. . . when Russell was a child he thought movies just appeared on screen from another dimension
. . . when Russell was a little older he thought movies were performed behind the movie screen
. . . when Russell was even older his mind was blown to discover that actual human beings collaborated to put movies together
. . . when Russell was in college he made his first short film and has been addicted to filmmaking ever since
. . . when Russell graduated he was a Script Reader for LionsGate Films and USA Films (now Focus Features)
. . . when Russell made his first post-college short, "The Wedding Bout", it starred ESPN's Max Kellerman and premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival
. . . when Russell made his next short, "The Tested", he won Top Prize at the Los Angeles Int'l Short Film Festival, making it eligible for an Academy Award nomination, and winning a formidable prize package
. . . when Russell watched his short on BET he was proud but found it surreal to see a commercial break in the middle of it
. . . when Russell made his feature debut, "The Tested" (feature version), he gathered an exciting group of actors including Aunhanue Ellis, Armando Riesco, and Frank Vincent
. . . when Russell stepped onto set for the first time with Frank he couldn't believe he was directing the guy who uttered the phrase, "Go home and get your fucking shinebox!" in one of his favorite films of all time
. . . when Russell was accepted into the IFP Filmmaker Lab he saw his name in Variety for the first time and proudly gave it to his mom
. . . when Russell premiered his feature at the Woodstock Film Festival he was a nervous wreck
. . . Russell cannot stop thinking of almost all of his life's incidents, interactions, and relations within the context of whether or not they would make an interesting film
. . . when Russell was a little older he thought movies were performed behind the movie screen
. . . when Russell was even older his mind was blown to discover that actual human beings collaborated to put movies together
. . . when Russell was in college he made his first short film and has been addicted to filmmaking ever since
. . . when Russell graduated he was a Script Reader for LionsGate Films and USA Films (now Focus Features)
. . . when Russell made his first post-college short, "The Wedding Bout", it starred ESPN's Max Kellerman and premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival
. . . when Russell made his next short, "The Tested", he won Top Prize at the Los Angeles Int'l Short Film Festival, making it eligible for an Academy Award nomination, and winning a formidable prize package
. . . when Russell watched his short on BET he was proud but found it surreal to see a commercial break in the middle of it
. . . when Russell made his feature debut, "The Tested" (feature version), he gathered an exciting group of actors including Aunhanue Ellis, Armando Riesco, and Frank Vincent
. . . when Russell stepped onto set for the first time with Frank he couldn't believe he was directing the guy who uttered the phrase, "Go home and get your fucking shinebox!" in one of his favorite films of all time
. . . when Russell was accepted into the IFP Filmmaker Lab he saw his name in Variety for the first time and proudly gave it to his mom
. . . when Russell premiered his feature at the Woodstock Film Festival he was a nervous wreck
. . . Russell cannot stop thinking of almost all of his life's incidents, interactions, and relations within the context of whether or not they would make an interesting film
