walker hare

Writer, Director, Actor

WALKER HARE hates writing bios, so he stole this one from a recent grant application... Acting credits- TV: Braindead, The Blacklist, Billions, Madam Secretary and Limitless. Film: upcoming Even After Everything, Lawless Frontier, Sin Matador, The Naturalist, and the upcoming short, The Crying Man. He wrote three features in 2016, including Killer Wedding and THORP, which was a finalist for 7k Films Production Grant.

Walker adapted The Crying Man into a short story and it was a semi-finalist for Screencraft’s Short Story Contest. He has directed short films, spec commercials and is hoping to direct Killer Wedding as his first feature. Education: Circle in the Square, MFA from UCSD.

WEBSITE: WALKER HARE
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A Q&A WITH FILMSHOP BREAKTHROUGH SERIES 2019 FEATURED ARTIST WAlker HAre...

What was the inspiration for your project?
Thorp was inspired by a conversation Dennis Donovan (director) and I had about how different it would be to grow up today. In a world where we are more connected (technologically) than ever before, how can we also be so disconnected from each other? After that initial conversation, our producers Liz Printz and Diana Rivera Vera were instrumental in helping shape our way of exploring this question, through the lens of a quirky, lovable alien from the ’80s.

How has the Filmshop community contributed to the development of your project?

Filmshop was instrumental in the process, and progress, of our film. From member notes on early drafts of the script to attaching one of our producers (shoutout to Stacey Maltin!) to feedback on our Seed&Spark campaign to screenings of cuts in process. We would not be where we are were it not for this community.

What do you feel is your greatest challenge moving forward?
Our team is excited to near the finish line. We are pitching Thorp as the next great comedic-sci-fi-fish-out-of-water-coming-of-age-dramatic-thriller-love-story! Obviously, our film doesn't fit into a traditional box, so our challenge is: how do we find our audience? We are excited about the possibilities of a festival run, but in the end, we want to share this with a large scale (streaming) audience down the road. Also, how do we get Tom Selleck to be in the sequel?

What are you most looking forward to getting out of your Breakthrough experience?

We are thrilled to connect with other inspiring filmmakers at the event throughout the day. We are excited to have our first opportunity to share our film with members of the industry. And we can't wait to see how the audience reacts to seeing a part of our work, in the magical space that is Lincoln Center.