Chad Michael Ward
@chadmichaelward.bsky.social
Writer-Director
FAIRY DUST, DESOLATION HEART
Cinematographer, Photographer, Poster Designer
Obsessed with horror.
IMDB: https://imdb.com/name/nm2122898
FAIRY DUST, DESOLATION HEART
Cinematographer, Photographer, Poster Designer
Obsessed with horror.
IMDB: https://imdb.com/name/nm2122898
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Chad Michael Ward 2024 Filmmaker Reel
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
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I really need to update it with all the new material I directed this past year, but here's my 2024 Director's Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
Latest draft for A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE is done. Looking for readers to take a look so I can send a final draft by Feb 4. 11 pages, erotic body horror.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Latest draft for A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE is done. Looking for readers to take a look so I can send a final draft by Feb 4. 11 pages, erotic body horror.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
It feels like a dream. Nearly 4 months ago now, we were in Wales getting ready to shoot FAIRY DUST. Got to meet so many wonderful artists and actors who busted their ass to bring my vision alive. It's all quiet surreal. I miss my UK team fiercely, and hope to return someday to play again.
January 31, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It feels like a dream. Nearly 4 months ago now, we were in Wales getting ready to shoot FAIRY DUST. Got to meet so many wonderful artists and actors who busted their ass to bring my vision alive. It's all quiet surreal. I miss my UK team fiercely, and hope to return someday to play again.
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
I really need to update it with all the new material I directed this past year, but here's my 2024 Director's Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
Chad Michael Ward 2024 Filmmaker Reel
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I really need to update it with all the new material I directed this past year, but here's my 2024 Director's Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
StoryPeer vs Scribe Exchange.
I'm on both, but wondering if people prefer one over the other.
#scriptsky
I'm on both, but wondering if people prefer one over the other.
#scriptsky
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 AM
StoryPeer vs Scribe Exchange.
I'm on both, but wondering if people prefer one over the other.
#scriptsky
I'm on both, but wondering if people prefer one over the other.
#scriptsky
I really need to update it with all the new material I directed this past year, but here's my 2024 Director's Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
Chad Michael Ward 2024 Filmmaker Reel
YouTube video by Chad Michael Ward
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I really need to update it with all the new material I directed this past year, but here's my 2024 Director's Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PA...
#filmmaker
#director
#filmsky
Latest draft for A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE is done. Looking for readers to take a look so I can send a final draft by Feb 4. 11 pages, erotic body horror.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Latest draft for A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE is done. Looking for readers to take a look so I can send a final draft by Feb 4. 11 pages, erotic body horror.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
Watching WONDER MAN and seeing so many of my old haunts. I’ve been gone nearly 7 years and still miss that filthy, loud, insane town.
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Watching WONDER MAN and seeing so many of my old haunts. I’ve been gone nearly 7 years and still miss that filthy, loud, insane town.
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
2026 is off to a busy start over here in the frozen North.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 AM
2026 is off to a busy start over here in the frozen North.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
2026 is off to a busy start over here in the frozen North.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 AM
2026 is off to a busy start over here in the frozen North.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
DESOLATION HEART premiered in Tromsø last week.
Next week, I'm headed to Finland to give a presentation on FAIRY DUST.
This week, writing A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE to pitch next week.
THE TELEPHONE plays at a local event in 3 weeks.
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
#scriptsky
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
#scriptsky
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
#scriptsky
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
#scriptsky
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
Got a very early draft that I need a few eyes on so I can knock out a revised draft in time for its Feb 4 deadline.
Any of my usual readers/fans of weird arthouse, slow burn body horror got time for a read?
13 pages.
DESOLATION HEART premiere last night at the Tromsø International Film Festival. We had a nearly sold out show! Was an absolute blast seeing this thing up on the big screen.
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
DESOLATION HEART premiere last night at the Tromsø International Film Festival. We had a nearly sold out show! Was an absolute blast seeing this thing up on the big screen.
Deadlines are deadlines. Working on A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE in my hotel while I wait for the day’s festivities to begin.
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Deadlines are deadlines. Working on A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE in my hotel while I wait for the day’s festivities to begin.
Up to no good in Tromsø with award-winning producer Patrick Edlund.
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Up to no good in Tromsø with award-winning producer Patrick Edlund.
The situation is the US is SO bad that it’s the biggest topic being discussed on-stage at a Norwegian film festival this morning.
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The situation is the US is SO bad that it’s the biggest topic being discussed on-stage at a Norwegian film festival this morning.
Up at dawn. Dark and misty. By mid-afternoon, we cross into Finland and -21C bitter cold. Many hours later, we’re in Norway and hit with some of the biggest and strongest auroras I’ve ever seen.
Now it’s morning again here in Tromsø. Time for more adventure!
Now it’s morning again here in Tromsø. Time for more adventure!
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Up at dawn. Dark and misty. By mid-afternoon, we cross into Finland and -21C bitter cold. Many hours later, we’re in Norway and hit with some of the biggest and strongest auroras I’ve ever seen.
Now it’s morning again here in Tromsø. Time for more adventure!
Now it’s morning again here in Tromsø. Time for more adventure!
Leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow to spend a week in Norway at the Tromsø International Film Festival, where DESOLATION HEART will make its premiere.
Bring on the adventure!
Bring on the adventure!
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow to spend a week in Norway at the Tromsø International Film Festival, where DESOLATION HEART will make its premiere.
Bring on the adventure!
Bring on the adventure!
#scriptsky
Looking for a more descriptive word than “box” to describe an ornate box that the character must use in a ritual. Think something similar (ish) to DUNE’s pain box. I was thinking of “reliquary” since it does hold a relic of sorts, but maybe there’s something better?
Looking for a more descriptive word than “box” to describe an ornate box that the character must use in a ritual. Think something similar (ish) to DUNE’s pain box. I was thinking of “reliquary” since it does hold a relic of sorts, but maybe there’s something better?
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
#scriptsky
Looking for a more descriptive word than “box” to describe an ornate box that the character must use in a ritual. Think something similar (ish) to DUNE’s pain box. I was thinking of “reliquary” since it does hold a relic of sorts, but maybe there’s something better?
Looking for a more descriptive word than “box” to describe an ornate box that the character must use in a ritual. Think something similar (ish) to DUNE’s pain box. I was thinking of “reliquary” since it does hold a relic of sorts, but maybe there’s something better?
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
Officially started scripting A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE today.
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Officially started scripting A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE today.
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
Officially started scripting A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE today.
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Officially started scripting A STRANGE KIND OF CREATURE today.
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
It’s an erotic body horror short that borrows from Lovecraft’s THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH mythos.
#scriptsky
Reposted by Chad Michael Ward
Producer gave thumbs up on the first outline for the new short we're submitting next month. Here's the front page of the pitch deck I'm building for it.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Producer gave thumbs up on the first outline for the new short we're submitting next month. Here's the front page of the pitch deck I'm building for it.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
Looking to fill my brain with great short films. What's out there that I should watch? (Links please)
Prefer unconventional/weird/unique horror, sci-fi and fantasy as well as arthouse.
Prefer unconventional/weird/unique horror, sci-fi and fantasy as well as arthouse.
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Looking to fill my brain with great short films. What's out there that I should watch? (Links please)
Prefer unconventional/weird/unique horror, sci-fi and fantasy as well as arthouse.
Prefer unconventional/weird/unique horror, sci-fi and fantasy as well as arthouse.
Producer gave thumbs up on the first outline for the new short we're submitting next month. Here's the front page of the pitch deck I'm building for it.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Producer gave thumbs up on the first outline for the new short we're submitting next month. Here's the front page of the pitch deck I'm building for it.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
Here's my updated logline, after everyone's help earlier this week:
"When a dangerously enigmatic teenager shows up on a desperate woman’s doorstep, she must uncover the bizarre truth behind her town’s missing children before her sanity - and reality itself - are torn apart."
Thoughts?
#Scriptsky
"When a dangerously enigmatic teenager shows up on a desperate woman’s doorstep, she must uncover the bizarre truth behind her town’s missing children before her sanity - and reality itself - are torn apart."
Thoughts?
#Scriptsky
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Here's my updated logline, after everyone's help earlier this week:
"When a dangerously enigmatic teenager shows up on a desperate woman’s doorstep, she must uncover the bizarre truth behind her town’s missing children before her sanity - and reality itself - are torn apart."
Thoughts?
#Scriptsky
"When a dangerously enigmatic teenager shows up on a desperate woman’s doorstep, she must uncover the bizarre truth behind her town’s missing children before her sanity - and reality itself - are torn apart."
Thoughts?
#Scriptsky