Michael J. Beall

Michael J. Beall is a Screenwriter, lover of tacos, and teller of punny puns. To date, he has written for multiple studios including Nickelodeon, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and PBS. He's placed in Screen Craft's Pilot Launch Competition as a Semifinalist and is a two-time Quarterfinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting Competition. Michael's biggest influences span genre, space, and time! He loves the silliness of Adventure Time, the wit of Bugs Bunny, and the visual style of J.J. Abrams (especially his overuse of lens- flare). Like his mixed influences, Michael is mixed-race. Meaning, he's inherited the wealth of multiple culture's worth of meaningful and hilarious stories. It's also put him in the unique position of living in multiple cultural places at once! Whoa! How does he do it? Hmm. He'd probably answer that question by saying something like, "It's hereditary, my dear Reader." All of that has inspired Michael to write self-discovery and coming-of-age stories that are grounded in heart, leavened throughout with humor, steeped in heritage, brimming with heroics, and most importantly, filled with hope. His love for Sci-Fi and Fantasy allows his imagination to craft new worlds and thrilling stories for people who are seeking to escape reality, shed a tear or two, and of course, laugh so hard they die... He hears it's the best way to go.