Category: Director BIO

Director Biography – Cole Bannick (QUEEN’S ENGLISH)

Cole Bannick is a Film Director, Producer and Editor from the San Francisco Bay Area. Based in New York City, he will be graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film & Television come December of 2019. He has undertaken many roles in Film Production, from writing and… Continue reading Director Biography – Cole Bannick (QUEEN’S ENGLISH)

Director Biography – Alana de Freitas (NANCY)

Alana de Freitas is an independent writer and producer based in Los Angeles. She has always had a love of film, and had her first up-close experience as a teenage actor on the set of Michael Rymer’s Queen of the Damned in 2002. Alana was a writer and producer for the internet lifestyle program, LifeFunk… Continue reading Director Biography – Alana de Freitas (NANCY)

Director Biography – Peter Chapman (A KEPT BOY)

Born and raised in New Jersey, Peter has always found a love for seeing life through a lens. His early years with his Grandfather were spent doing photography, until a Video Aspects Class in High School showed him the captivating world of motion pictures. Peter is a multi-award winning Director, Writer and Production Designer with… Continue reading Director Biography – Peter Chapman (A KEPT BOY)

Director Biography – Kimi Howl Lee (KAMA’AINA)

Kimi Howl Lee is a writer and director from New York City, and is a graduate of Stanford University’s Film and Media Studies program. Kimi began her career as a Story Editor curating short-form content for Snapchat Inc., before transitioning full time to filmmaking. Kimi’s feature script, MOUTH, won the grand prize for Best Narrative… Continue reading Director Biography – Kimi Howl Lee (KAMA’AINA)

Director Biography – Matt Mahmood-Ogston (MY GOD, I’M QUEER)

Matt Mahmood-Ogston is the Founder and Trustee of Naz & Matt Foundation, an award-winning charity dedicated to tackling religious and cultural homophobia. He set up the foundation in memory of his fiancé and soulmate, Dr Naz Mahmood, who sadly took his own life two days after his deeply religious parents confronted him about his sexuality.… Continue reading Director Biography – Matt Mahmood-Ogston (MY GOD, I’M QUEER)

Director Biography – Aleksei Borovikov (ONE MORE PLEASE)

Aleksei Borovikov is a Russian-born film and video director. He began his career by working at regional and national television channels in Russia for over 15 years. In 2012, Aleksei started writing scripts and creating short films. In 2016, he graduated from Moscow Film School with a diploma in Film Directing. Aleksei’s portfolio to date… Continue reading Director Biography – Aleksei Borovikov (ONE MORE PLEASE)

Director Biography – Dara Bratt (I THINK I’LL MAKE IT)

Dara Bratt is a chronic insomniac though she was told that writing that validates bad behavior. So instead, she’ll state that she’s a chronic storyteller, who holds her MFA in film from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Pickles, plane crashes, face blindness, mechanical resonance, and butterfly collecting have all been subjects of her films.… Continue reading Director Biography – Dara Bratt (I THINK I’LL MAKE IT)

Director Biography – Eleanor Davitt (DRAWN TO YOU)

Eleanor Elizabeth Davitt loved surrounding herself in stories ever since she was young, and was determined to make her own original stories to share with the world. During her third year of Seneca’s Animation program in 2018, she had been given the chance to take her first step into sharing her stories through the short… Continue reading Director Biography – Eleanor Davitt (DRAWN TO YOU)

Director Biography – Ethan Munoz (GENTLY INTO THE DARK)

Ethan Munoz grew up the small town of Corning, CA and moved to Los Angeles in 2017. He graduated Columbia College Hollywood and got his Bachelor’s degree in 2019. He started out making comedy short films and grew to love making thriller films. Ethan loves to write stories, watch movies, and play videogames. He loves… Continue reading Director Biography – Ethan Munoz (GENTLY INTO THE DARK)