Jay Keefe

Screenwriter

Boston, Massachusetts

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February 2021

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About Jay

Jay is a recovering alcoholic.

"Borrowing Hope" is his first full-length feature script. It placed as a Semi-Finalist in the Boston Screenplay Competition in 2023.

Jay's pilot television screenplay, "The Rich & Powerless," advanced in several competitions across the United States in early 2021.

Unique traits: I'm here to tell the truth.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6'

Weight:
180

Body type:
Athletic

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Blue

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Borrowing Hope Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama The true story of survival and hope of a former addict turned lawyer who helps others like himself get their lives back on track.
The Rich & Powerless Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama A gentleman in recovery takes a job as a Sober Companion, helping the ultra-rich adjust to clean living but realizes his own values may be compromised by tethering himself to the corrupt organizations that serve only the elite and entitled.

Credits

Babylon (2022)
Film by Damien Chazzelle (Drama) Background Decadence, depravity and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood as the industry begins to transition from silent pictures to the world of sound films.
The Curse of Von Dutch (2020)
Documentary by IPC (Documentary) Dale Galipo, Esq. The rise and fall of Von Dutch, the 2000s fashion brand known for its trucker hats worn by the likes of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Justin Timberlake.
Detroit (2017)
Film by Kathryn Bigelow (Drama) Background Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
Live by Night (2016)
Film by Ben Affleck (Drama) Background A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Awards

Borrowing Hope - Boston Screenplay Competition: Semi-Finalist
(2023)
The Rich & Powerless - Los Angeles International Screenplay Competition: Quarter- Finalist
(2021)
The Rich & Powerless - LaunchPad Pilot Competition: Second Round
(2021)
The Rich & Powerless - Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Competition: Finalist
(2021)
The Rich & Powerless - Boston Screenplay Competition: Finalist
(2021)
The Rich & Powerless - Screencraft TV Pilot Script Competition: Quarter-Finalist
(2021)
The Rich & Powerless - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Competition: Official Selection
(2021)

Education

UMass Boston