Tom Sanchez Prunier is a filmmaker who works in the film industry. He is a member of the union IATSE Local 487, and splits his time between the Locations and Set Decoration departments. His crew credits include the feature film Wonder Woman 1984, the Showtime series Homeland, PBS’s Mercy Street, AMC’s The Walking Dead: World Beyond, the Netflix feature Juanita, and the AppleTV+ series Swagger. Tom was also the executive producer on the Haven Media / Fraga Studios feature Written in Blood, a film written, cast, shot, and funded in Virginia
Tom has seen seven of his short screenplays make it to the big screen. His first, Window Shopping, won Best Comedy at the PBS Reel 13 Shorts Competition. Its sequel, Window Shopping II: Attack of the New Releases, placed in second at the ‘What’s in Your City’ Film Festival in Italy. His directorial debut, Trolls & Antechambers, was an official selection of the Phoenix ComicCon, GeekFest Toronto, the Great Lakes International Film Festival, and screened at the James River Filmmakers Forum.
Tom’s short Keystroke, the screenplay for which won the grand prize at the Other Worlds Austin Film Festival and was a finalist in the Artists Alliance Short Screenplay Competition, appeared in several film festivals across North America. His short script Silent But Deadly, won the “Dragon Born” Award at the GenreBlast Film Festival, and was produced by IRN Films in Toronto. His earlier shorts, including Refrigerator Magnet Poetry Slam and Defense Grid, are fondly remembered as fun learning experiences.
Tom embraces the screenwriting axiom of “the same, but different” by turning convention on its head while telling a coherent story based (somewhat) in reality. He lives in Central Virginia with his very supportive family. He also sharpens his filmmaking skills on his YouTube channel, Spork Syndicate, where he and his son customize 1/64th-scale diecast cars (ex. Hot Wheels, Matchbox).
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COMEDY
#17
Action / Comedy
A security guard discovers he’s actually a faceless henchman for a conglomerate of evil.
Official Selection, Best Feature Screenplay, GenreBlast Film Festival Quarterfinalist
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition (top 40 in Comedy)
Downtime
Action-Comedy
A criminal kingpin’s trusted assistant must choose between the lucrative life of running his own crime syndicate or a quieter life with the woman he loves.
Retail Emeritus
Comedy Feature
A smart(ass) son of college professors who chose a dead-end department store job over a free education pretends to be a student to date a coed he met at his cash register.
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Amulet
Thriller
Two sisters grieving the loss of their father – and their fractured relationship – discover the farm they live on has a deadly history they may not be able to escape.
Winner, Best Feature Script, Poe Film Festival
Semifinalist, 2018 GenreBlast Film Festival screenplay competition
ACTION
Bikers vs. Zombies
Action
In the 1980s, an outlaw motorcycle gang in an off-the-grid compound is the last hope for a world overrun with zombies.
Official Selection, Fantasmagorical Film Festival in Louisville, KY
Semifinalist, Table Read My Screenplay in Austin, TX
Red Light, A**hole!
Action
A man recovering from a serious car accident uses his insurance settlement to build a fleet of indestructible vehicles and exact revenge on every idiot on the road he can find.
Honey Do… Or Die
Dark Comedy Short
A husband prevents his wife from turning into a murderous psychopath by fastidiously doing chores around the house, until his slobby sister-in-law moves in with them and makes it impossible to keep up.
Bhairava
Science-Fiction Short
A yoga instructor stands trial for murdering 200 students in his virtual online class but maintains his innocence.
Red with White Stripes
Romantic Short
A young man returns to the holiday window display where he met – and lost – the love of his life.