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 primarily within the film and haunted attraction industries, 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 • Production Design
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World Building & Visual Innovation | Narrative Based Storytelling | Costume/FX/Prop Design | Editing | VFX & Graphic Design
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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, Gladiator, 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.
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A Song to describe me:​
