SEEKING STEPDAD
About: After the death of his father, a socially stunted dork and his body builder roommate must marry off his mother to gain the inheritance for himself.
Directed by Keenan O'Reilly
Keenan O’Reilly is a writer director based out of Los Angeles. His unique visual style is marked by precise, calculated choices and grounded characters. Keenan frequently works in commercial and music video formats but is most passionate about narrative storytelling primarily in long-form. Keenan’s films feel like they are cut with a razor blade, not garden shearers. He believes that stories well-told have the ability to change people for good.
Keenan moved six times before the age of 18. Originally from St. Louis, he is currently living in Los Angeles, but has a heart stuck in Colorado. At 17, he ditched his school in Colorado to move to Florida by himself to be mentored at a production company. After his senior year, he left his college plans behind to chase his passion for film after being offered a job at the studio. Keenan lives in Burbank, California with his best friend and wife, Hayley. Close enough to the mountains to escape LA whenever they want.
About: The final five contestants on a reality dating show unite to confront their deceitful suitor and the producers who manipulated them into falling in love.
Director Rebecca Wahls
Rebecca Wahls (she/her) directs and writes for film, theater, and new media. She founded the non-profit theatre Who What Where Productions, where she produced and directed several world premiere plays. Favorite projects include "Golem.AI," a feature-length found footage horror fable collaboratively developed with Alec Seymour; "this old haunt," a new musical co-created with Maggie Marie Rodgers and SMJ; and the 50+ plays for children that she wrote and directed with Acting for Young People. Rebecca holds an MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was a John Wells Fellow from 2020-23. BFA, George Mason University.