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Donald E. Reynolds

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Donald E. Reynolds
Donald E. Reynolds' Dramatic Directors' Reel.

Scenes from The Waiting Room, Phobia, Pretty, Hide., Justifiable Circumstances and unloved. All films were Directed and Produced by Donald E. Reynolds.  For a complete listing of his credits see   http://www.imdb.me/donaldereynolds .
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Donald E. Reynolds was born in Beacon,NY. He had an interest in super-hero comics from an early age, which evolved in to an interest is writing before he was a teenager. The more he read, researched and learned, the more he expanded his interest into teleplays, feature scripts and stage plays. While still a teenager he submitted numerous proposals to Marvel and DC comics,'Stephen J. Cannell Productions'and Paramount Pictures.

After reconnecting with his college friend, to write and pitch screenplays. They obtained an agent and optioned a feature script "'Phobia'", renamed "Clinical". The film had several key cast and crew roles filled and a budget of $10 million with location scouts on the ground in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. Eventually, the option lapsed after the production bounced around in search of new locations.

In 2006, Donald wrote and directed a short film prequel, the last scene of the short would be the first scene in the feature script. He considered himself a writer when filming began, by the time the shoot was over, Donald considered himself a filmmaker.

In 2010, Donald re-teamed with several of the cast and crew from 'Phobia' to shoot a film for The Clearwater Film Festival Film Challenge.

He has directed numerous short films and produced more. He has had films play at over three dozen different film festivals and has had over 75 showings.
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      • 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Essex O'Brien, Cora Anne Williams, Alexa Ditaranto, Louis Zerin, and Bonnie Smith in The Family Business (2012)
    The Family Business
    8.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Ted Souppa, Cora Anne Williams, and Alexa Ditaranto in Loose Ends (2012)
    Loose Ends
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Amy Lyn Howell, Kelsie Erin Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Charlotte Howell, Ted Souppa, Donovan Souppa, Danielle Maxwell, and Allie Hendron in Snap (2011)
    Snap
    7.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011
    Michelle Opitz, Brad Kageno, Pyung Kim, Lauren K. Montgomery, and Lawrence Kao in I Hate You (2016)
    I Hate You
    7.7
    • Thanks
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Director



    • Rebecca Blair, Donald E. Reynolds, Tiffany Dion, Hannah Malone, Austin Malone, Megan Ashley Brown, J.R. Fondessy, Cora Anne Williams, Chae Humphrey, Michelle Brown, Shannon Humphrey, Tre'len Johnston, Gail Soltys, Kris A. Truini, Chris Malone, Victoria Moreno, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brett Baker, and Kim Malone in Chix0r (2013)
      Chix0r
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Michael Rodriguez, L.J. Ruth, Amelia Bartlett, Chris Andrews, Shea Smith, C.C. Ruth, Troy Larkin, and Harrison Reynolds in Echo (2013)
      Echo
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Ruthy Wood, and John Kelmer in Appearances (2012)
      Appearances
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Essex O'Brien, Cora Anne Williams, Alexa Ditaranto, Louis Zerin, and Bonnie Smith in The Family Business (2012)
      The Family Business
      8.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Ted Souppa, Cora Anne Williams, and Alexa Ditaranto in Loose Ends (2012)
      Loose Ends
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Martin Lemaire, Ted Souppa, and Darolyn Souppa in Hide. (2011)
      Hide.
      6.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Pretty (2011)
      Pretty
      5.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Circle of Men (2011)
      The Circle of Men
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Unloved (2011)
      Unloved
      6.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Andrea Alfonso, Amy Lyn Howell, Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Emily Cutting, Essex O'Brien, Andrea Hillman, Danielle Brydia, and Kimberly Webb in The Waiting Room (2011)
      The Waiting Room
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Kelsie Erin Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Charlotte Howell, Ted Souppa, Donovan Souppa, Danielle Maxwell, and Allie Hendron in Snap (2011)
      Snap
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Martin Lemaire, John A. Schakel Jr., Ted Souppa, Samantha Berry, Shiva Rodriguez, Natalie Stavola, Brandon Combs, Mike Rodriguez, Yao Tsai, and Catherine Epstein in Justifiable Circumstances (2011)
      Justifiable Circumstances
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Poster for "Who Stabbed Reno England...?", RnD Entertainment Studios submission to the 2011 48 Hour Film Project in Tampa - St.Petersburg.
      Who Stabbed Reno England...?
      8.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Tru Luv (2010)
      Tru Luv
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Jasper Man (2010)
      Jasper Man
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

    Writer



    • Rebecca Blair, Donald E. Reynolds, Tiffany Dion, Hannah Malone, Austin Malone, Megan Ashley Brown, J.R. Fondessy, Cora Anne Williams, Chae Humphrey, Michelle Brown, Shannon Humphrey, Tre'len Johnston, Gail Soltys, Kris A. Truini, Chris Malone, Victoria Moreno, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brett Baker, and Kim Malone in Chix0r (2013)
      Chix0r
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Essex O'Brien, Cora Anne Williams, Alexa Ditaranto, Louis Zerin, and Bonnie Smith in The Family Business (2012)
      The Family Business
      8.6
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Martin Lemaire, Ted Souppa, and Darolyn Souppa in Hide. (2011)
      Hide.
      6.7
      Video
      • writer
      • 2011
    • The Circle of Men (2011)
      The Circle of Men
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Unloved (2011)
      Unloved
      6.5
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Poster for "Who Stabbed Reno England...?", RnD Entertainment Studios submission to the 2011 48 Hour Film Project in Tampa - St.Petersburg.
      Who Stabbed Reno England...?
      8.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Tru Luv (2010)
      Tru Luv
      7.2
      Short
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Jasper Man (2010)
      Jasper Man
      7.0
      Short
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Phobia (2007)
      Phobia
      7.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007

    Producer



    • Hybrid Vigor
      • associate producer
      • Post-production



    • Necessary Evil (2014)
      Necessary Evil
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2015–2018
    • The Skyship Chronicles: Part 1 (2015)
      The Skyship Chronicles: Part 1
      6.7
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Fran Kranz, Beau Garrett, and Dichen Lachman in Lust for Love (2014)
      Lust for Love
      5.6
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Rebecca Blair, Donald E. Reynolds, Tiffany Dion, Hannah Malone, Austin Malone, Megan Ashley Brown, J.R. Fondessy, Cora Anne Williams, Chae Humphrey, Michelle Brown, Shannon Humphrey, Tre'len Johnston, Gail Soltys, Kris A. Truini, Chris Malone, Victoria Moreno, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brett Baker, and Kim Malone in Chix0r (2013)
      Chix0r
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Michael Rodriguez, L.J. Ruth, Amelia Bartlett, Chris Andrews, Shea Smith, C.C. Ruth, Troy Larkin, and Harrison Reynolds in Echo (2013)
      Echo
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Ruthy Wood, and John Kelmer in Appearances (2012)
      Appearances
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Killer (2012)
      Killer
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Essex O'Brien, Cora Anne Williams, Alexa Ditaranto, Louis Zerin, and Bonnie Smith in The Family Business (2012)
      The Family Business
      8.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • The Future of Facebook
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Ted Souppa, Cora Anne Williams, and Alexa Ditaranto in Loose Ends (2012)
      Loose Ends
      8.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2012
    • The Dark Knight Chronicles
      TV Series
      • producer (as Donald Reynolds)
      • 2011–2012
    • Steve Vallo, Amy Lyn Howell, Trevor Winsett, Donald E. Reynolds, Ted Souppa, Donovan Souppa, Darolyn Souppa, Delaney Souppa, Michael Dunsworth, Caitlin Rumph, Lizzie Newcom, Lori Newcom, Tamara Solum, Jon Fisher, and Maurene Arbisi in Dear Danielle (2012)
      Dear Danielle
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Andrea Alfonso, Amy Lyn Howell, Kelsie Erin Howell, Trevor Winsett, Donald E. Reynolds, Martin Lemaire, Ted Souppa, Catherine Jauch, Maddie Bright, Donovan Souppa, Mark William Myers, Sally Moore, Kenzie Balliet, Olivia Caputo, and Julia Corrie in Spin (2011)
      Spin
      9.5
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Amy Lyn Howell, Donald E. Reynolds, Martin Lemaire, Ted Souppa, and Darolyn Souppa in Hide. (2011)
      Hide.
      6.7
      Video
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Pretty (2011)
      Pretty
      5.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011

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      • Donald Reynolds
    • Born
      • Beacon, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Melanie ReynoldsJune 10, 2006 - March 9, 2018 (divorced)
    • Other works
      While in college, Don shot and edited a conference for the Dutchess County Department of Equal Opportunity Employment that was used by New York State as training material.

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      He took the 2-Day Hollywood Film Institute training course and the 2-Day Action/Cut Filmmaking course.
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      • Don

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