Tom Gustafson 646.352.1093 [email protected]
~~> Directing/ Producing
HELLO AGAIN Director/ Producer (musical feature) Production: SPEAKproductions / TBD Theatrical Stars Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, Cheyenne Jackson, TR Knight, Rumer Willis. Currently in Post-Production. MARIACHI GRINGO Director/ Producer (musical feature) Production: Sin Sentido Films/ SPEAKproductions Distributors: HBO/ Viva/ Alphaville Awards & honors include screening as the Opening Night Film at the Miami International Film Festival, screenings in 75 International festivals, Best American Indie Film (Cleveland Int’l Film Festival), Best Film & Best Actress (Guadalajara Int’l Film Festival) & Best Hispanic Film (Nashville Film Festival). WERE THE WORLD MINE Director/ Writer/ Producer (musical feature) Production: SPEAKproductions/ The Group Entertainment Distributors: Wolfe/ Warner Bros. VOD/ LOGO Awards & honors: NY Times Critics’ Pick, 150 international film festival screenings, over 35 awards: Heineken Red Star Grand Jury Award (Outfest), Scion 1st-Time Director Award (Philadelphia LGBT Film Festival), Audience Awards (Florida Film Festival, Turin LGBT Film Festival and Toronto Inside Out), Best Music & LGBT Film Award (Nashville Film Festival). GETTING GO Producer (narrative/ doc hybrid feature) Production: SPEAKproductions Distributor: Wolfe Releasing Awards & honors include Best LGBT Film (Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival), Special Jury Award (Toronto Inside Out) & Honorable Mention (Seattle LGBT Film Festival).
DEFINE ME Director (music video) Artist: Ryan Amador Featured on Huffington Post Gay Voices, After Ellen, Jezebel, Advocate & Out.
CIELO ROJO Director (music video) Artist: Lila Downs Featured on Huffington Post Latino Voices. REVELATIONS Director/ Writer/ Producer (comedy short) Production: SPEAKproductions Awards & honors: 50 international film festivals. FAIRIES Director/ Writer/ Producer (musical short) Production: SPEAKproductions Distributor: Wolfe Releasing Awards & honors: 100 international film festivals including the Tribeca Film Festival.
Tom Gustafson / 646.352.1093 / [email protected] ~~> Casting
GONE GIRL Background Casting Director 20th Century Fox David Fincher, Director Cape Girardeau, MO MAN OF STEEL Background Casting Director Warner Bros. Zack Snyder, Director Chicago, IL
THE DARK KNIGHT Background Casting Director Warner Bros. Christopher Nolan, Director Chicago, IL
THE GOOD SHEPHERD Background Casting Director Universal Studios Robert De Niro, Director Dominican Republic
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Location BG Casting Director Disney AT WORD’S END Gore Verbinski, Director & DEAD MAN’S CHEST Caribbean LOVE & OTHER DRUGS Additional Casting Director 20th Century Fox Edward Zwick, Director Pittsburgh, PA
DEGRASSI: NEXT GENERATION Background Casting Director CTV ES 920-923 New York, NY
STOP LOSS Background Casting Director Paramount Pictures Kimberly Pierce, Director New York, NY
THE WEATHER MAN Background Casting Director Paramount Pictures Gore Verbinski, Director Chicago, IL
MASTER & COMMANDER Additional Casting Associate 20th Century Fox Peter Weir, Director Rosarito, Mexico & California
THE ROAD TO PERDITION Additional Casting Associate DreamWorks Sam Mendes, Director Chicago, IL ~~> Education
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Bachelor of Speech, Cum Laude: Radio/ TV/ Film Honors: William Morris Scholarship & Senior Filmmaker Award
San Francisco School of Circus Arts San Francisco, California
Tom Gustafson / 646.352.1093 / [email protected]