Age: 56
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John August (born August 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist. He is known for writing the films Go (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankenweenie (2012), the Disney live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), the novels Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire (2018), Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon (2019) and Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows (2020). He hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog, and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. In 2016, he was awarded the WGAw's Valentine Davies Award for his dignified contributions to the entertainment industry and the community at large and has been nominated for a BAFTA and a Grammy. Description above from the Wikipedia article John August, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
"Kindred Spirits" is a heartwarming coming-of-age film that follows the journey of Mathew, a socially awkward high school Sophomore. Despite excelling in academics and having a loving family, Mathew struggles to make new friends and longs for his childhood. However, when his hometown celebrates its centennial anniversary, it would seem fate gives him a chance. While thinking of a paper, Mathew stumbles upon an abandoned school and makes a haunting discovery: the ghosts of past students still linger. As he crosses paths with Sophia, a female ghost student studying for Ghostly Midterms, Mathew embarks on a unique and touching adventure, forging an unexpected connection that transcends the boundaries of life and death.
