Michael Elder

Screenwriter

Nashville, Tennessee

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About Michael

With a BA in Critical Studies from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, an MBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, and a Ph.D. in Cannon Films from The WPIX 8 O'Clock Movie, Michael Elder knows the power of a good hook and being dead serious about silly. Formerly a TV editor in New York and LA, he now writes from Tennessee and describes himself in the third person.

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'Twas the Flight... Fantasy ⋄ Comedy Gangsters, thieves, renegade elves, jazz musicians, and the Chicago police department. When Santa crash-lands at Midway Airport on Christmas Eve, how will they all come together to get him back in the air and save the holidays?
In the Meanwhile... Budget: $1M - $5M | Historical ⋄ Drama After her brother is killed in the 9/11 attacks, a high-school senior returns to her Hudson Valley childhood home, where she confronts buried secrets and new conflicts with old friends.
Write Like the Wind Budget: $1M - $5M | Musical ⋄ Comedy Michael has stage fright. Ann can't play worth a damn. It's the Summer of '99 and they've got a month to write one great song. With the help of a group of ragtag kid geniuses they're going to have to write like the wind.