Our growing list of collaborators —
Michael Barnett is an award-winning filmmaker, VFX supervisor, and producer based in NYC who has worked on all sides of television, film, and commercial production over the last 10 years.
Barnett has created VFX and animations for such brands as L'Oreal, Movado, Urban Decay, Garnier, Maybelline, Kind, Dell, and Bloomberg, among others. He has edited commercial spots for Hello Fresh, Match.com, Wyndham, and Waldorf Astoria. As a senior VFX artist, Barnett has worked on such films & TV series as Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Blue Bloods, Limitless, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler, among others.
He brings this technical background to much of his directing and producing work — with an emphasis on graphic visuals, genre homage, and a dash of the absurd.
Accolades:
2017 INDIE SERIES AWARD - WINNER, BEST VFX (THE SHADES)
2018 WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL FF - WINNER, BEST COMMERCIAL (GRIPRX)
2019 STAGE32 COMEDY WRITING COMPETITION - FINALIST (THE SHADES - TV PILOT)
2019 SUNDANCE EPISODIC LABS COMPETITION - FINAL ROUND (THE SHADES - TV PILOT)
2020 chicago independent film +tv fest - semifinalist (pay to play)
2020 Austin Comedy short film festival - finalist (Best tv episode - pay to play)
Jon Conklin is filmmaker based in NYC and LA with 10 years experience producing video content for brands like Microsoft, SquareSpace, Roland, Pond5, Fader Magazine, and MSG brands including the Knicks, Rangers, Liberty and live musical acts.
His work has covered a lot of ground — everything from motion graphics-laden electronic music tutorials, to promotional videos for cannabis startups. His music video work is steeped in dark moods and unique technical concepts. His narrative work showcases his irreverent humor and whipsmart editing skills. He is a founding member of the comedy troupe Def Wood.
Ruaridh Connellan
Ruaridh Connellan is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, director of photography, and photographer based in Los Angeles.
He has created content for the likes of Intel, Adidas, Samsung, MTV, BBC, CBS, Vice, Tottenham Hotspur, Bethesda Softworks, Microsoft and many more.
Kevin Davis is a filmmaker and producer based in Baltimore who gravitates towards the dark and whimsical. Davis has produced and directed various promotional videos, web series, short-form documentaries, and short films. He is a one-man production army with the skills to take a project from start to finish and beyond.
His work has screened at festivals and conventions nationwide.
Accolades:
2019 STAGE32 COMEDY WRITING COMPETITION - FINALIST (THE SHADES - TV PILOT)
2019 SUNDANCE EPISODIC LABS COMPETITION - FINAL ROUND (THE SHADES - TV PILOT)
2019 GENREBLAST film festival - FINALIST, BEST WTF SHORT (SUCKS FOR US ALL)
2019 Orlando film festival - pitch competition winner (the gray man)
Bear with us as this page is still under construction — for info on our other talented directors feel free to contact us.