Tim Skousen

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Tim Skousen is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.

He grew up in London, The Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Santiago, and Winter Park, Florida.[1] He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001 with a degree in Media Arts.[2]

Career[edit]

Skousen wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning short film Leon in 2001.[3] He produced, filmed, and edited the 2004 documentary film Awful Normal.[4]

Skousen was first assistant director on the 2004 comedy Baptists at Our Barbecue, and the 2004 feature film Napoleon Dynamite.[5]

Skousen directed the 2006 comedy feature film The Sasquatch Gang, starring Jeremy Sumpter.[1]

In 2011, Skousen directed the documentary film Zero Percent. It follows several inmates at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility who are involved with the Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b waterfrontfilm.org
  2. ^ ldsfilm.com
  3. ^ “Mormon Literature and Creative Arts,” byu.edu
  4. ^ Variety
  5. ^ imdb.com
  6. ^ ""Zero Percent": An Interview with Filmmaker Tim Skousen". Film Threat. August 24, 2011.