Barry Pearson
Barry has written 8 feature films, including the Canadian classic Paperback Hero with Keir Dullea and Elizabeth Ashley, directed by Peter Pearson, which was restored and given special screenings at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
He is the writer of over 40 hrs of television for CBC, CTV, Global, TVO, Family Channel, YTV, Viacom, PBS, Sci Fi & USA networks, as well as the author of the book The Boyd Gang, about the infamous 1950s bank robber Edwin Alonzo Boyd.
TELEVISION – series, movies, dramatic specials
Deepwater Black (series co-creator, head writer) on USA Netwk, YTV
Covert Action (with Art Hindle & Wendy Crewson) on CBC, Viacom
The Life & Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd (with Gordon Pinsent as Boyd) on CTV, PBS
Ambush at Iroquois Point (Ralph Thomas, director) on CBC
Rodeo Rider (with Blair Brown & Donelly Rhodes) on CBC
Someday Soon (with John Vernon. Ralph Thomas, director) on CBC
Goin’ Down Slow ( with Helen Shaver. Peter Carter, director) on CBC
McLeish’s Wild Horses (with Doug McGrath. Ron Weyman, director) on CBC
FEATURE FILMS
Paperback Hero with Keir Dullea, Elizabeth Ashley, director Peter Pearson
Isaac Littlefeathers with Lou Jacobi, director Les Rose
Firebird 2015 A.D. with Darren McGavin
Bloody Birthday with Susan Strasberg & Jose Ferrer, director Ed Hunt
Plague with Daniel Pilon & Celine Lomez
Me with Steven Markle, producer Peter O'Brien
King of the Streets director Ed Hunt
AWARDS
Best Screenplay, Intl Film & TV Festival of New York
Special Jury Award - Feature Films San Francisco Intl Film Festival
Best Screenplay Sitges, Spain, 12th Intl Film Festival
Barry is currently writing a novel titled America, America, and developing two television series. He conducts popular seminars on screenplay writing and contributes articles on screenwriting to Screen Talk, the International Voice of Screenwriting .
His website is www.createyourscreenplay.com