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Patrick Kennelly is a Los Angeles based director, editor, producer whose body of work spans film and video, theater, live events and the visual arts. He met “Hammurabi” collaborator Bethany Orr working on his debut feature EXCESS FLESH, which toured the worldwide festival circuit in 2015. Essentially a horror film about food, it was called  "the most twisted movie at SXSW—and of the year” by The Daily Beast. In addition to developing his own projects, Patrick serves as Artistic Director at renowned experimental arts center Highways Performance Space & Gallery, in its 31st year. 

Austin Rourke is a Los Angeles-based writer/director currently in pre-production on his sixth short film, WITHOUT ADDRESS. His American Film Institute short film, A STRANGE CALM, is an official selection at a number of festivals around the country, and has been awarded Best Director, Best Short Film, and Best Thriller by Indie Short Fest in Los Angeles. Most recently, Austin was hired as 2nd Unit Director by Palme d’Or-nominated director, Michael Spiccia, based on the strength of his film work. A Greater Boston Area native, Austin holds a BA in Journalism & Cinema Studies from Rutgers University and an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute.

Explore more of his work at www.austinrourke.com

Chris Lofing & Travis Cluff | Writers, Directors, Producers, Co-Owners; TREMENDUM PICTURES

Born and raised in a small Nebraska farm town, Chris Lofing’s filmmaking aspirations began when he
was 13. Immediately after graduating high school, Chris moved to Los Angeles to attend The New York
Film Academy.

Around the same time, Travis Cluff, living in Fresno, California found himself suddenly laid off when the
market crashed in 2008. Determined to turn things around, Travis decided to try out for ABC’s obstacle
course game show WIPEOUT. He won his episode and took home the $50,000 grand prize!

The pair met by chance and realized they had a shared passion for movies. Travis’ marketing and business
background was a perfect compliment to Chris’ film and technical experience, and the two immediately
formed Tremendum Pictures. Determined to break new ground in the ultra-low budget space, the pair
used Chris’ room in their 1000sq ft. condo (where Travis’ family of 5 also lived) as a production office and
co-wrote, co-directed and co-produced the micro-budget horror film, THE GALLOWS for $100,000.
The duo caught the attention of mega-horror producer Jason Blum and struck a deal with New Line
Cinema & Warner Bros. The film became New Line’s first acquisition in 8 years and went on to gross
over $42million at the box-office becoming the lowest budgeted movie in modern history to go straight
to a worldwide theatrical release and earning a spot among the top most profitable movies of all time
based on ROI. The sequel, THE GALLOWS ACT II, was released by Lionsgate during Halloween,
2019. The duo also produced PREY alongside Blumhouse & HydePark Ent. which released through
Cinedigm in September 2019, and also BEHIND YOU through Vertical Entertainment this past April.
They are currently gearing up to sell their latest suspense thriller HELD, and are working on a slate of
new projects in various stages of development. Chris and Travis are represented by Ziffren Brittenham.

Julia Bailey Johnson was born and raised in Southern California. She received a B.A. in Film from Vassar College, and has worked in a variety of roles in commercial and independent film production since, from performing blood spatter tests as an art PA to catching wayward pixels as a post house creative producer. In addition to filmmaking projects like KALLEY’S LAST REVIEW, Julia also writes short stories. She is looking forward to adapting one of them for her next short film, this time with a cast & crew larger than 2. More can be found at www.juliabaileyjohnson.com.

Alison was one of five directors chosen by Lena Waithe for AT&T's 2019 Hello Lab Mentorship Program. She received her BA in film production from Emerson College and MFA in directing from AFI. She was hired as the first female staff producer/director at media company, All Def Digital, and has been featured in publications including Vanity Fair, Deadline, and Free the Bid, which highlights female filmmakers. In addition to a number of nominations on its festival run, her short film, YOU'LL ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER, won the Women in Horror Film Festival Night Mare award at the 2018 Nightmares Film Festival as well as Best Director (Short) at the 2019 Austin Revolution Film Festival and Best Foreign Student Short at the 2019 Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase. She is continuing to develop various projects that utilize horror as a means to explore character.