Austin Rourke is a Los Angeles-based writer/director whose work explores the world of folk horror. He is currently in development on his feature film, Into the Trees, with screenwriter/producer Thomas R. Burke, and a folk horror anthology, A Ghost in the Seams, with writer/directors Darius Dawson and Benjamin Rummans. His AFI thesis film, A Strange Calm, was an official selection at a number of festivals around the world, including Fantasia International, Sitges International and Dances with Films, and is now streaming on Alter and Alter’s YouTube channel. A Boston-area native, Austin holds a BA in Journalism & Cinema Studies from Rutgers University and an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute.

direct contact: arourke1937@gmail.com