Brad Riddell


Brad Riddell is an American screenwriter and professor whose works include ', and '.

Education

Brad earned a BA in English with a minor in Theater from the University of Kentucky, and a MFA in screenwriting from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Career

Riddell has written four produced feature films on assignment for Paramount, MTV, Universal and independent producers. Brad’s first film, , remains the highest-grossing live action DVD release in history, selling two million copies and reaching syndication on TBS. His most recent film, Crooked Arrows, was released nationally in theaters in 2012, and is the first mainstream lacrosse movie ever produced.

Teaching

Riddell taught MFA and BFA screenwriting courses at USC for seven years. He then went on to teach undergraduate courses at SUNY Oswego for one year, before joining DePaul's School of Cinema and Interactive Media in 2012.

Filmography

Feature films

Upcoming Projects

Ridell has optioned and adapted Katrina Kittle‘s third novel, The Kindness of Strangers, which he will produce with Present Pictures, to be directed by Anne Renton. The story deals with a broken family healing itself after taking in a sexually abused child far more broken than they are.