WRITER-DIRECTOR
Born in Portland, Maine, Spaltro grew up in a crazy and musical Italian home in the mid-sixties. From a young age, he performed celebrity impressions and acted in comedy sketches created with fellow neighborhood entertainers. Ok… enough of that!
I was ten and convinced I was going to California to star in a Disney movie -- Escape to Witch Mountain, specifically. Perhaps it was my father’s incessant opinion I had a face for radio -- I set my goal of writing meaningful film -- someday.
I answered another calling and my 20-year military career jetted me across the planet, exposing me to flavors of many cultures and lifestyles. Post-retirement, I landed in the Middle East for three years. It was there where I completed my first feature script and found the process exciting but more challenging than imagined. This experience inspired me to enroll in a screenwriting program; I was in my 40’s.
As I worked on my craft I was invited to script-read for 3 different screenwriting competitions. I have since written 7 features, 4 pilots, and 5 shorts - one of which I produced and directed - APPLE
When the last two alive on Earth are a ten-year-old boy and girl, compromise and navigating through their differences is the only chance for humankind.
The APPLE trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERtVE6o4I0
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AppleTheShort and IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9758578/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
https://www.shorescripts.com/2018-winner-interviews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiHaK0F7dGc
Born in Portland, Maine, Spaltro grew up in a crazy and musical Italian home in the mid-sixties. From a young age, he performed celebrity impressions and acted in comedy sketches created with fellow neighborhood entertainers. Ok… enough of that!
I was ten and convinced I was going to California to star in a Disney movie -- Escape to Witch Mountain, specifically. Perhaps it was my father’s incessant opinion I had a face for radio -- I set my goal of writing meaningful film -- someday.
I answered another calling and my 20-year military career jetted me across the planet, exposing me to flavors of many cultures and lifestyles. Post-retirement, I landed in the Middle East for three years. It was there where I completed my first feature script and found the process exciting but more challenging than imagined. This experience inspired me to enroll in a screenwriting program; I was in my 40’s.
As I worked on my craft I was invited to script-read for 3 different screenwriting competitions. I have since written 7 features, 4 pilots, and 5 shorts - one of which I produced and directed - APPLE
When the last two alive on Earth are a ten-year-old boy and girl, compromise and navigating through their differences is the only chance for humankind.
The APPLE trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERtVE6o4I0
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AppleTheShort and IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9758578/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
https://www.shorescripts.com/2018-winner-interviews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiHaK0F7dGc