Joe Fordham
@flashfilms.bsky.social
Filmmaker (glitchsite.com), chef, writer of books, screenplays, and (2001-2021) a million-plus words for Cinefex magazine.
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For my Jaws-aversary last weekend (anniversary of my first viewing of the film) I visited the AMPAS Museum, where they have a fantastic exhibition now playing, thru July 26:
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Jaws-aversary
Celebrating my 50th Jaws-aversary at the AMPAS Museum.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
For my Jaws-aversary last weekend (anniversary of my first viewing of the film) I visited the AMPAS Museum, where they have a fantastic exhibition now playing, thru July 26:
flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...
flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...
My obituary on Con Pederson. I never had the opportunity to meet or interview him, but he was a fascinating man.
Remembering Con Pederson (1934–2026), the visionary animator and special photographic effects supervisor whose contribution to '2001: A Space Odyssey' changed science fiction cinema. A quiet pioneer of both analog and digital worlds.
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The Animated Universes Of Con Pederson, Who Died On January 2
Pederson, credited as special photographic effects supervisor on '2001: A Space Odyssey,' leaves an incredible legacy of animation and FX work.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
My obituary on Con Pederson. I never had the opportunity to meet or interview him, but he was a fascinating man.
Thank you, pezscreenwriting.bsky.social for including my beloved Imagine Impact finalist eco-adventure story, THE DODO MAN, in the 2025 Maximum Z Script Showcase.
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The Maximum Z 2025 Script Showcase
One of the absolute best parts of screenwriting is getting to see all the incredible ideas that writers come up with. A true vast multitude of concepts, genres, and originality that could each use …
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December 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Thank you, pezscreenwriting.bsky.social for including my beloved Imagine Impact finalist eco-adventure story, THE DODO MAN, in the 2025 Maximum Z Script Showcase.
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maximumz.blog/2025/12/19/t...
Had a wonderful time speaking to these filmmakers, Gabrielle Brady and Michael Latham, about Australia's entry into the Best Documentary Feature race, with their moving and magical film "The Wolves Always Come at Night".
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'The Wolves Always Come At Night': A Family In Crisis
How cinematographer Michael Latham shot 'The Wolves Always Come At Night,' from harsh sandstorms to warm moments between herders and their animals.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Had a wonderful time speaking to these filmmakers, Gabrielle Brady and Michael Latham, about Australia's entry into the Best Documentary Feature race, with their moving and magical film "The Wolves Always Come at Night".
theasc.com/articles/the...
theasc.com/articles/the...
For the first time in its history, American Cinematographer is offering a choice of covers in its December 2025 issue. Proud to see my coverage on GDT's "Frankenstein" will be one of those. Preview of the print mag at the link below. Additional online story coming soon 🌭🍺
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Inside the December 2025 Issue of American Cinematographer
AC's December 2025 issue explores the making of 'Frankenstein,' 'Wicked: For Good,' 'Song Sung Blue,' 'Bugonia' and 'Train Dreams.'
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November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
For the first time in its history, American Cinematographer is offering a choice of covers in its December 2025 issue. Proud to see my coverage on GDT's "Frankenstein" will be one of those. Preview of the print mag at the link below. Additional online story coming soon 🌭🍺
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Tim Greiving’s new book about John Williams is a tsunami of love for movie music that pours out of its +500 pages.
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I’m halfway through, in the summer of 1982 (my own take, below). But it’s a monumental achievement. Highly recommended.
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I’m halfway through, in the summer of 1982 (my own take, below). But it’s a monumental achievement. Highly recommended.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tim Greiving’s new book about John Williams is a tsunami of love for movie music that pours out of its +500 pages.
timgreiving.com/john-william...
I’m halfway through, in the summer of 1982 (my own take, below). But it’s a monumental achievement. Highly recommended.
img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e3...
timgreiving.com/john-william...
I’m halfway through, in the summer of 1982 (my own take, below). But it’s a monumental achievement. Highly recommended.
img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e3...
10 years ago, Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” inspired one of my purple-prose Flashfilms reviews: shorturl.at/fHKJM Revisiting the film tonight, a scene jumped out at me where an FBI agent (Scott Shepherd) is pushing Hanks to violate his attorney/client oath. Resonant today:
youtu.be/D2gLGW9w8Hk
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What Makes Us Americans - Bridge Of Spies (2015)
YouTube video by Willoughby Alley
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September 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
10 years ago, Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” inspired one of my purple-prose Flashfilms reviews: shorturl.at/fHKJM Revisiting the film tonight, a scene jumped out at me where an FBI agent (Scott Shepherd) is pushing Hanks to violate his attorney/client oath. Resonant today:
youtu.be/D2gLGW9w8Hk
youtu.be/D2gLGW9w8Hk
I commissioned this beautiful conceptual painting by Miles Teves for "The Dodo Man" after my story received attention as finalist for Ron Howard's Imagine Impact. Unveiled here as part of my Flashfilms redux: flashfilms.us/the-dodo-man #ScriptSky #MilesTeves 🦤
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The Dodo Man
Conceptual art by Miles Teves. Extract from 'The Dodo Man' screenplay by Joe Fordham: "Out of the undergrowth, a second bird appears – a sleeker, slighter FATHER DODO. It rams into the dog’s ribs. T...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I commissioned this beautiful conceptual painting by Miles Teves for "The Dodo Man" after my story received attention as finalist for Ron Howard's Imagine Impact. Unveiled here as part of my Flashfilms redux: flashfilms.us/the-dodo-man #ScriptSky #MilesTeves 🦤
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Poster for an animated short that I developed with some friends years ago, now featured as a screenplay link (with music) at flashfilms.us #ClaudeDebussy #animation #ScriptSky
September 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Poster for an animated short that I developed with some friends years ago, now featured as a screenplay link (with music) at flashfilms.us #ClaudeDebussy #animation #ScriptSky
Music for the wee hours… Sleepless Night, and three other cues, from maestro Laurent Watteau’s score to “The Glitch” — part of Flashfilms’ new special features. flashfilms.bandcamp.com/track/the-gl...
The Glitch suite, by Laurent Watteau
track by Laurent Watteau
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September 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Music for the wee hours… Sleepless Night, and three other cues, from maestro Laurent Watteau’s score to “The Glitch” — part of Flashfilms’ new special features. flashfilms.bandcamp.com/track/the-gl...
My latest creature creations: 🎼 Little Creatures. Creatures of lurrve… 🎶 flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...
Little Creatures
How I started sculpting little creatures.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My latest creature creations: 🎼 Little Creatures. Creatures of lurrve… 🎶 flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...
My Flashfilms website is now new and shiny. Details at the blog, or cut to the chase at flashfilms.us
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Flashfilms Redux
Flashfilms gets a makeover.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My Flashfilms website is now new and shiny. Details at the blog, or cut to the chase at flashfilms.us
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Here’s my 4EVR collaborator Sergio Pinheiro making his feature film debut. We met at DragonCon where my short The Glitch was playing with Sergio’s The Procedure. Very proud to see him knocking it out of the park with this first trailer for Wormtown. Not for the feint of heart ❤️ 🐛 🪱 💀 😱
Evening #filmsky
The kind folks @dreadcentral.bsky.social just dropped the trailer for my worm-infested, post apocalyptic body horror feature film debut WORMTOWN
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The kind folks @dreadcentral.bsky.social just dropped the trailer for my worm-infested, post apocalyptic body horror feature film debut WORMTOWN
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Wormtown' Trailer Reveals A Strange, Post-Apocalyptic World Full of, Well, Worms
Brace yourself for the gnarly first trailer for the upcoming body horror film, 'Wormtown'. Watch it now on Dread Central.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Here’s my 4EVR collaborator Sergio Pinheiro making his feature film debut. We met at DragonCon where my short The Glitch was playing with Sergio’s The Procedure. Very proud to see him knocking it out of the park with this first trailer for Wormtown. Not for the feint of heart ❤️ 🐛 🪱 💀 😱
My little girl turned 13.
July 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My little girl turned 13.
Happy 50th, old fish.
My 25th anniversary video postcard to "Jaws" (26 mins): vimeo.com/1899878
#Jaws50
My 25th anniversary video postcard to "Jaws" (26 mins): vimeo.com/1899878
#Jaws50
Amity or Bust
In June 2005, Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce invited members of the cast and crew of Steven Spielberg's "JAWS", novelist Peter Benchley…
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June 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy 50th, old fish.
My 25th anniversary video postcard to "Jaws" (26 mins): vimeo.com/1899878
#Jaws50
My 25th anniversary video postcard to "Jaws" (26 mins): vimeo.com/1899878
#Jaws50
My old short film never had its IMDb, until now, when I realised its BBC TV appearance likely warranted that distinction. To my happy surprise, the IMDb staff agreed. It was surreal writing the synopsis to something I made 40+ years ago.
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Board Game (Short 1986) - Reference view - IMDb
Board Game: Directed by Joe Fordham. With Richard Merry, Simon Mendes. One hot summer day at the local youth club, a Bored Boy discovers a mysterious ancient chess set.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My old short film never had its IMDb, until now, when I realised its BBC TV appearance likely warranted that distinction. To my happy surprise, the IMDb staff agreed. It was surreal writing the synopsis to something I made 40+ years ago.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3735...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3735...
Bravo, Gints!
This eerie and spellbinding animated feature "Flow" is now playing. Highly recommended for all who appreciate animal life, imagination, and the possibilities of animation. It was fascinating speaking with the filmmaker.
#flowmovie2024 🐈⬛🦮🐭🐒🐦🌊
#flowmovie2024 🐈⬛🦮🐭🐒🐦🌊
Gints Zilbalodis on the improvisational filmmaking style of ‘Flow.’ "After finishing the script, I did not read it again," Zilbalodis told Cartoon Brew. "Even when I was making the animatic, that was based on my memory of the script." Read the interview:
March 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Bravo, Gints!
Timeline cleanse. My happy girl.
February 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Timeline cleanse. My happy girl.
More Williams birthday love, this struck me as particularly poignant today: my puppy happened to arrive in my life the same time as John’s sublime score for “Lincoln,” and its theme, ‘With Malice Toward None.’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjeR...
Chewy Puppy
YouTube video by DerwentFlametube
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February 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
More Williams birthday love, this struck me as particularly poignant today: my puppy happened to arrive in my life the same time as John’s sublime score for “Lincoln,” and its theme, ‘With Malice Toward None.’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjeR...
To celebrate John Williams turning 93 today, here’s my tribute eight years ago on his 85th, gathering some pretty silly toons, digital doodles, and a super geeky photo from one of my close encounters with the maestro over the years 🎶🔥🦈🚀👽🧚🦖🤠🪖🧙♂️🎩🐴🤖❤️🎶
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February 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
To celebrate John Williams turning 93 today, here’s my tribute eight years ago on his 85th, gathering some pretty silly toons, digital doodles, and a super geeky photo from one of my close encounters with the maestro over the years 🎶🔥🦈🚀👽🧚🦖🤠🪖🧙♂️🎩🐴🤖❤️🎶
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David Fitzsimmons’ beautifully written and chilling tribute to Ray Bradbury: The Temperature at Which Democracy Burns 🔥 davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/fahrenheit...
Fahrenheit 451
The temperature at which democracy burns
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February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
David Fitzsimmons’ beautifully written and chilling tribute to Ray Bradbury: The Temperature at Which Democracy Burns 🔥 davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/fahrenheit...