Q&A: Screenwriters Jeremiah Friedman & Nick Palmer (“Family Getaway,” “The Bodyguard”)
Back in September 2010, I posted this announcement about newcomers Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer who sold their spec script “Family Getaway” to Warner Bros. and are writing the remake of the movie The Bodyguard. Turns out the guys are fans of the blog and have been reading it for some time. Seeing as they are living out the dream of millions of aspiring screenwriters, I asked if they’d be up for a Q&A and they graciously agreed. Here are their bios:
Nick Palmer grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spent all of his free time making horror movies in the backyard with his buddies. As he finished high school, and began his BA in English at UCLA, Nick started writing and directing short films with professional crews and name actors. This led him to the MFA Directing program at the American Film Institute, where he directed four short films. His thesis, DOCKWEILER, a dark drama about an ex-con running a beach clean-up crew played at a number of festivals around the country.
Born and raised in New York City, Jeremiah Friedman worked as a production assistant on ZOOLANDER before majoring in film studies at Wesleyan University. Jeremiah’s undergraduate thesis film, MISSING, earned high honors from the Wesleyan University Film Department, and went on to screen at the Northampton Independent Film Festival as well as the Hamptons International Film Festival, where it was awarded the student prize. After graduating from Wesleyan in 2005, Jeremiah worked for screenwriter Mark Bomback (GODSEND, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD), and producer Amy Kaufman (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, SIN NOMBRE). In 2006, he enrolled in the MFA directing program at the American Film Institute, where he directed four short films. His thesis, PAWN, a conspiracy thriller centered around a Presidential assassination, played at a number of festivals around the country.
You may access all four interview segments here: