Julian Hoxter

Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise: 
Screenwriting
Office: 
Fine Arts Building, Room 345
Phone: 
(415) 338-1298
Office Hours: 

Wednesday 3:00-4:00pm
Thursday 2:00-3:00pm

Education

  • BA (Hons) Drama and English, University of East Anglia (1987)
  • MA Film Studies, University of East Anglia (1989)
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Los Angeles (1990-1993)

Feature Films (Screenwriting / Producing):

  • 2008 "Imagine a School..." Summerhill Documentary feature.
    418 Films Ltd. / D.E.R. / Reflection Media
    director of photography: Julian Hoxter
    producers: Julian Hoxter & William Tyler Smith
  • 2006 "Kiss Me Again"
    MEGA New York / Foundation Entertainment, New York / 418 Films Ltd.
    director: William Tyler Smith.
    producers: Morris Levy, Jeff Mazzola & John Scaccia.
    writers: Julian Hoxter (as J. D. Hoxter) & William Tyler Smith.
    Cast inc. Jeremy London; Darrell Hammond; Katheryn Winnick; Elisa Donovan; Mirelly Taylor.
    Official selection: TriBeCa Film Festival (2006); Berkshires International Film Festival (2006); American Independent Film Festival, Moscow (2006); Zurich International Film Festival (2006)
    DVD Release (USA) through ‘Monarch Video’
  • 2008 "Summerhill"
    (in development)
    MEGA New York / 418 Films Ltd. / Rough Diamond
    director: Gillies MacKinnon (attached).
    producers: Julian Hoxter; Morris Levy; William Tyler Smith & Julia Verdin.
    writers: Julian Hoxter & William Tyler Smith.

Selected Screenwriting Properties

  • 2005 "The Evil Shed" (horror)
  • 2002 "Chariots of Ire" (sitcom pilot)
  • 2000 "Methuselah’s Last Ride" (1920s western / caper movie)
  • 1994 "The Beheading Game" (historical drama)

Shorts, installations & documentaries (recent / selected)

  • 2007 "Miasma" (Sculptural Video Installation) DV
    Collaboration with artist Roy Brown
    Goldsmiths College, University of London
  • 2005 "Contest" (Sculptural Video Installation.) DV
    Collaboration with artist Roy Brown.
    Poole Lighthouse, July to September 2005
  • 2003 "Back on Track" (Documentary on heroin addiction and treatment.) DV
    Director / Producer.
    Client: Southampton Drug Action Team.
  • 2002 "Making Dictators Who Can’t Climb Stairs" (Arts documentary.) DV
    Collaboration with artist Roy Brown.
    Director / Lighting Camera.
    For U.N.I.T. exhibition: Millais Gallery, Southampton and regional cinemas

Books

  • Write What You Don't Know: An Accessible Manual for Screenwriters, Continuum Books (forthcoming), 2011.
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