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    Jason Hellerman

    Jason Hellerman is an award-winning film and TV writer who graduated from Penn State University in Film Production & English and holds an MFA in Screenwriting & Film Theory from Boston University.

    His feature screenplay, Shovel Buddies, made the top ten of the annual Black List and was purchased and produced by AwesomenessTV. It debuted at the SXSW Film Festival in 2016. Since then, he's completed feature film and television work for a variety of producers and directors.

    His latest spec, Himbo, appeared on the 2022 Black List.  

    You can find Jason on X and on his personal website.

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