J.M. Kallet

Jeff M. Kallet is an accomplished writer, director, and artist who has been telling stories since he could first pick up a pencil. While most kindergartners could barely master the art of finger painting, a then five-year-old Jeff was already leaving his imprint on the world of visual storytelling by getting his one-page illustrated tale "Rik (sic) the Chick" published in Highlights magazine. After working for several years in corporate marketing and graphic design, Jeff returned to his true passion with his first short film, "Forum," a gripping thriller about one man's confrontation with the cyberbully who drove his sister to suicide. That project went on to become an official selection of the Malibu Film Festival, the International New York Film Festival, the Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival, and a finalist with the Red Movie Awards. His follow-up, " Show and Tell," has finished post-production and is preparing for a festival run. Jeff has also written several screenplays that have garnered numerous accolades and industry attention. "No One Leaves Alive," his take on the summer camp slasher as an epic action thriller, was a finalist in the Big Apple Film Festival horror screenplay competition and has also been recognized by the Filmatic Horror Screenplay Awards and the ScreenCraft Horror Competition. Jeff has also received acclaim for his feature-length screenplay "Emily Greene," a coming-of-age horror drama, as well as his short film screenplays "We're Here t…