Stephen Krespel

Stephen Krespel is a screenwriter and producer who fled the doldrums of suburbia to play in various rock bands in San Francisco. Ultimately, he ended up bartending in the city for way, way, way too long. But, as it turns out, hanging out with a bunch of real-life raconteurs is a pathway to writing about great characters for the screen.

Stephen specializes in light-hearted comedies and heart-pumping action features. Typically, he writes his characters as if they're fireflies in a jar. They emit joyous, life-affirming light while simultaneously experiencing an existential crisis... because they are trapped in a f#cking jar.

Stephen learned about filmmaking working on EAST BAY (2022) starring Constance Wu.

Since then he’s been a Finalist for the Paramount Writers Mentorship Program, Cinequest, and the Roadmap Writers Top Tier contest.

Honors & Awards

Paramount Writers Mentorship Program Finalist - 2023

Austin Film Festival - Semifinalist - 2023

non-WGA

Male

REKT - A CRYPTOCURRENCY TALE

Hour long TV Mystery Drama.

It's MR. ROBOT meets BLINDSPOT

After a near fatal accident, a San Francisco Tech Bro loses his job, his fiancée, and the password to a cryptocurrency fortune, leaving him only 10 chances to recover the Bitcoins and reboot his life."

THE SUBSTITUTES

Half hour TV Pilot

It's WE ARE LADY PARTS meets SCHOOL OF ROCK

When former rock and roll bandmates wind up substitute teaching at the same school, the singer (who everyone hates) tries to get the band back together in an attempt to win NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.

SKATE, SPY, OR DIE

Comedy Action Feature

BLADES OF GLORY meets THE NAKED GUN

When Olympic Gold Medalist Brian Boitano retires from the CIA he sets out to find a soul mate but discovers it might be too late. Luckily, the world faces an evil threat only he can battle, so, he salchows back to the spy game and triple axels his way to true love."

Thriller, Western, Historical/Alternative History, Satire, Silly

Male

unrepped