Michael Clifton

Screenwriter

Mexico City, Mexico

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August 2021

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About Michael

Former New Yorker now living in Mexico City.

I write stories about outsiders caught between real and imagined horrors.

Recent honors from Academy Award qualifying festivals and the horror community have led to feature film writing assignments. My writings on art and culture have been published in Visionaire Magazine, Hatje Cantz and Encyclopedia Britannica.

My screenplays have earned accolades from HollyShorts, Raindance, Cinequest, Shore Scripts and Austin Film Festivals. On the genre circuit, I've won top prize at FilmQuest, HorrorHaus, VHS, Flickers/Vortex, Nightmares and HorrOrigins as well as SF IndieFest and WritersXWriters.

My queer, horror short films BATH BOMB and GUMMIES are currently hitting 2024 film circuit, including Fantasia, Panic Fest, FilmQuest, FrightFest, Screamfest, MotelX, SXSW as well as Calgary, Edmonton and Leeds International film festivals.

If you love genre-bending stories that get under your skin and mark your heart, let's collaborate!

Gender:
Male

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Loglines

The Bad Poet Thriller ⋄ Horror A lovesick poet longs to immortalize her dying lover by crafting a timeless masterpiece; the result is savage perfection.
Gloves Thriller ⋄ Horror After years of co-dependency, a resentful mother and bedridden daughter take cruel steps to change up their relationship.
Graven Horror A reclusive hobbyist fails miserably at making new friends with his carved apples dolls so he hatches a fresh plan.
Paper Monsters Horror A surrealist drawing game escalates in tension as it reveals the traumatic past of one player.
Kissyfoot Horror Megan goes to body dysmorphia therapy for the people; she desires a perfect body, or at least a limb.
Jekyll and Pryde Thriller ⋄ Horror To save his position at a conservative college, Dr. Jekyll develops a serum to suppress gay desire, but when the rakish Rev. Pryde emerges, his toxic masculinity wreaks havoc on everyone's life.
Chitlin Horror ⋄ Comedy A competitive grandma hosts a family reunion and cooks up a wild dish that threatens the day.

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Credits

Bath Bomb (2023 - 2024)
Film (short) Writer A sullen doctor shows off his skills when he orders a romantic bath for his cheating boyfriend.
Bath Bomb (2023)
Film (short) Writer, Producer A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her bedroom to show her cruel mother how sugar and spice don't equal nice.

Awards

Austin Film Festival, HollyShorts, Nashville Film Festival, Flickers' RIIFF, Vail Film Festival
WeScreenplay, Diverse Voices, ScreenCraft, Filmmatic, Creative World Awards
13Horror, International Horror Hotel, Hollywood HorrorFest, A Night of Horror, Sick-N-Wrong
The Script Lab, SWN Screenplay Competition, Bolt, L.A. International Screenplay Awards
Page Awards, Hollywood Just4Shorts, Script Summit, Imaginarium, Roadmap Writers
FilmQuest, NOLA, HorrOrigins, Austin Spotlight, Coverfly's The Red List, Writers X Writers
Outstanding Screenplays, HorrorHaus, VHS/Vancouver Horror Show, Pittsburgh Shorts
Killer Shorts, Cinequest, Richmond International Film Festival, Diabolical
SF IndieFest, Page Turner Awards, The Thing in the Basement, Dallas International Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival, NYISA, UK Film Festival