Biography
Julius Galacki is a Playwriting graduate of the Yale School of Drama. He is also a graduate of NYU, holding both a M.A. from the interdisciplinary Gallatin School and a B.F.A. from the Tisch School of Arts.
At Yale, Julius is particularly fond of his thesis staged reading of Black Flamingos at the Yale Rep which was directed by Obie Award winning director Evan Yionoulis and featured a superlative cast that included Oscar and Tony nominated actress Amy Ryan.
Amy Ryan
Other plays have been produced or read in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Hawaii, South Carolina, etc.
His 29 minute film (writer/director/producer) All Things Chicken (trailer – click on the page on this site: Videos ) was shown (all 2015) at film festivals nationally and internationally, including the Tenerife International Film Festival (actual screening in Madrid) where it was nominated for Best Short Film, Best Short Screenplay, Best Producer of a Short Film, Best Actor in a Short, Best Supporting Actor in a Short.
Dave (Matt Mercer) tries to get Ray (Drew Nye) to go out for some chicken… in ALL THINGS CHICKEN
The script for “Chicken” won “Best Short Screenplay” at the FireReel Film Festival in northern California and Ben Wise‘s music for the film won “Best Score” at the Williamsburg International Film Festival. a.k.a. WilliFest, in Brooklyn, amongst other awards.
His first short film, First Night, besides being shown at festivals and getting over 33,000 hits on the website Funny or Die, was nominated in 2012 for Best Short Film by Stay Tuned TV website, and was also broadcast on the PBS affiliate KVCR in Palm Springs, CA on January 12, 2013. http://vimeo.com/35941900
His full length screenplay “THE LOST TREASURE OF THE MAYANS” was a Runner-Up at the 2014 Wood Hole Film Festival, a finalist the 2014 Oaxaca International (Mexico), and honored by 5 more screenwriting competitions.
Another full length screenplay “PRAY WITH A BULLET” was named a top ten finalist in February of 2011 by Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope.
His theatrical monologues appear in all four volumes of the series “Audition Arsenal” published by Smith & Kraus.
Much more information about his plays, screenplays and photography at (just click) www.juliusgalacki.com
and about his previous film at: www.allthingschickenthemovie.com
Selected Film Festivals, Awards and Nominations
Biography
At Yale, Julius is particularly fond of his thesis staged reading of Black Flamingos at the Yale Rep which was directed by Obie Award winning director Evan Yionoulis and featured a superlative cast that included Oscar and Tony nominated actress Amy Ryan.
Amy Ryan
Other plays have been produced or read in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Hawaii, South Carolina, etc.
His 29 minute film (writer/director/producer) All Things Chicken (trailer – click on the page on this site: Videos ) was shown (all 2015) at film festivals nationally and internationally, including the Tenerife International Film Festival (actual screening in Madrid) where it was nominated for Best Short Film, Best Short Screenplay, Best Producer of a Short Film, Best Actor in a Short, Best Supporting Actor in a Short.
Dave (Matt Mercer) tries to get Ray (Drew Nye) to go out for some chicken… in ALL THINGS CHICKEN
The script for “Chicken” won “Best Short Screenplay” at the FireReel Film Festival in northern California and Ben Wise‘s music for the film won “Best Score” at the Williamsburg International Film Festival. a.k.a. WilliFest, in Brooklyn, amongst other awards.
His first short film, First Night, besides being shown at festivals and getting over 33,000 hits on the website Funny or Die, was nominated in 2012 for Best Short Film by Stay Tuned TV website, and was also broadcast on the PBS affiliate KVCR in Palm Springs, CA on January 12, 2013. http://vimeo.com/35941900
His full length screenplay “THE LOST TREASURE OF THE MAYANS” was a Runner-Up at the 2014 Wood Hole Film Festival, a finalist the 2014 Oaxaca International (Mexico), and honored by 5 more screenwriting competitions.
Another full length screenplay “PRAY WITH A BULLET” was named a top ten finalist in February of 2011 by Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope.
His theatrical monologues appear in all four volumes of the series “Audition Arsenal” published by Smith & Kraus.
Much more information about his plays, screenplays and photography at (just click) www.juliusgalacki.com
and about his previous film at: www.allthingschickenthemovie.com
Selected Film Festivals, Awards and Nominations
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Actor - "E" (Eileen)
Matt Mercer
Actor - "Marcus"
Josh Breslow
Actor - "Thomas"
Max Singer
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