Special Guest:

Russ Emanuel - Award-Winning American Director, Producer, and Independent Filmmaker discusses his latest film “Staycation”

Points covered 

• Discuss his film career.
• Discuss his latest featured film “Staycation”
• Filming and Production during Covid

Biography

Russ Emanuel is an award-winning American director, producer, and independent filmmaker, having directed such actors as Olivia d’Abo, John Heard, Robert Picardo, Vincent Pastore, Glynnis O'Connor, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, William Devane, Marina Sirtis, Sean Kenney, Armin Shimerman, and Gary Graham. He grew up in both Japan and the United States and graduated from U.S.C. to study Cinema-Television. He founded Russem Productions in 2002 to promote his films including GIRL WITH GUN (2005) and documentary RESTORATION OF PARADISE (2014). Presently, STAYCATION (2024) - the sequel to ROUTINE which we just completed - marks Emanuel's sixth foray into feature filmmaking, after directing P.J. (2007), CHASING THE GREEN (2009), THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH (2012), OCCUPANTS (2015), and WISPER (2020).

Website:

Production Website: https://russem.com/

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/staycationthemovie/

Twitter/X Page: https://x.com/russellemanuel

Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/russem31/

 

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