Alston Ramsay

Alston Ramsay
Born
Alma materDartmouth College
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Film Producer, Journalist, Speechwriter
Years active2006–present

Alston Ramsay is an American journalist, speechwriter, screenwriter, and film producer. He is known for his work as a Pentagon speechwriter in the Bush and Obama administrations and as a screenwriter for critically acclaimed feature films. Ramsay spent a year in Kabul, Afghanistan, on General David Petraeus’ senior staff. He wrote and produced the IFC film Midnighters which holds an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1] His second film, The Current Occupant, is a tech-noir horror film about the President of the United States.[2] The film was produced by Blumhouse for the Into the Dark anthology series and released on Hulu in July 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "'Midnighters': Film Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. ^ Barta, Preston (2020-07-17). "'CURRENT OCCUPANT' director ventures 'into the dark' corners of our mind in psychological thriller". Fresh Fiction. Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  3. ^ Squires, John (2020-07-02). "The President Ends Up in the Psych Ward in Hulu's "Into the Dark: The Current Occupant" [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-07-03.