "Red Dirt International Film Festival, US (2014)". IMDb .
  7. ↑ "Laughlin International Film Festival (2014)". IMDb .
  8. ↑ Martin, Ionia. "A Farewell to Legs". Readful Things Blog. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Podcast".
  10. ↑ "Top 50 Indie Songs".
  11. ↑ Gagnon, Natalie; Flores, Teresa; Harris, Matthew Scott; Jensen, Monica; Holzmann-Crass, Corwinn (27 May 2013). Field Notes: Interpretations of Nature. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1484065525.
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