Episode Details

This is the 3rd and final part of Kellen & Sheff's episode...

Kellen Garner’s journey into the film industry. Starting from when he was a kid and not really getting that it was a job. He realized being in drama and theater, it was a good outlet him and he was in theater in high school and in college and in community theater. Some theater friends got him into a noir indie film. 

In that film, he discovered he needed more than just acting, in film, he wanted more autonomy and control of the production. The next opportunity is where he met Sheff, who was hired on as cinematographer and they became fast friends. Mostly bonding over the ineptitude of the director. It was a terrible experience that culminated in an unwatchable movie but they stuck it out to the end. It actually put them off of westerns, it was that bad. They jokingly call the beginning of their friendship a trauma bond because of that movie.

Kellen’s next movie was the exact opposite of that and solidified his love of directing. And now after Blood in Them Hills, their paths have converged and Kellen is directing a western and Sheff is directing a horror. 

They also talk about the differences between doing their own films and making films for producers. The freedom they had in Blood in Them Hills and being able to do what they’ve never were able to do before. Plus being able to do it with an amazing cast, that was easy to work with and with their ability to embody the characters so well.

Support indie filmmakers and check out Blood in Them Hills if you haven’t already! 

Kellen Garner’s work:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5814459/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Find Christopher Sheffield and his work here:

http://www.christophersheffield.com

And the rest of us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and

 https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ 

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__  

Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish