I am Zack Van Eyck, a film and television writer, director and producer. My feature directorial debut, The Hitchhiker Effect, has been officially selected by 32 film festivals, earning 19 awards and 10 nominations, and released on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube Movies & TV and other streaming services on Oct 28, 2025. I was honored with the 2025 Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year award at the 26th Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma. I wrote Jupiter Landing (2006), Daytona Dream (2010) and Three of One Kind (2013). I produced two Amazon Prime originals, Sweet Caroline (2015) and Coitus of the Week (2016), both festival favorites and recipients of Best Director and Best Writer awards among others. I have worked as a script doctor and screenplay instructor, and have completed 48 feature screenplays across genres, with a specialty in comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal suspense-drama, and stories with female protagonists.

Zack Van Eyck

I am Zack Van Eyck, a film and television writer, director and producer. My feature directorial debut, The Hitchhiker Effect, has been officially selected by 32 film festivals, earning 19 awards and 10 nominations, and released on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube Movies & TV and other streaming services on Oct 28, 2025. I was honored with the 2025 Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year award at the 26th Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma. I wrote Jupiter Landing (2006), Daytona Dream (2010) and Three of One Kind (2013). I produced two Amazon Prime originals, Sweet Caroline (2015) and Coitus of the Week (2016), both festival favorites and recipients of Best Director and Best Writer awards among others. I have worked as a script doctor and screenplay instructor, and have completed 48 feature screenplays across genres, with a specialty in comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal suspense-drama, and stories with female protagonists.

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I am Zack Van Eyck, a film and television writer, director and producer. My feature directorial debut, The Hitchhiker Effect, has been officially selected by 32 film festivals, earning 19 awards and 10 nominations, and released on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube Movies & TV and other streaming services on Oct 28, 2025. I was honored with the 2025 Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year award at the 26th Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

I wrote Jupiter Landing (2006), Daytona Dream (2010) and Three of One Kind (2013). I produced two Amazon Prime originals, Sweet Caroline (2015) and Coitus of the Week (2016), both festival favorites and recipients of Best Director and Best Writer awards among others. I have worked as a script doctor and screenplay instructor, and have completed 48 feature screenplays across genres, with a specialty in comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal suspense-drama, and stories with female protagonists.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Writer/Director/Producer at 29 degrees Leo Productions
October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025
The Hitchhiker Effect, a paranormal dramedy. Released on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube Movies & TV and other platforms on 2025-10-28. Officially selected by 32 film festivals with 19 awards and 10 nominations. Won the 2025 Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year at Bare Bones International Film Festival.
Writer at Amis Entertainment
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
"Three of One Kind" (romantic comedy).
Writer/Co-Director at Drive Motion Pictures
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
"Daytona Dream" (sports docu-drama).
Writer at Saffire Productions
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
"Jupiter Landing" (dramedy).
Writer at Scrappy Productions
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
"Adventures of Rahul" (dramedy).
Writer/Director/Producer at 29 degrees Leo Productions
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
"Sweet Caroline" (comedy).
Writer/Director/Producer at 29 degrees Leo Productions
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
"Coitus of the Week" (comedy).
Writer/Director/Producer at 29 degrees Leo Productions
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
"Caroline the Job Hunter" (comedy).
Writer/Director at Happy Walter Productions
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
"Guess Who’s Coming to Supper?" (short film).
Writer at Caragh Lake Films
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
"New Religion" (short film).
Writer at Zutshi Productions
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
"The Love Rush" (short film).
Writer/Director at We Make Movies Productions
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
"The Shrunken Bar" (short film).
Writer at Outlook Productions
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
"Sunset Strip Crime" (short film).

Education

B.S. in Sociology at Vanderbilt University
August 25, 1980 - May 14, 1982
B.S. in Sociology and Elementary Education at University of Oregon
March 1, 1983 - June 6, 1985

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