John McCrite graduated with a BFA in acting from Webster University in
St. Louis, Missouri. He did graduate work in directing at the
University of Missouri, Kansas City. He moved to Chicago and directed
various theater productions including adapting and directing Dorian
Gray for the Baliwick Theater. He then moved to Los Angeles and studied
film directing at UCLA.
John McCrite wrote and directed the critically acclaimed short film,
Little Boy Blues, starring Malcolm Gets. It played several film
festivals including Outfest in Los Angeles. It is part of the top
selling short film series, Boys Briefs 3: Between The Boys. His short
film, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Adjacent won the Award of
Merit from the The Best Shorts Competition.
Mr. McCrite's comedy/horror film,One Third Terror, an irreverent
tribute to Karen Black in Trilogy of Terror, premiered at Out Here Now,
in Kansas City. It was nominated for Best Short Horror Film of 2013 by
the SCARE-A-CON film festival in New York and can be seen on YouTube.
His script, Borderline (a.k.a.White Lace and Promises, Guacamole) was a
finalist in The Rhode Island International Film Festival,the Golden
Brad Awards, Gimme A Break International Screenplay Competition and won
Honorable Mention in Los Angeles Movie Awards screen writing
competition.