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Born in Portland and raised in Seattle, Calvin Reeder worked in construction out of high school while also shooting 16mm films during that same period. Since then, he's gone on to become a renown short film director, known for mixing underground horror shock with an existential atmosphere in acclaimed shorts like "Piledriver," "Littlefarm" and his 2008 Sundance entry "The Rambler," on which his latest feature of the same name is based. It marks his second feature, following his debut "The Oregonian," which divided audiences in Park City in 2011. Read More: Sundance Review | A Wacky Roadtrip in Calvin Lee Reeder's "The Oregonian" What It's About: "A man gets out of jail and finds his home on the road. Strange encounters, love interest, major vomit scene blah blah blah." Now What It's Really About: "Embracing the unknown. For me, it's a lot about trying new things, blending humor...

Actress Lindsay Pulsipher's first brush with horror was in Calvin Reeder's short Piledriver, about a sweet romance that develops between a young couple before things take a macabre turn. She went on to appear in a series of Reeder's increasingly bizarre shorts, including the infamous Little Farm and The Rambler, before landing a regular role first as Rose Lawrence on Patrick Swayze series The Beast and later HBO's True Blood as were-panther Crystal Norris. Pulsipher reunites once again with boyfriend Reeder for his solo feature debut The Oregonian, one of the most exciting horror entries premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival and destined to prove just as outlandish as his previous work. In the film Pulsipher plays the title character, a young woman running from her past whose involvement in a terrible car accident kicks off a strange journey into the unknown. See inside for the full interview.