
CREATIVE ENERGY IS MY CAFFEINE.®
Rowan Kelley is a writer, director, and creator of epic-scale narrative cinematic entertainment whose work has screened at renowned genre film festivals such as FilmQuest and beyond. In 2023, he founded Mirk Entertainment, a production company dedicated to bringing dark fantasy and genre-driven stories to life through film, storytelling, games, and cinematic experiences. Working across multiple avenues of cinematic entertainment, Rowan is a self-proclaimed geek and connoisseur of storytelling, monsters, world-building, horror, fantasy, and genre-driven worlds.


ABOUT
Writer | Director | STORYTELLER
"Creator of Cinematic Experiences."
Freelance Creator of Narrative Cinematic Experiences for Film, Television, Games, and Immersive Entertainment.
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Primary SKILLS:
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Screenwriting • Directing
Cinematics • Producing • Art Department
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World Building & Visual Innovation | Narrative Based Storytelling | Prop/Costume/FX Design | Editing | VFX & Graphic Design | Scenic & Construction
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Education:
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Chapman University: Dodge College of Film & Media Arts
(BFA Film Production, 2025)
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Former Ghost House Pictures (Sam Raimi) & Vertigo Entertainment (Roy Lee) Intern.
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From:
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Colorado > Virginia > Los Angeles > Atlanta
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Favorite Genres:
Fantasy (Dark)
Horror (Epic & Gothic), Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action
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LOVES:
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70's - Early 2000's Cinema, Monsters & Creatures, World Building & Mythology, Gothic Architecture & Design, Theatrical Lighting, Thematic Storytelling Techniques, Animation, A Moving Camera.
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STORIES I die for:
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The Lord of the Rings & Hobbit Trilogies, Pan's Labyrinth, Coraline, IT (2017), Mad Max: Fury Road, GDT's Frankenstein (2025), The Shape of Water, Crimson Peak, The Phantom of the Opera, JAWS, Interstellar, Aliens, The Abyss, Pacific Rim (2013), Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Nightmare Alley, GDT's Pinocchio (2022), Corpse Bride, The Dark Knight (2008), Gladiator (2000), Rogue One, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mummy (1999), Stranger Things (S1-S3), Welcome to Derry, The Haunting of Hill House, The Walking Dead, Dark, Carnival Row, Severance, Ash Vs. Evil Dead, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Strain, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Legend (1985), Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, The Blob, The Lost Boys, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Predator (1987), Predator: Badlands, The Goonies, E.T., Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Krampus, Blade 2, Jurassic Park, V for Vendetta, Ghost Busters, Beetlejuice, The Headless Horseman, Monster House, Fright Night, The Polar Express, The Holdovers, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club, etc.
HALO (games), The Last of Us (games), Dark Souls (games), Call of Duty: Exo Zombies (game), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (game), Oblivion (game), Silent Hill (games), Elden Ring (games), Red Dead Redemption 2 (game), Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor/War (games) etc.
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A Song to describe me:​


























