Joseph M Monks
President at Sight Unseen Pictures
Director and Screenwriter
Cape Coral, Florida
January 2020
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About Joseph
Joe’s first feature, “The Bunker,” faced the same problems most films do, except for one: Joe’s blind. After the film’s original director dropped out, though, he decided to take it on himself, rather than let the project die. The movie screened at over a dozen festivals, garnering multiple awards before securing domestic and international distribution. Since he can’t stand writing in the third person—
I started in comic books back in the ‘90s, co-creating the indie horror title Cry For Dawn, because my partner and I loved horror, and there was precious little for us to buy. Horror’s still my favorite genre, but pros write for a living, and along with the screenwriting, I’ve written articles, for sci-fi anthologies, for several charitable organizations, and…Men’s magazines. Whatever pays the bills, right?
Currently, I’m the writer/director for Van Halen Store’s recently-launched ‘Yeti Van Halen’ ad campaign, developing a property into a graphic novel, and pitching projects that push the envelope. I plan on dying at my keyboard because I enjoy working, and don’t mind working with other people because being disabled isn’t a challenge. Making people want the blind guy on set? That’s not just a challenge, it’s addictive.
Unique traits: First (and only) blind feature film director.
Certifications
Credits
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"Yeti Van Halen" Campaign (
2020 )
by Van Halen Store Writer/Director -
Redemption (
2012 )
Director/Screenwriter -
The Bunker (
2007 )
Screenwriter / Director -
Flowers on the Razorwire (
2004 )
by Global Broadcasting & Syndication Co Screenwriter Screenwriter, Pilot episode. Series licensed by the Global Broadcasting & Syndication Co. -
Chance Meeting (
2003 )
Screenwriter Screenwriter, pilot episode. Produced by Bunkasha Entertainment & DK Publishing
Awards
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Achievement in Cinema Award, Gasparilla International Film Festival
Education
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