I produce and direct films.   I was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX.   I’m a 2011 Creative Producing Fellow at the Sundance Institute and was recently named to Variety’s 10 Producer’s To Watch list with my producing partner Toby Halbrooks.  My work as a producer includes the award winning films St. Nick (2009), Pioneer (2011) which won the Grand Jury Prize at six film festivals including South by Southwest (USA), and co-produced Yen Tan’s award-winning film Ciao (2008) which was distributed theatrically by Regent Entertainment. I also produced Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by writer/director David Lowery, starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster which is premiering in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and the film PIT STOP by Yen Tan premiering at Sundance in the NEXT section. The short films I’ve directed have played at festivals around the world.  My most recent film KNIFE was the recipient of a production grant from Rooftop Filmmakers Fund. I also co-own two successful vegan restaurants with my wife Amy McNutt called Spiral Diner & Bakery and we are in the process of opening Fort Worth’s first art house cinema called The Citizen Theater.