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my name is John Harden and I am a filmmaker

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WHAT'S NEW: Pete Stringfellow and Gretta Sosine among the vines at Robert Mondavi, in a scene from our fake movie, "Love, Sex and Fermentation." Photo: LaubePhoto.com NOVEMBER 2011: I got to co-write and direct some over-the-top scenes (soapy melodrama a la Douglas Sirk), for a live event at opening night of the Napa Valley Film Festival. Crazy, noisy, but fun. A terrific cast, and a crew of hot-shot pros. And we all drank good wine while doing it. SEPTEMBER 2011: My screenplay Occupant made the quarterfinals in the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Guess all the rewriting paid off... SEPTEMBER 2011: It was an honor to script this short video for the Sonoma County YWCA, Picture a Better Future. Beautifully realized by Santa Rosa-based VideoBrite Productions. FEBRUARY 2011: Had a blast running an actor/director workshop. 8 actors, 4 scenes, 4 directors - one of whom was me. See some of the work we did here. AUGUST 2010: Completed a 3-week screenwriting intensive at TheFilmSchool where I studied with people like writer Stewart Stern (Rebel Without a Cause). Incredible. MAY 2010: Finally! The dog movie comes to YouTube! Watch it now! OCTOBER 2009: Our screenplay The Sensitivity Program WINS Best Sci-Fi Screenplay at the 2009 Austin Film Festival screenplay competition!!		current projects Polishing up the best-ever draft of THE SENSITIVITY PROGRAM, outlining for a new feature screenplay, and in pre-production on a new short, ANGST! Shooting in February. short films THE STORY OF SPUTNIK My latest short film. For anyone who misses the Cold War. Currently playing film festivals around the globe. LA VIE D'UN CHIEN AKA "The Dog Movie." Apologies to Chris Marker. CRUTEMOBILE The short Glen K. & I made. Seen on PBS and elsewhere. Now seen here. screenplays OCCUPANT A feature-length screenplay. Well reviewed at triggerstreet.com, except for the guy who said "this went way beyond my taste." THE SENSITIVITY PROGRAM Another feature script. Reviving the women-in-prison genre with a smart original twist. Winner, best sci-fi screenplay, Austin Film Festival.