John Swetnam was an Air Force kid and grew up all over the world. He sold his first spec script, "Evidence," which was released in 2013. He was brought on to script the fifth installment of the half-billion dollar dance franchise, "Step Up: All In," which was released in 2014.
In 2013, he launched his production company, Mad Horse Films, and is writing, producing and made his feature directorial debut with "Breaking Through," in 2014. For the film, he teamed up with R&B singer John Legend, who also produced it, on the coming-of-age drama that is the first feature of its kind to combine two subgenres—dance and found footage—in a plot the filmmakers described as a documentary-style dance drama for the YouTube generation.
John holds a BA from MTSU and an MFA in screenwriting from Chapman University.
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