Andy Compton

Andy Compton is an Asian American writer and director from the heart of the Midwest-St. Louis, Missouri. Once a hard-partying high school dropout from a dysfunctional home, Andy found sobriety in his late-20s, turned his life around, and went on to graduate Cum Laude from Webster University with a BA in Scriptwriting and a Minor in Film and Television Production. This sense of sweeping transformation often finds its way into his work, as his characters navigate small-town worlds in search of their own larger-than-life triumphs, through which Andy balances his comedic sensibility with dramatic storytelling-shining a light on topics such as class struggle, addiction, and other dark aspects of life in the working-class Midwest. During his time in film school, he wrote his dramedy feature, BELLYACHE, currently optioned with an Emmy-nominated producer and Emmy-winning star attached. In addition, his 2023 short film, CAPTCHA, which he wrote, produced, directed, and edited, was a winner of Best Screenplay, Best Comedy, and received the Essy Award for Best Narrative Film at the 2023 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. Andy's writing is often amusing, at times-heartbreaking, but always feels undeniably human.