J. C. Thomas (any/all)

"Josh" (often credited as J. C. Thomas) is a queer award-winning producer, director, writer, and technical artist for film and theatre. Above all, he is a writer first. Although his works often shift between drama and horror genres, each of Josh's stories follows characters in the middle of difficult true-to-life transitions. In a way, everything they produce is a "coming-of-age," no matter the age of the characters.

Josh began professional filmmaking, shooting shoestring-budget music videos out of high school. From there, he began studying theatre at Florida School of the Arts in his small hometown of Palatka. Josh then moved to Orlando where he committed to writing and producing film and theatre.

He is currently pursuing his M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University.

- NOTABLE WORKS -

Short drama film "DOWN IN THE PARK"
releasing on YouTube, 2024 [Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor].

Unproduced horror screenplay "THE INSTITUTION"
is a Finalist for the 2024 TSL Free Screenplay Contest [Writer].

Short music film "PRAISE HEALTH"
released on Youtube, 2024 [Co-Prodcuer, Director, Director of Photography, Co-Editor].

Ten-minute play "DIRECT DEPOSIT"
staged for the Playwrights Roundtable 2024 Launch Festival at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater [Director].

Short documentary "WHERE FLOWERS BLOOM"
screened at the 2023 Global Peace Film Festival, MyGration Film Festival, and FusionFest [Co-Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Sound Operator, Editor].

Television screenwriting workshop "NEVERLANDERS"
was hosted at Central Florida Community Arts in September 2023. This workshop taught middle-grade writers and actors how to write, read, perform, and critique TV screenwriting [Co-Instructor].

One-act horror play "THE DEVIL’S CODA"
staged at the 2023 Breakthrough Theater Play Festival [Co-Producer].

Full-length musical "MATILDA: THE MUSICAL"
produced by Little Radical Theatrics and staged at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Winner of the 2023 BroadwayWorld Orlando Award for Best Musical [Special Effects Artist].

Unproduced political-thriller screenplay "ZAPRUDER"
is the winner of the 2023 Let's Make It! Screenwriting Contest's Rising Star Award. Finalist for the 2021 and 2023 TSL Free Screenplay Contests [Writer].

Short horror-drama film "THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM"
screened at the 2023 Central Florida Film Festival. An authorized adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name [Co-Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography].

Ten-minute comedy play "THE GHOSTS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET"
staged at the 2022 Play-In-A-Day Festival. Winner of the festival's Best Tech Award [Co-Writer].

One-act horror play "CARMILLA: AN AMERICAN GOTHIC"
staged at the 2022 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival. Winner of the festival’s Patron's Pick Award [Co-Producer, Co-Director, Co-Writer].

Short horror story "THE NIGHT WALKS"
published in the March 2021 issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly [Writer].

- WHAT'S NEW? -

Writing here, writing there...