about
I am a writer and filmmaker originally from Wisconsin now living in Los Angeles, CA.
I like stories about robots, mythology, and romance-- sometimes all at once.
I love books. Their size. Their shape. Their smell. The texture of their pages. I love them.
Favorites include A Canticle for Leibowitz, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Jane Eyre, Watership Down, and Giants in the Earth.
I am currently working on novels, screenplays, plays, and audiodrama.
You can email me at--> contact [you know what] byWilliamJMeyer [you know what]
Valkyrie
A Valkyrie named Hildr visits four warriors soon to die, testing their resolve and their moral courage,
seeking to recruit them for her own secret purpose.
VALKYRIE is about theatre and mythology and is currently crowdfunding on Unbound!
Written by William J. Meyer • With a live-action trailer featuring Keetin Marchi as Hildr • Maia Kazin as Widsith •
Camber Donahoe as Nótt
and Christopher Karbo as Aegir • Cinematography by Dylan Cashbaugh • Wardrobe styling, hair and makeup by Keaghlan Ashley
Music by William Seegers • Co-produced by Keetin Marchi
The Birthing Pit
Fleeing a mysterious pestilence at the end of the American Revolutionary War, a Rhode Island couple journeys home from the Caribbean.
But when tragedy strikes at sea, possibly from supernatural causes, can their love endure beyond the grave?
Written and Directed by William J. Meyer • Starring Jensen Chambers and Maia Kazin •
Costumer Elena Flores • Stage Manager Beth Scorzato
A truncated version was performed at studio/stage in Los Angeles, CA as part of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival
I am currently working on the full-length version.
"Entrancing." "Beautiful." "Haunting." "Ambitious." "Touching." "Macabre." "Sexy." Read reviews
Fire on the Mound
After his father dies from poison contracted during the last war, a young Gaewyn named Pekra reluctantly befriends
his father's killer -- and is swept up in a legendary struggle to protect the mythical cottonwood tree.
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Read by Steve Rudolph • Music by William Seegers
2014 Parsec Awards Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form) • 2013 The Geekie Awards Best Narrative Audio Series
Strange/Love
The universe has an eternal heartbeat-- each pulse quiet, and across remote dimensions.
Though seldom heard, when a beat sounds-- there can arise-- a Strange/Love.
Join me and actors as we read and perform my short stories with sound effects and music!
Written and Produced by William J. Meyer • Music by William Seegers
Camelot
Cindy confronts her brother Harry about skipping another
family funeral, hoping to learn the darkest secret of his life.
Written, Directed, and Edited by William J. Meyer
Starring Kristina Teves and Christopher Karbo
Cinematography by Ashley Barron • Music by William Seegers
Tumulus
A pair of friends find themselves at odds over an enchanted dagger possessed by a banshee.
Written by William J. Meyer • Directed by Sebastian Wiegärtner
Starring Mathias Kellner, Jörg Martin, and Nicole Lettrich • Cinematography by Sebastian Wiegärtner
Edited by Lukas Hirschfelder, Timo Tischer, and Sebastian Wiegärtner • Music by Cédric Conti
Produced in association with Carl Zeiss AG
The Badge
Already disappointed by his do-nothing, one-horse town, Deputy Wilder is further troubled
when his friend Sheriff Cole is given a strange opportunity by a visitor from another world.
Written by Arthur Helterbran Jr. and William J. Meyer • Directed by Arthur Helterbran Jr.
Starring Michael Patrick McGill and Adam Conger • Cinematography by Joon Kwon Kim
Edited by William J. Meyer • Music by Sam Lustig
The House That Jack Built
When a man's mysterious past threatens to consume him, he must choose between deceiving his wife…and losing her for all time.
Written, Directed, and Edited by William J. Meyer • Starring Christopher Karbo, Cerissa Chaney, and Matt Knudsen
Cinematography by Jeff Lyon • Produced by Georgia Lyon and Jeff Lyon
Winner Best Editing 2012 Prairie State Film Festival • Winner Founder's Award 2010 Wildwood Film Festival
Distributed by Ouat Media • Aired on Wisconsin Public TV • Part of the Cinebarre Theatre chain pre-show
