THE DARK DIVIDE
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER / EDITOR
Starring David Cross and Debra Messing, with music by The Avett Brothers and Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic. Based on the book by legendary nature writer Robert Michael Pyle, this was the first feature film from REI Co-Op Studios. It went on to become one of the most successful independently-released films during the horrible COVID-19 pandemic with a perfect 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“A fantastic film. Might be my favorite film of the year.” - Ain’t It Cool News
“One of the purest moments of performance in the past year.” - Richard Whittaker, The Austin Chronicle
“Stunning.” - Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic
“Independent Film of the Year” Award - Film Threat Magazine
BROADCAST 23
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER
The nice people at Fox Searchlight let me make a bigfoot movie out in the middle of nowhere…in 35mm, no less! The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to play more than 100 festivals around the world. And yes, that’s “Flo” from the Progressive commercials!
★★★★ - Film Threat
“Twisted fun” - Baltimore City Paper
“Haunting and hilarious” - Ain’t it Cool News
“Puts a ‘Planet of the Apes’ spin on ‘Deliverance’ (by way of ‘The Blair Witch Project’)” - San Francisco Bay Guardian
TOM HITS HIS HEAD
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER
So I hit my head and made a movie about it. Only I didn’t think anyone besides my friends would ever see it, and it went on to become one of the most widely-shown short films of all time. The short won the Spirit of Slamdance Award, Best Comedy at Aspen Shortsfest, and went on to play more than 200 film festivals. It qualified for Academy Award Consideration, played out of competition at Cannes, and was included in a British Film Institute retrospective entitled “The Most Influential Short Films of the Past Decade.” Not too shabby!
★★★★★ - Film Threat
“A very funny stream-of-paranoia tale.” - Indiewire
“Hysterical” - Washington City Paper
“Magnificently frank” - Baltimore City Paper
