Joe Favalaro is a Canadian screenwriter, published novelist and poet, as well as a recording/performing punk musician. A graduate of Toronto Film School’s Screenwriting Program, Joe specializes in tense but tender character-driven features that examine mental illness and the human condition. Recently, he optioned a horror feature with an established American director who’s sold a project to Paramount. A Script Pipeline Screenwriting Quarterfinalist, he is currently developing a feature with an Irish IFTA-nominated director. His band, Rough Party, recently debuted their first album.
Ultra Modern Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror A tormented ex-con discovers the disturbing truth about his place in a wealthy, picturesque community when he takes a job as their live-in caretaker.
Toronto Film School
(2020-2022)