Barry Hunt

Barry Hunt has a nearly twenty year history teaching screen writing, film making, & acting. He has been an actor and director for thirty years with credits on stage, film, and television. He is the Artistic Director of Sowelu Theater. He has worked as director and dramaturge on 9 award recognized original scripts. Recent screenplays he has mentored are Quiet City, currently nominated for Best Film by the Independent Film Awards and Dance Party USA. Each film made top ten lists in both 2006 and 2007. The New York Times praised the original writing style. Hunt is the 2005 recipient of the Leslie O. Fulton Fellowship through the Portland Civic Theater Guild.