How I Wrote And Sold A Screenplay After 10 Years (And Made The Movie) — Peter Dukes [FULL INTERVIEW]

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2 min readJun 8, 2020

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Film Courage: Peter your IMDB says you were born and raised in Texas?

Peter Dukes, Writer/Director: Yes, I grew up in Texas right across the river from Oklahoma in a town called Denison (no memories of it). We transferred out when I was 18 months old and headed up to what at the time might have well been Mars to us (it was New Hampshire), much different. That is where I spent my golden years…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).

(Watch the video interview on Youtube here)

About:

Peter Dukes is a multi-award winning writer, director and producer based out of Los Angeles. After founding Dream Seekers Productions and making a name for himself in the world of short films, Peter went on to write and direct his feature debut, Escape Room (2017), a horror film starring Skeet Ulrich (Scream, Riverdale) and featuring Sean Young (Blade Runner, The Alienist). The film sold worldwide, scored several theatrical deals, and opened as the number one DVD/streamed movie in the UK upon its release. He followed that up with the feature films Portal (2019), They Watch (2023) and The Memory In My Heart (2023).

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