Austin Rourke is a Los Angeles-based writer/director currently in post-production on his seventh short film, The Great God Pan, and in financing on his first feature film of the same name. 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. Along with screenwriter Haley Bartels and producer Matt Brown, Austin is an owner/founder of the production company Nightshade Pictures, which is slated to produce Austin’s feature, The Great God Pan. 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
