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Hi, I'm a Los Angeles-based director with a background in post and visual effects.  

 

My career started in virtual reality on an interactive 3D reconstruction of the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas in Dunhuang, China.  I then worked in post at Miramax and the NFL before co-founding Effie Studios, a creative production studio in LA specializing in innovative storytelling solutions.

 

Alien: Last Signs of Life, a short sequel to Alien: Covenant that I directed for 20th Century Fox, is the final film in the franchise to date. 

 

My original short One of Their Own, one of the first live-action movies with a digital human lead character, was an opening night selection at the Philip K. Dick Film Festival and a finalist at the LA Animation Festival. 

 

I've also directed a number of documentary projects. 

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contact: allen@effiestudios.com

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