Name: Mark Skeele Wilson
Graduation Year: 2020
Feature Track or TV Track: TV Track
Contact Email: markskeelewilson@gmail.com

Short Bio: Raised on I Love Lucy and Rock Hudson movies in eastern Long Island, from an early age I was interested in all things camp. After completing a Bachelor’s in Filmmaking at SUNY Purchase, a Master’s in Special Education at Brooklyn College, and radiation in the cancer treatment ward at Beth Israel, I had had it with New York City, and ran away to Arctic Alaska. Based in small villages off the road system, I worked for over a decade with children with disabilities, spent summers traveling abroad, made some short films, and in my free time, mostly just tried to keep warm. In 2018, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue an MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA, with a focus on writing for television. 

Short Artist Statement: Love a fall from grace, a troubled redemption story, a “difficult” female protagonist, smart and/or outlandish comedy, queer stories, and a smattering of insult humor. Love drama with a sense of irony (see: The Good Fight), satire with a sense of heart (see: Schitt’s Creek), and genre bending with a sense of camp (See: Search Party). 

Logline #1: POPULAR FAITH - One Hour Dramedy - Faith’s childhood near death experience turned her into an evangelical media darling with tales of meeting God in heaven, but as an adult, she puts her family through the hell of drug addiction, prison time, and a litany of betrayals.

Logline #2: SSSPORTSSS - Half Hour Comedy - A group of gay middle school boys decide to change their social destiny by joining… sssportsss. They’re gay. They’re geeks. They’re lispy. They’re bullied. 

Logline #3: MONKEY NUTS - Feature - A teen’s struggles with his sexuality are compounded by late onset puberty and his inability to just cum already. 

Name three movies or TV shows that inspire you: Weeds, Please Like Me, Better Call Saul

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