Richard Schenkman

Richard Schenkman is an award-winning author & filmmaker who began his career at MTV and went on to work in television, film, live theatre, video games, & more.

He’s written pilots for VH1 & 20th TV, directed episodes of Dick Wolf’s "Arrest and Trial," wrote & directed VH1 original "A Diva’s Christmas Carol" – a perennial ratings blockbuster – and sold sitcom pilot “Drama Queen” to NBC. He also taught a Master Class at the Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival, taught directing at Columbia College, and guest-lectured at USC and Cal Arts.

His movies range from the hilarious & heart-rending festival hits "Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God" & "The Pompatus of Love" to the international cult-smash "Jerome Bixby’s The Man from Earth," consistently ranked among IMDB’s top sci-fi films of all time. His romantic comedy "And Then Came Love" features Eartha Kitt in her final role. He also wrote & directed "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies," "Mischief Night," and the long-awaited sequel "Man from Earth: Holocene."