Stephen Stanley Email & Phone Number

United States

Director, Producer, Executive Producer, and Writer working on both narrative and documentary films. These movies can currently be found on major platforms around the world including Netflix, Showtime, Amazon, Hulu, and iTunes. My most recent projects include the narrative features WHAT LIES BELOW and THEY LIVE IN THE GREY, which will go out on AMC/Shudder in early 2022. On WHAT LIES BELOW I was awarded the Producers Mark by the Producers Guild of America as the person most responsible for production. The name Whiskey Stream is a reference to the work of Woody Guthrie, who often sings about finding an enchanted land where the streams flow with whiskey and wine. I see the whiskey stream as a metaphor of my vision of the role of film, which is as a medium to recast the world as we wish it was or as how we see it could be.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Professor of Film and Television. I teach a variety of classes covering film production, development, distribution, producing, the business of film, and directing.

Conway, Arkansas

Assistant Professor in the Film, Theater and Creative Writing Department. I taught a variety of courses in film production and postproduction. I also revitalized and expanded the internship program as the department internship coordinator and served on multiple committees.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Production, Sales, Development, and Distribution consulting.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Instructor in UCLA Extension's renowned Entertainment Studies program. Currently teaching Distribution and Marketing of Independent Film. Also was honored to serve as a juror and panelist at the school's inaugural short film festival.

Los Angeles, Ca

As Head of Acquisitions and Distribution I spearheaded the launch of Ketchup's UK and US releasing arms. Ketchup is an Emmy winning media and distribution company experiencing rapid growth as we expand into new areas. Things I oversee include but are not limited to: acquisition and release of finished feature films; overseeing marketing and release strategies across all platforms; festival strategy for films we acquire and hope to launch; production financing via domestic backstops or pre-buys; postproduction on select projects; packaging and structuring of select feature projects for future distribution; sales and reporting across multiple platforms including VOD, SVOD, television, & theatrical; deals on acquisitions and with output partners on ancillary windows. Highlights have included the Jeremy Lin doc LINSANITY, the Pierce Brosnan/Emma Thompson comedy THE LOVE PUNCH, Michael Polish's BIG SUR, the Ketchup backstopped action thriller BIG GAME, and the acclaimed documentary NEXT GOAL WINS.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Structure financial deals for independent films, rep equity funds, package films, sell finished films for domestic distribution.

Administrative support, script coverage, deal memos and basic contract work

Edited a historical feature documentary from footage compiled by Dan Oja

Script coverage, worked on desks of multiple literary agents, screening completed films, and of course, coffee runs

Mfa, Film And Television

Ba, French Language And Literature

BA in French with an emphasis in secondary education