D.E. Spaltro
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                                                      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 that 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 6 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 film now available! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVxp_hAwAA

I'm currently in preproduction of my next short film: MILLY & MILO with award winning cinematographer Mark Ragunton.

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 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9758578/?ref_=nm_knf_t1  

https://www.shorescripts.com/2018-winner-interviews

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiHaK0F7dGc

       

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