ANDY SILVERMAN
Writer & Producer
email - andy@battyink.com
Accepting award with Director Lovinder Gill for Seclusion - Winner of Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the 2023 Chandler International Film Festival.
Andy Silverman is a writer and producer specializing in features with strong elements of magical realism.
His current project "FEARSOME CREATURES" is currently in pre-production. Teaming up with LA Story Studios, Fearsome Creatures is a dark fairy tale based on a legendary creature called the Squonk. The Squonk is believed to be the ugliest creature on earth and it’s so ashamed of its appearance it spends all day crying. Fearsome Creatures explores society’s obsession with physical beauty and the extreme lengths some will go to attain it.
It is projected to be filmed in the summer of 2025.
On the other end of the beauty spectrum, a horror comedy about a giant cyst monster that terrorizes a dermatologist’s office, he co-wrote and produced called “CYST” is being distributed by RLJ Entertainment and is available VOD, Digital, and on DVD.
A psychological thriller he produced “SECLUSION” premiered at the Chandler International Film Festival in January 2023 and won Best US Narrative Feature. Soon to be available on several platforms.
His western-noir feature "TEXAS COTTON" can be seen on Amazon Prime and Tubi. Here’s a review by Film Threat.
His award winning web series, "BUCKLE UP" was reviewed in the Austin Chronicle in October 2018, and was officially selected at several Web Series Festivals.
His short "LIFE LINES" won the best film at the Washington PA Film Festival in 2012.
Before becoming a screenwriter Andy invented and designed board games. He has 8 original prototypes and would be glad to haul them out and play them with anyone who plies him with copious amounts of coffee.
He plays ice hockey and also competes in the ACPT (American Crossword Puzzle Tournament) and was ranked as high as 223 in the world.
Fearsome Creatures
A reclusive woman whose face was disfigured as a child moves to the forest to pursue a legendary creature called the Squonk believing one touch will bring her eternal beauty. Time is running out. An exotic game hunter has learned of her ability to draw it near and wants the Squonk as a trophy on his wall.
Seclusion
A down-and-out woman living out of her car breaks into an unoccupied mansion hoping for peace and solitude. But when she discovers she’s not alone she must decide whether her previous life is better than the new alternative.
CYST
In the 1960s a nurse's last day is ruined when a doctor inadvertently creates a cyst monster that terrorizes the office.
Texas cotton
An aging lawman is convinced a mysterious stranger arrested in his small town is innocent. His investigation stirs up a hornet's nest that will change the town forever.
PITCH DECKS
TURDUCKEN!
Three USDA must fight for their lives when they go to inspect a poultry farm and discover the farmer is cross-breeding chickens, ducks and turkeys with terrifying results.
Wishbones
A ten-year-old girl who died trying to save her favorite turkey from slaughter, returns years later as an angry ghost to punish her family through a portal in their Thanksgiving turkey.
Pizza Cutter
When a pizza shop owner refuses to use a food delivery platform, he’s burned to a crisp in his oven. Then he returns as a pizza cutter wielding spirit to get revenge… one slice at a time.
WEB SERIES
BUCKLE UP
Finn is a disgruntled ride share driver fired from every other company in town for mouthing off to his passengers. He lands a job with Axxle a startup company and uses a pig puppet named Andouille to do his talking for him.
WATCH ALL BUCKLE UP EPISODES HERE
Episode #1 -Burt. Episode #2 -Maggie
INTERVIEWS
SCRIPTCAKE
Be sure to check out my discussion with Writer/Director Lovinder Gill on his podcast Scriptcake where I discuss writing and producing low budget features.
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