FILM

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.