Brad Martocello is the co-writer of You’re Killing Me (starring Anne Heche, Dermot Mulroney, and McKaley Miller), available on Paramount+. His short film Boy in a Backpack has garnered over 1.7 million views. In 2022, Brad sold his script, Possession of The Abby Rose to Mar Vista.
A three-time Nicholl Semifinalist and winner of The Big Script Emerging Filmmaker Incubator (powered by The Black List in collaboration with Indigenous Media, Josh Hutcherson, and Condé Nast Entertainment), Brad writes across multiple genres, crafting stories with rich humanistic themes and complex characters.
Born in Saudi Arabia and raised alongside four brothers, Brad attended four different schools before the age of thirteen and draws inspiration from his unique upbringing.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
*2020 Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist “Burn Town”
*2020 Final Draft Big Break Top-3 Finalist “Queen of Hogs“
*2020 Bluecat Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist “Queen of Hogs”
*2020 Screencraft Quarterfinalist “Queen of Hogs”
*2019 Screencraft Semifinalist “Minimart Recon”
*2019 Creative World Awards Finalist 2019 “Minimart Recon”
*2018 Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist “American Monsters”
*2018 Page International Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalist “American Monsters”
*2018 Long Island Film Expo Best Comedy Short (Honorable Mention)
*2017 Directed short film Boy in a Backpack (Over 1.6 Million Views)
*2017 Finalist in The Big Script Emerging Filmmaker Incubator (The Black List, Indigenous Media)
*2016 Script Pipeline First Look Project Teleplay Finalist “Bitter Ghosts”
*2015 Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist “Boy in a Backpack”
*2015 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder “Boy in a Backpack”