Johnny Gilligan

Johnny is an Irish born Silicon Valley coder turned TV dirty cop turned grounded sci-fi screenwriter.

He's an optioned screenwriter in 2022 that has 6 scripts in Coverfly's Top 1%, is a Final Draft Big Break Top 5 (2 x Finalist), a CineStory Runner-Up (2 x Top 3), 8/10 on Blcklst.com, a Page Awards Top 25 Semi-Finalist, a Top 15% Nicholl, and an ISA Top 25 Writer for 2021.

Johnny's writing voice is shaped by 20 years working at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, by being the proud son of a mother with a disability, and by a grandfather who was a decorated Irish cop.

Armed with a tech background, his Irish heritage, and criminal acting tendencies, Johnny wants to write a grounded sci-fi crime movie/show with leprechauns.

Wait. Strike that. No leprechauns.

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Screenplay Award Category
When a disabled female neuroscientist wakes up in the re-purposed body of a female death row inmate, she fights to stop her new government owners from weaponizing her.
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