The Last Chimpanzee

DIRECTOR

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DIRECTOR | Tanner Kling is an award-winning director & producer of skilled at script & story development or both narrative and documentary formats.  Tanner is a member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America) and a member of the DGA (Directors Guild of America - New Media). He is also the co-founder of Retrofit Films, a Los Angeles-based production company, where he is responsible for the development of original content including digital and television scripted series and feature films.  Tanner has produced numerous original digital series including THIS ISNT WORKING and THE OFF SEASON currently airing on all ABC streaming platforms, Hulu, and iTunes and in 2018 produced GOLDEN REVENGE, a digital feature comedy for Warner Bros.’ Blue Ribbon Content along with co-executive producer Conan O’Brien, starring David Cross, Ice-T, Jon Lovitz, and Trace Adkins.  Other producing credits include Little Big Awesome for Amazon, HEROES REBORN: DARK MATTERS, which won a WGA award, FRONTRUNNERS, an award- winning OSCAR nominee show for Fandango, and MARVEL AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: ACADEMY, which was nominated for a Producer’s Guild Award in 2017. Tanner’s upcoming projects in development include several scripted television and digital series, as well as three independent scripted features.

 
 

PRODUCERS

 
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PRODUCER | Megan Elizabeth Bell is best known for her work as a production design. She is a proud graduate of Clemson University with a BFA in Sculpture and a minor in Business Administration.  Meg's experience spans the worlds of television, feature films and commercials.

Recent credits include Chris Von Hoffman's MONSTER PARTY, starring Julian McMahon and Robin Tunney, Eric England's JOSIE, starring Sophie Turner and Dylan McDermott, the short form Warner Bros. series GOLDEN REVENGE, directed by Tom Stern, and WHAT BREAKS THE ICE, directed by Rebecca Eskreis, starring Sofia Hublitz. She is currently in pre-production on YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT, directed by David Koepp, produced by Kevin Bacon.

Meg is an active member of both the Art Directors Guild and United Scenic Artists.

PRODUCER | Dustin Dlouhy was born and raised in Idaho, and has invested in both residential and commercial real estate. Looking for new possibilities, he joined several different film projects as an Executive Producer.

His recent credits include FLOWER, starring Zoey Deutschland, Katherine Hahn and Adam Scott, Eric England's JOSIE, starring Sophie Turner and Dylan McDermott, SPEED OF LIFE, starring Ann Dowd, and WHAT BREAKS THE ICE, starring Sofia Hublitz and Madelyn Cline. Dustin considers himself an opportunist, and always has his eyes and ears open for exciting and fruitful opportunities.

PRODUCER | Chris Hanada is the co-founder of Retrofit Films, a Los Angeles-based production company, where he is responsible for the development of original content including digital and television scripted series and feature films, as well as head of operations for the business. Hanada began his career working for four years in feature and television development and production at Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner’s C/W Productions on films including VANILLA SKY, THE OTHERS and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II & III before launching Retrofit in 2005 with his producing partner, Tanner Kling.

At Retrofit he has produced numerous original digital series including THIS ISN’T WORKING and THE OFF SEASON currently airing on all ABC streaming platforms, Hulu, and iTunes and in 2018 produced GOLDEN REVENGE, a digital feature comedy for Warner Bros. Blue Ribbon Content along with executive producer Conan O’Brien and starring David Cross, Ice-T, Jon Lovitz, and Trace Adkins. Other producing credits include LITTLE BIG AWESOME for Amazon, HEROES REBORN: DARK MATTERS, which won a WGA award,, and MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: ACADEMY which was nominated for a Producer’s Guild Award in 2017.

Chris is a proud member of The Producer’s Guild Of America as well as a graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Film Production.

PRODUCER | Courtney Prather

 
 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

 
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 DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Matt Schleicher

 
 

EDITOR

 
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EDITOR | Tom Huang is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor. A Warner Brothers Sitcom Workshop graduate, has been a staff writer for network TV sitcoms, including the critically lauded ABC sitcom “Sons & Daughters,” as well as shows on CBS and UPN. Tom has edited for television, including The Good Ol’ Boys for NBC/Universal, as well as several short and feature films including the documentary, Bill Coors: The Will to Live.  His most recent feature, Find Me, opened in Los Angeles and is receiving a strong response across the U.S. from critics and audiences alike, receiving a 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. As a Warner Brothers Sitcom Workshop graduate, has been a staff writer for network TV sitcoms, including the critically lauded ABC sitcom “Sons & Daughters,” as well as shows on CBS and UPN.  Tom studied Creative Writing at UCLA, and earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Film Production at Loyola Marymount University.  Tom is a Film Independent Fellow, where he developed his next feature, Dealing With Dad through their screenwriting lab.