Draft:John Ira Palmer

John Ira Palmer is an American film producer and director. He is a founding partner of Projected Picture Works, a production company formed in 2021 with two-time Academy Award-winner Sean Penn and John Wildermuth.

Palmer is among the producers of the thriller drama Asphalt City (formerly Black Flies), which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and is scheduled for theatrical release for March 29, 2024.

He also co-produced the drama Flag Day, a 2021 Cannes competition title.

In August 2022, it was announced that Palmer will produce the political thriller Killers & Diplomats alongside Projected Picture Works partners Sean Penn and John Wildermuth.

Palmer has directed a string of short films, including the National Endowment for the Arts-supported documentary Out of the Corner of Our Eye, which won the Audience Award for Best Platinum Short at the 2023 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival; Elwood Takes a Lover; and Pitbull.

Palmer teaches producing at USC School of Cinematic Arts and AFI Conservatory.