Arnon Shorr

I am a writer and director of character-driven adventures and thrillers, where heroes grapple with the extraordinary, and in doing so, learn important truths about themselves. I spent most of my childhood between worlds: a Hebrew speaker in America, a private school kid with no money, a suburbanite in a rented apartment. Whenever I’d set foot in one world, my other foot would betray me as different. For that reason, I tell stories that embrace the peculiar, where encounters with the strange reveal who we are. My films have screened at festivals around the globe, captivating audiences from India to Idyllwild. My screenplays placed in more than two dozen contests, notching Top-50 at Launch Pad and Finalist at the PAGE Awards. In addition, I adapted one of my short films into an award-winning graphic novel, "José and the Pirate Captain Toledano,” which sold over 5000 copies in its first week. Now, with several fresh screenplays ready to go, I'm looking to build my team, forge new partnerships, and once again elevate difference on the big screen.