Duane Kellogg

Screenwriter

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About Duane

Having practiced as a licensed professional counselor for over 35 years, I spent a good part of my life dealing with the deep issues of human souls and relationships, As a result, I believe I have the ability to create multi-dimensional characters and believable dialogue. My desire is to create films that inspire and speak to our better natures by means of inspirational and intriguing stories. I've completed 12 feature length scripts, 6 of which were co-written with someone who's been my writing partner since 2011. I've also completed 2 TV Pilots with my co-writing partner. I've also written numerous shorts, 3 of which have been produced.

3 of these scripts have received "Double Recommends" from a Stage 32 industry analyst in the past 2 years.

Gender:
Male

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Mailman (Pilot for limited series) Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Drama In 1969, a Japanese American anti-war activist and his conservative, WWII veteran father embark on a road trip to stop the son’s childhood sweetheart from marrying another man. Stage 32 "Double Recommend"
Hot August Night (Feature) Budget: $5M - $10M | Family ⋄ Drama Based on actual events in the summer of 1973, an aspiring comic attends a comedy camp where he witnesses the natural comedic gifts of 15 year old Tom Hanks and begins a career long battle with envy and alcohol. Stage 32 "Double Recommend"
Winsome Hollow (Feature) Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Music When a boozy, almost over the hill Nashville songwriter tries to break out as a country music star, he records a song about his high school sweetheart that leads to a TV interview with a young female journalist where they discover the girl in the song is the journalist’s mother. Stage 32 "Double Recommend"
Wonderland Creek (Feature) Romance ⋄ Adventure When a naïve but spunky librarian (25) from Chicago travels to rural Kentucky to deliver some donated books during the Great Depression, she’s caught up in a real-life adventure, as well as an unlikely romance, when she helps a man (30) try to uncover the truth about the murder of his best friend by a corrupt coal mining company.
I'll Fly Away (Feature) Family ⋄ Fantasy A famous magician suffering from a head injury tries to convince his skeptical daughter that he's an alien from outer space so she'll help him perform one last magic show before an obsessed NASA agent takes him away.
Minding Time (Pilot for limited series) Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Family A guilt-ridden neuroscientist wants to reverse a boyhood accident he caused that left his twin brother paralyzed, so he enlists the help of a Native American savant and discovers time travel using music and a special potion, but gets stuck back in his 13-year-old body.
Seeking Mermaid (Feature) Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama In a cove off the coast of Maine, what appears to be a real mermaid kisses an abused boy, tells him he’s special, and gives him the confidence to become a celebrated author who credits her with saving his life, setting him on a quest to find and thank her.
A WRETCH LIKE ME Biography ⋄ Drama ⋄ Historical Inspired by the life of John Newton, author of "Amazing Grace", and how the grace of God and the love of young woman influence him to leave the slave trade, become an Anglican priest, and write the lyrics to the world's most loved hymn.

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Credits

Birthday Surprise (2015)
Film (short) by Michael Gier (Drama) Writer Samantha takes her daughter Jenny out for a day of window shopping to decide what Jenny would like for her birthday. It's an eventful afternoon with a surprise they will never forget.
But Now I See (2013)
Film (short) by Michael Gier (Drama) Writer A homeless woman finds two treasures in a garbage bag, a mirror and a Bible. One shows her how the world sees her; the other how God sees her. The threat of losing them reveals her heart as her future is determined by the choice she makes.

Awards

A Wretch Like Me - Page Turner Faith Based Features - Semifinalist
(2023)
Wonderland Creek -Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices - Quarterfinalist
(2023)
A Wretch Like Me - Quarterfinalist - Table Read My Screenplay
(2022)
A Wretch Like Me - Creative Writing Unique Voices - Quarterfinalist
(2022)
A Wretch Like Me - The Script Lab - Semifinalist
(2022)
Wonderland Creek - Page Int'l Screenwriting -Quarterfinalist
(2022)
Wonderland Creek - Emerging Screenwriters - Semifinalist
(2022)
The Christmas Angel - Santa Barbara Int'l - Quarterfinalist
(2022)
Wonderland Creek -Santa Barbara Int'l Screenplay - Semifinalist
(2021)
A Wretch Like Me - Finalist LA Int'l Screenplay Awards
(2020)
Wonderland Creek - Screencraft Family Contest - Quarterfinalist
(2016)
A Wretch Like Me - Finalist - Kairos Screenplay Competition
(2011)
Reunion Revelations (short) - Page Int'l Screenwriting - Quarterfinalist

Education

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
(1972-1975)
Fuller Theological Seminary in California
(1972-1975)
Andover Newton Theological School
(1972-1975)