Highland Park, New Jersey, United States
John Hulme is an author, screenwriter, and filmmaker from Highland Park, NJ. His first feature length documentary, "Unknown Soldier: Searching For A Father" -- about his quest to know his father, who was killed in Vietnam before they ever had the chance to meet – premiered on HBO's "America Undercover" in 2005. Hulme is the co-author of five books, including "The Seems" -- a trilogy of kids’ fantasy novels from Bloomsbury Children Books. His first original horror script, "Bagman" is being produced for Lionsgate by Temple Hill Productions, to be directed by Colm McCarthy ("Peaky Blinders," "The Girl With All The Gifts"). He has also created projects for 20th Century Fox, Microsoft, National Public Radio, XM Radio, MTV, Doubleday, amongst others, and teaches documentary filmmaking and digital storytelling at Rutgers University. Hulme still lives in his hometown of Highland Park with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Jack and Maddie.
In 2019, documentary filmmaker John Hulme and his digital storytelling club at Highland Park High School began to investigate the history of "No Man's Land," a mysterious section of woods in Central New Jersey rumored to be haunted. Each episode focused on one of the most infamous stories in its terrible history of violence -- tales of murder and suicide, dating as far back as the late 1600's, all of which contain eerily similar elements of the supernatural. The hope was to prove once and for all whether or not "No Man's Land" was indeed infested with an evil presence. But somewhere along the way, the crew became unable to shake the dread that whatever was responsible for the terrible things that happened might still be out there. Watching, and waiting to do the same to them... https://www.nmlpodcast.com Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or whoever you listen to podcasts.
Feature-length documentary film about the remarkable collection of music memorabilia and Americana artifacts amassed by Jim Irsay, owner of the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. Follows the Jim Irsay Collection's world tour, as he brings "pop up museum" to the people from coast to coast. Also featuring live performances by the Jim Irsay Band, which includes blues guitar legend Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Mike Mills, one of the co-founders of R.E.M.
Instructor for Digital Storytelling and Documentary Filmmaking courses at Rutgers University's Writer's House in the Department of English.
Original screenplay for feature-length horror movie. Produced by Temple Hill Entertainment for Paramount Pictures, with Colm McCarthy (Peaky Blinders, The Girl With All The Gifts) attached to direct.
Continuing series of videos highlighting the struggle to end the practice of solitary confinement in New Jersey prisons and throughout the country.