Enjoy a lunch meeting with Award Winning writer/producer/director/actor team Keith Gordon & Rachel Griffin in LA. During lunch Keith and Rachel can share their combined wisdom of the entertainment industry from all sides and, if asked, are happy to read your script or watch your film ahead of time, take notes and share them with you over lunch.
Rachel Griffin with husband Keith Gordon at their company Sidetracked Productions have a number of ventures in the works – feature films and television, fiction and documentary. Keith Gordon was recently named ‘one of the 25 best directors working in TV’ by Indiewire. He has a pilot deal in development with the A+E network, and has written a feature to direct for Warner Brothers and producer Christopher Nolan.
Here are some of Keith Gordon's awards and nominations:
Gordon has directed many television shows, including multiple episodes of Fargo, Homeland, Dexter, The Killing, The Leftovers, Nurse Jackie, The Bridge, Oliver Stone's Wild Palms mini-series, Night Visions, and Gideon’s Crossing, along with episodes of Masters of Sex, House, Rubicon, The Strain, Homicide, Showtime's award-winning anthology Fallen Angels among others. He directed the pilot episode for The Sundance Channel’s critically acclaimed Rectify, and served as the series’ co-executive producer for its first season.
Keith has spent 10 summers as an advisor to young directors at the renowned Sundance Filmmaker’s Lab. He has also taught and mentored for the American Film Institute. IFP/Film Independent, and USC. He’s written articles and interviews on film for various magazines and web-sites including ‘Details’, and ‘Reel’, and hosted a film-themed show for National Public Radio.
Rachel Griffin’s slate of projects ranges from a reality TV series with an established author and TV personality to a narrative feature film, originally developed with Philip Seymour Hoffman at his Cooper’s Town Productions and now carried forward by his long-time producing partner Emily Ziff. She produced the theatrical feature documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, along with Pariah’s Gavin Polone. The documentary, directed by Rodman Flender, is a verite-style, intimate portrait of Conan O’Brien while on the road with his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television tour. Most recently, her feature film project East Texas Hot Links, adapted from the Pulitzer-nominated play, was announced as going into production in spring of 2016.
Rachel Griffin has an extensive background in the entertainment industry. She began as an actor in independent films and award winning TV guest roles, then as Head of Production for commercial production companies, and Head of Production/Producer over their film and television divisions. Rachel was a producer for the acclaimed documentary Crips and Bloods: Made In America, directed by Stacy Peralta, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Rachel and Keith continue to piece together financing for their indie passion projects. Don't miss your chance to dine with the dynamic duo.