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MJ Palo

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  • Writer
  • Director
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MJ Palo
MJ is an award-winning screenwriter, director and producer. MJ found her passion for screenwriting as a little girl and has been writing for decades. MJ is best known for the feature films Target List, Final Girl: Halloween, Carp-e Diem and Baby Money as well as short films the Hero and Tree O'mine.
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rachel Alig and Justin Ray in Target List (2023)
    Target List
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Final Girl: Halloween (2024)
    Final Girl: Halloween
    3.8
    • Producer
    • 2024
    Carp-e Diem (2022)
    Carp-e Diem
    6.0
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Joey Kern, Travis Hammer, Michael Drayer, Danay Garcia, and Taja V. Simpson in Baby Money (2021)
    Baby Money
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Memory Lane
      • producer (2021)
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • 4 Hours Till Sunset
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Nidstang (2026)
      Nidstang
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Tale of the Six (2026)
      Tale of the Six
      • produced by
      • 2026
    • Ashlyn Baas and Jasmeet Baduwalia in Dial It Back (2025)
      Dial It Back
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Final Girl: Halloween (2024)
      Final Girl: Halloween
      3.8
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Secret Pleasure (2024)
      Secret Pleasure
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Lukas Silva and Emily Sweet in Boss, Your Wife is Super Cool (2024)
      Boss, Your Wife is Super Cool
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Lukas Silva in The Return of the True Heir (2024)
      The Return of the True Heir
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • P James Norris in Beyond the Door (2023)
      Beyond the Door
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Hero (2023)
      The Hero
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Rachel Alig and Justin Ray in Target List (2023)
      Target List
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Tree O'mine (2023)
      Tree O'mine
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • The Other Side (2023)
      The Other Side
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Quantum Entanglement
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Carp-e Diem (2022)
      Carp-e Diem
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Target List (2021)
      The Target List
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021

    Writer

    • No Virtue
      • written by
      • Created by (created by, 2019, created by)
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • A Night Out
      • written by
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Nidstang (2026)
      Nidstang
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • Tale of the Six (2026)
      Tale of the Six
      • written by
      • 2026
    • Ashlyn Baas and Jasmeet Baduwalia in Dial It Back (2025)
      Dial It Back
      7.9
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Final Girl: Halloween (2024)
      Final Girl: Halloween
      3.8
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Rachel Alig and Justin Ray in Target List (2023)
      Target List
      7.0
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2023
    • Carp-e Diem (2022)
      Carp-e Diem
      6.0
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2022
    • Joey Kern, Travis Hammer, Michael Drayer, Danay Garcia, and Taja V. Simpson in Baby Money (2021)
      Baby Money
      4.7
      • written by
      • 2021
    • The Target List (2021)
      The Target List
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Breakfast (2019)
      Breakfast
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Mommy's Pickles (2019)
      Mommy's Pickles
      7.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Dog's Life (2019)
      Dog's Life
      Short
      • Writer
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Adventures of Fire Captain Fred (2018)
      Adventures of Fire Captain Fred
      Short
      • Writer
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Memory Lane
      Memory Lane
      TV Series
      • written by
    • No Virtue
      No Virtue
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story
    • The Spark's Guardian
      Short
      • written by

    Director

    • Waking Up Eighty
      • Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • 4 Hours Till Sunset
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Nidstang (2026)
      Nidstang
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Tale of the Six (2026)
      Tale of the Six
      • directed by
      • 2026
    • Ashlyn Baas and Jasmeet Baduwalia in Dial It Back (2025)
      Dial It Back
      7.9
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Final Girl: Halloween (2024)
      Final Girl: Halloween
      3.8
      • Director
      • 2024
    • P James Norris in Beyond the Door (2023)
      Beyond the Door
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rachel Alig and Justin Ray in Target List (2023)
      Target List
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Tree O'mine (2023)
      Tree O'mine
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Other Side (2023)
      The Other Side
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Quantum Entanglement
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Carp-e Diem (2022)
      Carp-e Diem
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2022
    • The Target List (2021)
      The Target List
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Breakfast (2019)
      Breakfast
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Dog's Life (2019)
      Dog's Life
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Aunt Jeannie
      Short
      • Director
    • Black Eyes
      Black Eyes
      TV Series
      • Director

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      MJ earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Nevada Reno in 2012.

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