Bend in the River
After his wife dies, a disgraced news anchor takes his troubled stepson to the Oregon wilderness to scatter her ashes, where a desperate bid to connect becomes a dangerous climb toward truth, forgiveness, and healing.
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Jeff BarkerWriter
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:117
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
Jeff Barker is a screenwriter and author.
He hosts the weekly podcast: The Screenplay Lab.
Two of his children work in the film industry. Curry Barker is an admired director, actor, and comedian. Riley Barker is a cinematographer.
He is the GRAND PRIZE Winner of FADE IN's 2025 Horror Screenwriting Competition.
His screenplays have been honored at numerous other film festivals and writing contests, including the Austin Film Festival, Stage 32, FILMMATIC, The Red List, Los Angeles International, New York Horror Nights, ScreenCraft, Vail, and Big Apple.
Jeff has been published in over a dozen literary journals and anthologies. His short stories have been performed live in Ashton Hayes Theatre Club in Cheshire, UK; and the KGB Bar in New York.
Previous to his full-time writing career, Jeff spent many years working as a provider in the field of psychiatry.
Before that, he had a nine-year career as an award-winning television news anchor and reporter. He has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, and CNBC.