Val Gameiro
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Born in Mozambique in Africa and raised in Portugal,
Val has been writing since the age of 5, when he uncovered an old
typewriter around the house. As soon as he figured out its workings, he
began feeding it sheet after sheet of paper, and pumping out poems,
snippets of stories and the like. Over the years, the typewriter gave
way to a computer, and fiction and poetry gave way to lines of computer
code and sales presentations, although neither were truly fully
abandoned. Through the years, and after many frequent flyer miles
across several continents, the ideas kept cropping up in dreams or in
the shower or in the car. At first just teasing the mind, but then
stronger and stronger, begging to come out. So it was that Val finally
opened the gates and let those thoughts pour out. From song to poem,
and short fiction to screenplay, the gates are open... watch out world!
With 4 languages, an eclectic music selection, a wide experience of
travel and a good dose of imagination, you are guaranteed to find
something to love in his writing! Having optioned his first script in
2007, and having seen it not get produced, Val decided to learn how to
produce and direct his own work, and found an even greater passion for
directing and seeing his scripts through to completion.
After moving to Austin, Texas, Val has since completed shooting a 42-minute sci-fi pilot episode for 7 Shades of Lenity (written, produced and directed) which is now released as 7 minute shorts (www.7ShadesOfLenity.com), he also has several shorts in the can and in pre-production, such as "When She Smiles" (a short on the subject of Human Trafficking), Aftermath (another sci-fi short, set in a post-apocalyptic future), and Perseverance (a romantic short).
After moving to Austin, Texas, Val has since completed shooting a 42-minute sci-fi pilot episode for 7 Shades of Lenity (written, produced and directed) which is now released as 7 minute shorts (www.7ShadesOfLenity.com), he also has several shorts in the can and in pre-production, such as "When She Smiles" (a short on the subject of Human Trafficking), Aftermath (another sci-fi short, set in a post-apocalyptic future), and Perseverance (a romantic short).