Jason Peralta was born and raised in Queens, NY. Both parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Cinema has always been his passion while growing up. During his late twenties, he realized his passion for writing and took a Screenwriting course at the Gotham Writers Workshop located at Times Square, NY. He read several books to sharpen his craft including Save the Cat by Blake Snyder and Invisible Ink by Brian Mcdonald. Through years of hard work and persistence, he reached Semi-Finalist for the Write Movies Winter 2020 Screenwriting Competition for his first feature "Quick Shot" and became a 2nd place winner at the 2022 Horror Hotel Competition for his short script "Sword of Might." Today he continues to write more fictional stories while working as a Security Guard in a Hospital and also writes Blogs online about positive motivation. He has high hopes of one day becoming a successful writer like many of his idols, including Andrew Kevin Walker, Kurt Sutter, and Robert Kirkman.
Quick Shot Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi Quick Shot is about an ex-marine with the special ability to temporarily slow down time and shoot at impossible targets. His life changes when he gets recruited by an underground organization bent on taking over the U.S. government.
Only Human Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror Only human is about a homeless man that doesn't know he's really a Dog. His life changes when he finds out the truth about his existence and gets mixed up with the ghost of a serial killer.
Out of time Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror Out of time is about a struggling musician who runs into a disgraced talent agent from Hollywood. His life changes after the disgraced talent agent installs a remote bomb on his ankle and now he has a limited time to become successful or die.
The Life Once lived Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror The life not lived is about a scientist named Doctor Conners who created a memory device called Ganesha that can allow people to remember who they were in a past life. His life changed when the people who used the Ganesha device slowly resulted in his downfall.
Sword of might Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror Sword of might is about a cursed Sword that gives special abilities to whoever wields it. A thief's life changes after stealing it from a museum and forcing him to confront his past relationship with his brother.
Arch Angel Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi Arch Angel is about Michael, the general of Heaven's Angel Army. His life changes after the Devil finds a gateway into Earth and starts enslaving the human race.
Honorable Mention in the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Competition
(2024)
Grand Prize winner in the 13horror.com film and Screenplay contest
(2024)
Finalist in the 13horror.com film and Screeplay contest
(2024)
Grand Prize winner in the International Horror Hotel contest
(2022)
City University of New York: Queensborough Community College
(2005-2008)
Grover Cleveland HS
(1999-2003)