Austin Rourke

Austin Rourke is a Los Angeles-based writer/director currently in pre-production on his first feature film, The Great God Pan. His AFI thesis film, A Strange Calm, was an official selection at a number of festivals around the world, including Fantasia International, Sitges International and Dances with Films, and is now streaming on Alter and Alter’s YouTube channel. Along with Haley Bartels, Austin is a manager of the production company Nightshade Pictures, which is slated to produce Austin’s upcoming feature, The Great God Pan. Most recently, Austin was hired as 2nd Unit Director for Palme d’Or-nominated director, Michael Spiccia, based on the strength of his work. A Boston-area native, Austin holds a BA in Journalism & Cinema Studies from Rutgers University and an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute.