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Download Resume MICHAEL P. MASON Editor FEATURES DIRECTOR STUDIO/PRODUCTION CO. CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO Kaare Andrews RLJ / Image Entertainment Cast: Sean Astin, Jillian Murray, Currie Graham Prod: Evan Astrowsky THE SOUND Jenna Mattison Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films Cast: Rose McGowan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Eklund Prod: Michele Weisler, Allan Ungar THE BANANA SPLITS MOVIE Danishka Esterhazy Warner Bros. / Blue Ribbon Content / SyFy Cast: Dani Kind, Sara Canning, Steve Lund Prod: Ben Gigli, Daniel Iron SHE NEVER DIED Audrey Cummings XYZ Films / V71 Entertainment Cast: Olunike Adeliyi, Michelle Nolden, Kiana Madeira Prod: Jason Krawczyk, Bill Marks HOLIDAY JOY [TV movie] Kirk D’Amico Revolution Studios / Myriad Pictures Cast: Bailee Madison, French Stewart, Scott Thompson Freeform / Prod: Nancy Cartwright BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE [feature doc] [additional editor] Lucy Walker Topic Studios / Prod: Julian Cautherley Official Selection: 2021 Sundance International Film Festival A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE Casey Walker Anchor Bay / Phase 4 Films Cast: Crystal Lowe, Shawn Roberts, Stephen McHattie Winner of 15 Awards incl.: Best Feature Film at Fantaspoa Int’l Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Canadian Film Festival TORMENTED [a.k.a. BERKSHIRE COUNTY] Audrey Cummings Vertical Entertainment Cast: Alysa King, Samora Smallwood, Madison Ferguson Prod: Bruno Marino, Tony Wosk Winner of 9 Awards incl.: Grand Jury Prize - Best Horror Feature Film at Shriekfest, Best of Quest - Best Feature Film at HorrorQuest Film Fest. I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR HEART [feature doc] [additional editor] Annie Bradley / Jim Morrison Arc49 Entertainment / Prod: Amy Green Canadian Screen Awards: Nominated for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program THE DARK STRANGER Chris Trebilcock Terror Films Cast: Katie Findlay, Enrico Colantoni, Stephen McHattie Prod: Jay Firestone, Paula Devonshire KILLER SINGLE DAD [TV movie] Rob Malenfant Lifetime Network / Blue Sky Films Cast: Kaitlyn Black, Robert Parks-Valletta Prod: Ken Sanders PLEASE KILL MR. KNOW IT ALL Sandra Feldman / Colin Carter Monarch Entertainment A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED David Gonella IFC / Afterdark Productions BURGEON AND FADE [short] Audrey Cummings CFC / TIFF Cast: Sarah Gadon Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival HIGHWAY GOSPEL [feature doc] Jaret Belliveau / Craig Jackson Tugg / Gravitas Ventures NIGHTMARE IN CANADA [feature doc] Jennifer Adcock IFC / Prod: Johanna Eliot Winner: Gold Remi at WorldFest Houston Int’l Film Fest. TELEVISION [select credits] NETWORK PROD. CO. / PRODUCER THE HAUNTED MUSEUM [2 episodes] Discovery+ Cream Productions / Eli Roth PEOPLE VS? PUPPETS [Pilot] ABC The Gifted Show / Scott Hallock SCARE TACTICS [s. 4+5] SyFy / MTV 2 Hallock-Healey / Scott Hallock Cast: Tracy Morgan, Lauren Ash FOOL CANADA CBC Shaftesbury Films / Charles Steenveld Cast: Will Sasso BAIL ME OUT [pilot] MTV LikeMineDid Media / Scott Hallock OUTSMARTED [pilot] TBS Telepictures / Scott Hallock DEAL WITH IT [s. 1] W Network / Corus Just For Laughs / Casey Walker CLOSE ENCOUNTERS [s. 1+2] Discovery ID New Road Media / Marlo Miazga DESTINATION FEAR Travel 11 Entertainment / Kevin Healey CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL DEATHS [s. 1] Netflix / Discovery ID New Road Media / Marlo Miazga TED ROGERS: A LIFE IN BROADCASTING Biography eOne Television / Casey Walker THE ADRENALINE PROJECT [s. 1+2] FOX Marble Media / Matt Hornburg SPLATALOT [s. 1] BBC / ABC Marble Media / Mark Bishop CHEF AT LARGE [s. 4+5] Food Network Ocean Entertainment / Michael Smith * Canadian Citizen with a US Green Card us: 323-378-7855 can: 647-406-7457 e: [email protected] www.michaelpmason.com .
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