My goal is to share my stories about those ordinary people who do extraordinary things…
“This writer has received at least two 8+ overall scores from Black List readers on one or more of their scripts. Only 3.5% of all evaluations result in an 8+ overall score, so this writer's work ranks among the top 1% scripts on blcklst.com.”
Three outstanding screenplays inspired by true events for your consideration.
Scripts are available upon request. If interested, email john@jfmwrites.com
Po’Pay
Semi-Finalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
In the American Southwest, a peaceful shaman unites the fractured Pueblo tribes to reclaim their lands.
Operation Babylift
Semi-Finalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
As Vietnam collapses, mixed-race babies fathered by American G.I.’s face being the war’s most innocent victims.
Blood and Roses
Quarter-Finalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
During the Afghanistan War, two young marines, a naive country kid and a wise cracking inner city dude, are sent into harms way to make reparations with victims of U.S. drone strikes.
About John McCarney
John McCarney is an award-winning screenwriter with four of his screenplays placing in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Nicholl Fellowship in the last five years; two of them Semifinalist. He has had multiple screenplays finish in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting contest, along with many other wins. He is an American-Cuban, having been embraced by a Cuban family who took him in during his teen years. He likes to say, “Soy Americano de nacimiento, pero Cubano de cultura.” He is certified bilingual and volunteers as an ESL teacher, helping new immigrants learn English.
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2023-2024 Writers Guild of America Veterans Writing Project Fellowship Awardee