Damon O'Steen
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Damon was born in Lubbock, TX, and at a young age, had aspirations to direct films. Before graduating high school, he was hired to write and direct T.V. commercials and in-house promos for Parting Water Productions. In 1997, Damon was awarded a National Silver Telly Award, the Crystal Communicator Award, and Two Addy Award for directing.
A 40-minute short he made the following year got him accepted into the Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena where in 1998 Damon moved to Los Angeles to start his studies. While at Art Center, he interned for writer/director Randall Wallace (Braveheart) which had a major influence on his writing/directing.
His senior thesis narrative Waiting on the Lost, a 35mm dramatic period piece inspired by the imagination of John Steinbeck, won Best Short in several festivals, including the Ft. Lauderdale and Texas film festival, and got the attention of a producer to hire Damon for his first feature film.
After graduating Art Center in 2001 with a B.F.A. in film, he was hired to adapt and direct his first feature film; a medical thriller entitled The Drone Virus. Based on the novel of the same name, the film was shot on HD and made for under a half a million dollars. Staring Billy Wirth (Lost Boys) and Maeve Quinlan (The Bold and the Beautiful), Drone Virus was distributed on DVD by Shoreline Entertainment and can be purchased on Amazon, Best Buy, Blockbuster, and Netflix.
29 Reasons to Run, Damon’s second feature, was a passion project between friends in the industry. Made on a shoestring budget and shot across America, the road trip comedy has won four Best Feature, two Best Music, Best Cast, and Best Actress awards, having screened all over America at film festivals
Recently he just finished his third feature, a stylistic apocalyptic thriller entitled Deadland, staring Brian Tee (Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift), William Katt (Greatest American Hero) and Gary Weeks (Disney’s Tiger Cruise) which is garnering positive reviews on the film festival circuit (Film Threat gave it 4 out 5 stars) and winning BEST DIRECTOR at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena. The film will be released by Lightning Entertainment on May 10, 2010.
A 40-minute short he made the following year got him accepted into the Art Center
College of Design in Pasadena where in 1998 Damon moved to Los Angeles to start his studies. While at Art Center, he interned for writer/director Randall Wallace (Braveheart) which had a major influence on his writing/directing.
His senior thesis narrative Waiting on the Lost, a 35mm dramatic period piece inspired by the imagination of John Steinbeck, won Best Short in several festivals, including the Ft. Lauderdale and Texas film festival, and got the attention of a producer to hire Damon for his first feature film.
After graduating Art Center in 2001 with a B.F.A. in film, he was hired to adapt and direct his first feature film; a medical thriller entitled The Drone Virus. Based on the novel of the same name, the film was shot on HD and made for under a half a million dollars. Staring Billy Wirth (Lost Boys) and Maeve Quinlan (The Bold and the Beautiful), Drone Virus was distributed on DVD by Shoreline Entertainment and can be purchased on Amazon, Best Buy, Blockbuster, and Netflix.
29 Reasons to Run, Damon’s second feature, was a passion project between friends in the industry. Made on a shoestring budget and shot across America, the road trip comedy has won four Best Feature, two Best Music, Best Cast, and Best Actress awards, having screened all over America at film festivals
Recently he just finished his third feature, a stylistic apocalyptic thriller entitled Deadland, staring Brian Tee (Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift), William Katt (Greatest American Hero) and Gary Weeks (Disney’s Tiger Cruise) which is garnering positive reviews on the film festival circuit (Film Threat gave it 4 out 5 stars) and winning BEST DIRECTOR at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena. The film will be released by Lightning Entertainment on May 10, 2010.