Wesley grew up on a Georgia farm, graduated from Yale University, and lives in Colorado where he pursues a career as a filmmaker, photographer, and screenwriter.
Wesley is a recipient of the Reva Shiner award from the Bloomington Playwrights Project for his full-length play, Tobacco Legacy. His science fiction play, Espresso Anyone?, was published in Expose Magazine and became a short film, then an official selection of the 2013 Unity Film Festival in Denver.
His experimental short, Oblivion, was a selection of the Austin Spotlight Film Festival in 2018. His comedy script, Man vs. Turtle, earned laurels as selections of the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival and of the Lake Charles Film Festival, while his science fiction script, The Air Factory, won the screenplay competition at the 2018 Tulsa American Film Festival.
He is a production nomad who has worked on projects in Colorado, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and South Carolina.
Best Documentary Film
Burnt Church: 1825 to 2025
Christian Film Festival
Newport News, Virginia
2025
Best Documentary Film
Walking in Paint
Texas Short Film Festival
Austin, Texas
2025
Best Music Video
An Evening Hymn
Atlanta After Dark Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
2025
Top four finalist Music Video
An Evening Hymn
Austin Micro Film Festival
Austin, Texas
2024
Official Selection
An Evening Hymn
North Beach American Film Festival
North Beach, Maryland
2024
Audience choice - Most Educational
The Mimic
Wellington Film Festival
Wellington, Florida
2023
Top four finalist Best Documentary Micro
The Mimic
Oregon Short Film Festival
Portland, Oregon
2023
Finalist TV Pilot
Legacy of the Witch
Bowery Film Festival
New York City, New York
2023
Semi-Finalist Short Screenplay
Arboreal
Midwest Weirdfest
Eau Claire, WI
2022
Top five finalist Short Screenplay
Prayer
Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
Portland OR
2022
Top four finalist Short Horror Screenplay
Prayer
Austin After Dark Film Festival
Austin, TX
2022
Finalist TV Pilot
Legacy of the Witch
Other Worlds Film Festival
Austin, Texas
2022
2022 Honeybee Literature Prize: Stage and Screen Runner-Up
Road Music
The Good Life Review
Omaha, Nebraska
2022
Top four finalist Best Dark Comedy screenplay
Entropy
Austin Comedy Film Festival
2022
Quarter-Finalist
The Air Factory
Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 6)
Hollywood, CA
2021
Top five finalist Dark Comedy Screenplay
Please Check With Your Doctor
Oregon Short Film Festival
Portland, OR
2019
Top six finalist Science Fiction Short Screenplay
The Air Factory
Oregon Short Film Festival
Portland, OR
2019
Top four finalist Short Screenplay
Promises
Tulsa American Film Festival
Tulsa, OK
2019
Top five finalist Comedy Short Screenplay
Man vs. Turtle
Oregon Short Film Festival
Portland, OR
2019
Official Selection
Oblivion
Austin Spotlight Film Festival
Austin, TX
2018
Semi-Finalist
The Air Factory
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices
California
2018
Best Short Film Screenplay
The Air Factory
Tulsa American Film Festival
Tulsa, OK
2018
Official Selection
Man vs. Turtle
Lake Charles Film Festival
Lake Charles, LA
2018
Official Selection
Man vs. Turtle
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
2018
Second Round - Scripted digital series
Man vs. Turtle
Austin Film Festival
Austin, TX
2016
Second Round - Short screenplay
Man vs. Turtle
Austin Film Festival
Austin, TX
2016
Reva Shiner Award for Best Full-Length Play
Tobacco Legacy
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Bloomington, IN
1994
College
Yale University
BA History
Wesley grew up on a Georgia farm, graduated from Yale University, and lives in Colorado where he pursues a career as a filmmaker, photographer, and screenwriter.
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