Carlos Dorsey | PRODUCER

 

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Carlos Dorsey is a writer, producer, and director whose filmmaking embodies both his passion and creativity. He was born to both African American and Latino parents who gave him the foundation and outlook that he prides himself on today. Carlos attended UC Berkeley for his undergraduate studies, where he double majored in Film and Psychology. From there he took on a number of film projects to learn more about filmmaking. From PA to Producer, Carlos took every job he could and seized every opportunity to learn while doing. Soon he returned back to Los Angeles to continue filmmaking. Carlos eventually found work with an independent movie director in Los Angeles. He was given the opportunity to produce a feature film. This was the opportunity of a lifetime. But he found himself working to produce material he was uncomfortable making. This director specialized in low-brow Blaxplotation movies. Although he paid by offering free room and board in a private condo, Carlos ultimately decided that he would rather be homeless than to stay another day, making crap he did not believe in. So he left and decided to live in his car. A car he eventually sold, to raise money for the first film that Carlos would produce and direct himself. While sleeping on friend's couches in 2002, Carlos shot his first short film, Final Blues. This short went on to screen at eight film festivals. Since the film came in under budget, Carlos took that remaining $98 from his budget and shot his second short film, The Package. This film went on to screen in over 48 film festivals around the world. Carlos received numerous accolades for the writing, directing and overall creativity of each of these films. It was at this point, Carlos decided to return to school for his Masters in Cinema. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. While at USC, Carlos continued to refine his vision. His films: Happenstance, The Night Before Christmas, and Not on the 1st Date have all been screened and been nominated for Best Student Film at a number of film festivals around the world. With his latest short, City of Angels, Carlos set out to tackle material the hits close to home. He not only wrote, produced and directed the film, but he edited and shot it as well. The subject matter deals with prison, rape and hopelessness in the City of Angels; L.A. Carlos is currently writing a feature version of this short film, City of Angels, as well as re-writing a feature script for Ctrl Alt Delete and two webisodes.

 

Andrew DeJohn | CO-PRODUCER

 

Andy was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. Before his life in film, he studied comparative religion at Cornell University and then at the University of Chicago, where he received his M.A. in History of Religions. He then spent over three years teaching at a school for emotionally troubled youth, where he experienced first hand the incredible impact that art can have on peoples lives. Both the study of religion and working with children influence to this day the topics and themes of Andy's film work.

 

Richard King | CO-PRODUCER

 

Richard King grew up in the small Midwestern town of Festus, Missouri. After 19 years he moved to Miami and studied film at the University of Miami. Having been interested in films since he could open his eyes, he decided that studying them could be a good career move. After graduating in 2006, he moved to New Mexico and worked in various crew positions for the last four years. His latest venture has brought him to Los Angeles where he is finishing up his first year at the American Film Institute. In his first year alone he has solo produced three narrative shorts, three cinematographer's projects, and co-produced two more shorts. He is ready to take on the challenge of working with a bigger budget, larger crew and massive action scenes.