The Boxcar

Mark Carpenter is a screenwriter who brings a unique fusion of executive discipline, academic rigor, and creative intuition to his storytelling. With over two decades of experience as a healthcare CIO and six years as a professor at Stanislaus State University, Mark understands that successful narratives—much like successful infrastructures—require robust architecture and human insight. His writing spans genres but is unified by a focus on human connection, historical texture, and the power of memory.

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Mark Carpenter is a screenwriter who brings a unique fusion of executive discipline, academic rigor, and creative intuition to his storytelling. With over two decades of experience as a healthcare CIO and six years as a professor at Stanislaus State University, Mark understands that successful narratives—much like successful infrastructures—require robust architecture and human insight. His writing spans genres but is unified by a focus on human connection, historical texture, and the power of memory. His portfolio includes: 1979, an atmospheric coming-of-age drama steeped in the car culture of the Central Valley. December 8th, a poignant WWII drama following Japanese Americans from internment camps to the battlefields of Italy. The Boxcar, a gripping wartime thriller that bridges the quiet tension of a 1985 defense plant with the harrowing survival of a B-24 waist gunner.

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