Joseph Cockrell

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2026-03-25

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Semi-Finalist. Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards
(2026)
Bet Television Script. Los Angeles Film Awards
(2026)
Best TV Script, Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards Diversity Contest
(2026)

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Before The Fence Budget: $5M - $10M | Drama LGBTQ+ Drama. Inspired by actual events. In the high-stakes world of 1990s broadcast news, Jasper Allen lives a dangerous paradox: the red light of a television camera and the gay closet both demand he personally vanish. As his career ascends on the strength of his flawless on-air composure, the cost of his silence reaches a breaking point when he is assigned to cover the murder of Matthew Shepard, forcing him to report on a crime where the victim is a mirror of himself.