J. Neil Schulman
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| Born | April 16, 1953 Forest Hills, New York |
| Occupation | novelist, filmmaker, actor, journalist, composer, publisher |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 20th-century, 21st-century |
| Genres | libertarian science fiction, comedy |
| Literary movement | Agorism |
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www.jneilschulman.com |
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Joseph Neil Schulman (born April 16, 1953 in Forest Hills, New York, U.S. [1]) is a novelist who wrote Alongside Night (published 1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (published 1983) which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award. His third novel, Escape from Heaven, was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award. In addition, Schulman is the author of nine other books currently in print, including a short story collection, Nasty, Brutish, and Short Stories, Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns, and The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana.[2]
He is writer of the Twilight Zone episode Profile in Silver first broadcast on CBS March 7, 1986.
[edit] Filmmaking
Schulman was the writer, director, executive producer (along with Nichelle Nichols) of the film, Lady Magdalene's[3] which was produced by Schulman's own company Jesulu Productions. The film won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Film Festival[4], "Audience Choice -- Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk[5], and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas[6]. The full movie is currently available on YouTube[7].
Schulman is currently in production on a feature-film of Alongside Night.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?665
- ^ http://www.pulpless.com/jneil/books.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783538/awards
- ^ http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/Cinema_City_International_Film_Festival_Review_printer.php
- ^ http://anthemfilmfestival.com
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u45Do5gEL2Q
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667061/combined
