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Joe Thayer
New York City, United States

Joe Thayer has written and optioned several features and short screenplays. Recently turning his sites towards directing, seeing directing as a natural extension and progression to screenwriting. It's all about story telling. Joe hopes to create films that force us to think about the human experience and connect with our humanity through the characters that walk among us.

Some of his favorite films: Punch Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Joe has also written several pieces for hire.

Awards

Coverfly All-time Overall Top 10% for
A Girl To Love
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 35% for
Next Door
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 1% for
Dead Birds Don't Sing (previously Boys)

Endorsements

WeScreenplay - Recommended for
A Girl To Love
The Script Lab - Recommended for
A Girl To Love
Indie Film Hustle - Recommended for
A Girl To Love
Shore Scripts - Recommended for
Dead Birds Don't Sing (previously Boys)

Scripts By Joe

A Girl To Love
A mentally ill young man, prone to fantasy and hallucination, finds family in a dangerous place when he latches on to a beautiful hustler, her irreverent little sister and their crew's illicit underground delivery service.
Feature Comedy, Crime, Drama For sale 103pp
WeScreenplay - Recommended
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 10%
5 readers love this script
How to Disappear Completely
Tired of having her future dictated by the small-minded expectations of her town, a rebellious teenage girl hatches a plan to rob the pet store where she works.
Feature Comedy, Crime, Drama For sale 99pp
Next Door
Two neighbors, a Vietnam vet with early onset dementia, and a retired nurse with financial problems, find friendship and learn to protect each other when reality comes knocking at the door.
Short Drama For sale 14pp
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 35%
4 readers love this script
Please Kill Me
When a desolate young man loses his pregnant wife, his failed suicides lead him to find creative ways to die... but will he live long enough to solve the mystery of her death?
TV Pilot Comedy, Drama, Thriller For sale 56pp
Dead Birds Don't Sing (previously Boys)
A boy navigates between being a man and doing the right thing for the girl next door.
Short Drama Seeking finance 8pp
Shore Scripts - Recommended
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 1%
2 readers love this script
Before You Go
After a house party, two teens share one last moment of innocence before facing their new reality.
Short Drama Produced 8pp
The Other Side
Fin's girlfriend is perfect and his life is a dream, the only problem -- they don't exist.
Short Drama, Fantasy, Romance Produced 6pp
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