Scott Storm (born March 25, 1966) is an American

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, director, and animator. His work includes feature films such as ''Burn'', ''

Ten 'til Noon ''Ten 'Til Noon'' is a 2006 crime thriller directed by Scott Storm and starring Alfonso Freeman, Rick D. Wasserman, Rayne Guest, Jenya Lano, and Thomas Kopache. It was produced by Michael Creighton Rogers, Michael Mannheim, Gavin Franks, and Bri ...

'' and ''We Run Shit'', and animated short films ''The Apple Tree'' and the upcoming ''Custodian''. Storm was born in

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, California, but moved to

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a few months later. Storm had already started attending New York's

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when met composer

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; Joe scored and acted in a feature-length film, ''The Chiming Hour''. At the School of Visual Arts, Storm befriended

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, through whom he also met

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. Storm finished his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television) at NYU's

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in 1989. In 1996, Storm relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a

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on Bryan Singer's ''

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''. In 1997, he directed feature film Burn, starring

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and

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. Burn premiered in 1998 at

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, winning the Special Jury Honor. In 2004/2005, Storm directed ''Ten 'til Noon'', starring

Alfonso Freeman ''Ten 'Til Noon'' is a 2006 crime Thriller (genre), thriller directed by Scott Storm and starring Alfonso Freeman (actor), Alfonso Freeman, Rick D. Wasserman, Rayne Guest, Jenya Lano, and Thomas Kopache. It was produced by Michael Creighton Rogers ...

, which won numerous film festival awards, including Best of the Fest at ReelHeART International Film Festival and the Jury Award at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. "Ten 'til Noon" was described as "the Tarantino follow-up picture we've been waiting for since 1995. It just took two guys who aren't Quentin Tarantino to bring it to us." The film - and its film festival run - was at the center of the 2009 documentary, "Official Rejection". This time, Storm was in front of the camera, not behind it. ''We Run Shit'' premiered at

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in 2012 and was a documentary co-directed by Storm and Michael Creighton Rogers; Storm also edited, and for this effort, won Best Editing awards at ReelHeART International Film Festival and

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. The film also picked up Best Documentary at Phoenix Film Festival. Notably, Storm also made the animated sequences and won Best Animation at ReelHeART International Film Festival; this rekindled Storm's love of animation. Storm worked on labor of love ''The Apple Tree'' sporadically from 2010 to 2015. It had its world premiere at

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18 on May 30, 2015. Through its film festival run, the film picked up numerous awards, including Best Animation at

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and Seattle Shorts Film Festival. Storm's upcoming animated short film, ''Custodian'', is currently in production.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Storm, Scott Living people 1966 births American film directors American animated film directors American animators School of Visual Arts alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni