All I ask of a movie is to take me to a place I’ve never been, show me something I’ve never seen and tell me a story I’ve never heard.
John Alan Hostetter was born in Gettysburg, PA. After earning degrees in English and Telecommunications from Michigan State University, he attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts School of Film and Television with Jim Jarmusch and Spike Lee. With a Masters degree, he worked as a temp at Paramount Pictures, working as a camera assistant before becoming a Gaffer and DP in independent film as well as a shop electric on big budget union movies and TV series. He has written several screenplays, a musical, poetry and song lyrics, two novels and two memoirs. His most recent film as a Director of Photography is “Sink The Alabama.”
Best Original Screenplay
Hobo In The Mist
Winner
New York International Film Awards
2024
Best Original Unproduced Script Award
Hobo In The Mist
Winner
World Independent Cinema Awards Los Angeles
2024
Honorable Mention
Hobo In The Mist
Honorable Mention
Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest
2024
Finalist
Hobo In The Mist
Finalist
New York Script Awards
2024
Semi-Finalist
Hobo In The Mist
Semi-Finalist
Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest
2024
Best Thriller Script
Hellcat
Best Thriller Script
New York International Film Awards
2024
Semi-Finalist
Hellcat
Semi-Finalist
Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest
2024
Best War Script
Ironclad
Best War Script
New York International Film Awards
2024
Quarter-Finalist
Ironclad
Quarter-Finalist
Wiki:The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest
2024
In Consideration
Ironclad
In Consideration
Military Story Showcase
2019
Best Screenplay
Ironclad
Houston International Film Festival
Houston, TX
1993
College
Michigan State University
Telecommunications/English
19731975
College
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate Division
Film and Television
19771980
College
Elizabethtown College
Liberal Arts
19711973
College
Ithaca College
Film, Photography
1972
High School
Gettysburg Senior High School
19681971
Nickname
Al
Birth City
Gettysburg
Current City
Stanfordville
Hometown
New York, New York
Height
6’
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Married To
Christine Archibald
Children
Emma Hostetter
Worked as an apprentice actor and technician at the Totem Pole Playhouse for three seasons of summer stock.
Worry wearies wonder.
All I ask of a movie is to take me to a place I’ve never been, show me something I’ve never seen and tell me a story I’ve never heard.
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