Joey O'Connor
Founder at The Grove Center for the Arts & Media
Screenwriter and Author
San Clemente, California
January 2012
7 days ago
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About Joey
Joey O’Connor was raised by fourth-generation morticians and lived to tell about it. His emotionally moving stories reflect authentic characters with strengths and flaws, who overcome obstacles as they navigate the high-stakes challenges of love, desire, grief, and loss. As an Ironman athlete, Joey lives with the intimate knowledge that writing is an endurance sport.
Joey is an award-winning author of 21 books and screenplays. He lives in San Clemente, where he loves to go to the beach, read, and then, fall asleep.
Unique traits: I have danced with the mudmen of Asaro.
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The Mineral Curse Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller A grieving human rights lawyer must rescue his former fiancée kidnapped in the Congo by a cryptocurrency titan set on controlling the world’s mineral resources. (Based upon The Mineral Curse novel.)
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Among Kings Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical In 1890, missionary explorers William Sheppard and Samuel Lapsley risk everything to save the Congo nation, forcing the first international human rights trial between Belgium and America. (Based upon the Among Kings novel.)
Awards
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Top 10 - Historical Genre - 2022 Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition
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Screenplay - Best Drama - Gotham Film Festival
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Screenplay - Best Drama - Redemptive Film Festival
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Screenplay - Official Selection - Beverly Hills Film Festival
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Screenplay - Official Selection - Las Vegas Film Festival
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Screenplay - Official Selection - Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival
Education
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Azusa Pacific University
(1992-1994) -
St. Mary's College
(1992-1994)
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