Mel Eslyn

Mel Eslyn (born August 19, 1983) is an American film producer, director and writer. She produced the 2014 Sundance Film Festival hit The One I Love, directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Elizabeth Moss, Mark Duplass, and Ted Danson. At the 2013 SXSW Film Festival Mel premiered Dayna Hanson's Imrovement Club, which played in competition and is currently still on the festival circuit. Her features as co-producer include Treatment, which premiered at the 2011 TriBeCa Film Festical, and Lynn Shelton's indie hit Your Sister's Sister, which was picked up by IFC at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival before screening at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and garnering a 2012 Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Performance. The following year, Mel premiered Shelton's follow-up Touchy Feely at the Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition. She is currently in post on Robert Schwartzman's MF, and as the EP on the Seattle-based web series Rocketmen.

Works

The One I Love

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Release Date2014-08-08

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Victoria (voice)

Vote Count716

Duck Butter

Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship.

Release Date2018-04-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd The Producer / AD

Vote Count225

Your Sister's Sister

Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

Release Date2011-09-11

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Charactersd Photography Studio Crew

Vote Count344

Touchy Feely

Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine, running a failing dental practice with his assistant and daughter Jenny. Suddenly, Abby develops an aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her unable to do her job, but also severely affects her relationship with her boyfriend. As Abby navigates her way through an identity crisis, her brother's dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”

Release Date2013-09-06

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Charactersd Soul Dancer

Vote Count80

The Epiphany

Release Date2011-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd

Room 104

An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a unique set of circumstances and quirks.

Release Date2017-07-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count136

Animals.

An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

Release Date2016-02-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count70

Togetherness

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.

Release Date2015-01-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count16

Vote Count99

Hoarders

Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.

Release Date2009-08-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count54

Somebody Somewhere

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.

Release Date2022-01-16

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count14

Vote Count61

Wild Wild Country

When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

Release Date2018-03-16

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count246

Penelope

A restless teenager who questions her place in the world embarks on a soul-searching journey into the remote wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.

Release Date2024-09-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Vote Count9

Cinema Toast

This anthology series is a post-modernist reinvention of older movies that turns pre-existing imagery from the public domain on its head to tell brand new unique stories spanning genres including drama, horror and comedy.

Release Date2021-04-20

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count4

Evil Genius

This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there.

Release Date2018-05-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count4

Vote Count229

The Creep Tapes

A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Release Date2024-11-15

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count19

The Lady and the Dale

This documentary series explores an audacious 1970s auto scam centered around mysterious transgender entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael, who rose to prominence when she released the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle during the 1970s gas crisis.

Release Date2021-01-31

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count4

Vote Count20

On Tour with Asperger's Are Us

Four comics with Asperger's syndrome cram into an RV that's on the verge of exploding and embark on their first cross-country tour, testing their understanding of friendship, comedy and carburetors.

Release Date2019-04-30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count1

Sasquatch

Investigative journalist David Holthouse attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature.

Release Date2021-04-20

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count3

Vote Count58

OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal

Go inside eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world - through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot.

Release Date2024-09-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Vote Count5

Shook

A scripted single-camera narrative, “Shook” centers around Mia, a 15-year-old who yearns to dance professionally but is hindered by daily obligations to her little sister, Skylar, and their single mom, a registered nurse.

Release Date2019-09-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count9

Vote Count3

The Broadcast

In an absurd dystopian future, two female scientists find themselves responsible for the world’s only remaining televised news source.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count1

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

An investigative journalist pursuing a political conspiracy known as the Octopus is found dead in his hotel room. Decades later, new details emerge.

Release Date2024-02-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count4

Vote Count24

Atomica

In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.

Release Date2017-03-17

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Vote Count87

Tangerine

It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

Release Date2015-07-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count730

Horse Girl

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

Release Date2020-01-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count569

The Long Long Night

It’s been six months since that disastrous night in the motel and these two guys are nowhere near over it.

Release Date2024-03-16

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count1

Safety Not Guaranteed

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Release Date2012-06-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Vote Count1501

First 30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count1

21 & Over

Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.

Release Date2013-03-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Vote Count1545

Creep 2

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

Release Date2017-10-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count824

Ryley Walker & Friends

Ryley joins one of his songwriting idols, Bridget St. John, at her cabin in upper New York where they share a meal, make some music, and compare manicures.

Release Date2024-03-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count1

Laggies

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.

Release Date2014-09-25

DepartmentProduction

JobLine Producer

Vote Count1142

Blue Jay

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.

Release Date2016-10-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count499

The Bronze

In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

Release Date2016-01-22

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count376

Young Hearts

Two young neighbors embark on a first love relationship in which they struggle to remain kids amid the complexities of modern adolescence.

Release Date2020-01-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count15

Take Me

Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.

Release Date2017-05-05

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count209

6 Years

A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.

Release Date2015-03-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count713

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.

Release Date2022-03-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count58

Spin Me Round

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

Release Date2022-08-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count104

The Overnight

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

Release Date2015-06-19

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count343

Outside In

An ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high-school teacher.

Release Date2018-03-30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count104

The Drop

A seemingly happy married couple confronts a test of their marriage when one of them drops a baby while at a destination wedding at a tropical island.

Release Date2022-06-11

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count17

Paddleton

An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Release Date2019-02-22

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count286

Ingenious Minds

Ingenious Minds is a documentary television anthology series that debuted in the United States in 2010 about savants. It was broadcast on Science Channel, part of Discovery Communications, with each episode lasting 30 minutes.

Release Date2010-12-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

The Intervention

A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

Release Date2016-08-26

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count166

Biosphere

In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.

Release Date2023-07-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count44

7 Days

As if their pre-arranged date, organized by their traditional Indian parents, wasn’t uncomfortable enough, Ravi and Rita are forced to shelter in place together as COVID-19’s reach intensifies. Hopefully for their sake, opposites do indeed attract.

Release Date2021-10-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count25

4 Minute Mile

A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

Release Date2014-06-05

DepartmentProduction

JobLine Producer

Vote Count83

Lamb

Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and takes Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects.

Release Date2015-10-20

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count62

The Knife

After the mysterious appearance of a stranger in their home, a young Black family must deal with the fallout of their choices, big and small, as a steadfast detective tries to crack the case over the course of one fateful night.

Release Date2024-06-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

Unlovable

A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.

Release Date2018-11-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count30

Rainbow Time

Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he pressures him to share love life details, even showing Shonzi a sex tape he made with an old girlfriend to help him cope when family tragedy hits. When their dad suffers a heart attack, Shonzi (now 40, and still a virgin) moves in with Todd and his new girlfriend Lindsay. Shonzi wants desperately to be included in their relationship like old times. When Shonzi’s begging become threats to reveal secrets from their past, Todd must find the courage to be honest with Lindsay, even if it means the end of their relationship.

Release Date2016-03-14

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count18

Language Lessons

A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.

Release Date2021-09-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count56

Uncle Kent 2

In a desperate search to create a follow-up to Joe Swanberg's 2011 film Uncle Kent, Kent Osborne travels to a comic book convention in San Diego where he loses his mind and confronts the end of the world.

Release Date2016-08-26

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count10

The Miseducation of Bindu

All Bindu needs to test out of high school is $53.75—by seventh period. Then maybe she can convince her mom to move the family back to India and leave her annoying new American stepdad behind in the US. One of the winning titles of Mark and Jay Duplass’ Campaign to find America’s Next Generation of Indie Filmmakers.

Release Date2019-10-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count8

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music

A music driven tribute to the late indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton.

Release Date2020-06-10

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Lane 1974

At 13 years old and the eldest of three kids, Lane struggles to keep her family together as her iconoclast mother moves without warning through the communes and dusty back woods of Northern California.

Release Date2017-03-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count11

Dreamland

Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life.

Release Date2016-04-14

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count19

Manson Family Vacation

The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family.

Release Date2015-10-06

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count76

I'll Show You Mine

An author, who made a career by examining her own trauma sits down to interview her nephew for a new book about his history as a gender-nonconforming model and pansexual poster boy. Each of them reveal much more than expected and confront some of their most deeply hidden secrets.

Release Date2022-04-16

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count6

Potato Dreams of America

A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.

Release Date2021-11-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count22

Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed

An exploration of the personal and creative struggles behind the music of four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell.

Release Date2023-04-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count5

Jazzy

Jazzy navigates the space between childhood and young adulthood. When her best friend moves away, Jazzy experiences both a sense of loss and her first inkling of independence.

Release Date2025-02-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count2

Magic Hour

Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

Release Date2025-03-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Off Hours

A waitress working the night shift at a roadside diner in a small, industrial town becomes intrigued by a charming truck driver, while the diner's owner struggles to keep his dwindling business afloat.

Release Date2011-01-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobSecond Assistant Director

Vote Count15

Their Town

When Abby’s boyfriend unexpectedly drops out of the high school play, she is forced to help outlier Matt step into the role opposite her. Over the course of a long night wandering their small town, the two examine their futures and unearth surprises from their past.

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Drought

It's 1993 and North Carolina is experiencing a historic drought. Autistic teen Carl, fascinated by weather, predicts that a storm will soon hit nearby. His sister Sam crafts a plan to help him chase the storm, stealing their mother's ice-cream truck to embark on a road trip about family, forgiveness, and following your dreams.

Release Date2021-04-02

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

Oh, Christmas Tree

16 year-old Claire and her father Ben try to recreate a few of their favorite Christmas traditions.

Release Date2024-06-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under

Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled.

Release Date2023-03-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count13

See You When I See You

Navigating mental health struggles and grief, a family finds humor and healing through the lens of a comedic yet poignant story inspired by a memoir.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Creep 3

The third installment in the "Creep" franchise.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Baltimorons

After cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, newly sober Cliff embarks on an unexpected May/December adventure through Baltimore with Didi, his emergency dentist.

Release Date2025-03-08

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Not Going Quietly

An intimate, inspiring look at activist and loving father Ady Barkan, diagnosed with ALS at age 32 and who, in spite of declining physical abilities, embarks on a nationwide campaign for healthcare reform.

Release Date2021-08-13

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1

The Ride

Wayne, a 40-year-old rideshare driver and spiritual coach, recently moved back in with his mom. He discovers that the key to giving his life meaning is to help his unsuspecting passengers let go of their negative thoughts—whether they want his help or not.

Release Date2020-01-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

As of Yet

Told largely through video calls and digital diaries, Naomi navigates a problematic roommate and a burgeoning romance all while locked down during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Release Date2021-06-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Junk

Kaveh and Raul are two b-movie co-writers who have suffered a bitter falling out. Kaveh's lost his girlfriend, and spends his days getting high in his apartment, while Raul is off studying at Columbia University. But when one of their films ("Islama-rama 2") is accepted by a film festival, the two ex-friends are forced to tentatively re-connect in order to pitch their script to the mysterious producer, Yukio Tai (James Hong). Along the way, they will have to brave brutish bodyguards, cutthroat colleagues, inept agents, romantic entanglements, prima donna actors, and the trials of their own bitter friendship.

Release Date2012-10-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Between the Mountain and the Sky

An inspiring story of love and resilience after tragedy strikes humanitarian Maggie Doyne, mother to over 50 Nepalese children.

Release Date2024-05-24

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Paper Marriage

Fanny, a Chinese immigrant facing deportation, enters a marriage of convenience with Jeff, an unemployed stranger. During this year-long charade, they tip toe around each other’s differences. As quiet moments turn into encounters, they navigate through their awkwardness and learn to work together.

Release Date2024-05-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Treatment

All his life, Leonard has dreamed of being a famous filmmaker, but he's better at making excuses than making art. A chance encounter with a wasted A-list movie star could be his lucky break. All he has to do is come up with $15,000 to join the actor at a luxury rehab facility, where their friendship can blossom into wealth and glory. Leonard checks into treatment under false pretences, but soon discovers that addiction comes in many forms.

Release Date2011-04-20

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Vote Count2

Guadalupe the Virgin

Lupe, an innocent young Mexican woman in LA, works two jobs to support her terminally-ill mother when she meets Benny, a handsome but troubled young man who draws her into a scheme to solve their money problems.

Release Date2011-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Vote Count1

Asperger's Are Us

For the members of the comedy troupe Asperger’s Are Us, it’s easier to associate with a faceless audience than with their own families. No matter who the crowd, best friends Noah, New Michael, Jack and Ethan have one simple mantra: “We would much rather the audience appreciate us as comedians than people who have overcome adversity.” In this coming-of-age heartfelt documentary, this band of brothers finds themselves at a crossroad. With real life pulling them apart, they decide to plan one ambitious farewell show before they all go their separate ways. People with Asperger’s don’t deal well with uncertainty, and this is the most uncertain time in their lives.

Release Date2016-11-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count20

Jessica

Terrified of the changes around her, not-so-recent college grad Jessica searches for something-anything-that still feels familiar.

Release Date2016-04-08

DepartmentProduction

JobConsulting Producer

Vote Count1

Rocketmen

A live action serial adventure with animated effects, seven episodes written and directed by Webster Crowell. At the height of the WPA jobs programs, able men were employed building bridges, painting murals, performing Shakespeare; so many programs it’s easy to forget the Department of Municipal Rocketry. Men with rocket packs on rooftops in every city, alert and waiting to save their neighborhood from menaces guaranteed in the coming century.

Release Date2017-05-28

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Harbor Island

A dad joke comic lives in a van and stalks the industrial zone at night.

Release Date2023-03-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

While You Weren't Looking

A kid's first adventure starts when mom's not looking.

Release Date2013-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Little Potato

Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.

Release Date2017-03-11

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count2

The Return

Release Date2012-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Turner Loses His Pants

One beautiful morning, as the sun shines brightly and the birds sing peacefully, Turner awakens half-naked in a strange woman's bed with no recollection of who she is, how he got there, or where the hell his lucky pants have gone.

Release Date2022-10-16

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Next Step

A funny and mysterious meeting between one awkward couple and a peculiar gentleman.

Release Date2013-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

D.C.I.

Release Date2012-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Mary

Release Date2008-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Improvement Club

A hybrid narrative film with doses of mockumentary, musical comedy and dance film, "Improvement Club" traces a rag-tag Seattle performance group’s attempt to expose the American Revolution’s fatal flaws. When the ensemble loses their shot at a New York premiere, their desperate wish for an audience takes them into the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest on what becomes a surreal pursuit of trust, togetherness and the true motivation behind their work. Loosely based on the making of director Dayna Hanson’s real-life performance, "Gloria’s Cause".

Release Date2013-03-15

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Teething

A cinematic poem about being caught between childhood and adulthood. Through dance, lyrical narration, and a lushly orchestrated score, 'Teething' stirs your senses and ignites your imagination.

Release Date2010-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobFirst Assistant Director

Remains

When Matt's ailing mother passes away, his final obligation to spread her ashes proves more difficult than he'd imagined.

Release Date2014-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer