WRITER/DIRECTOR: Scott Boswell

A native of Normal, Illinois, Scott Boswell studied film as an undergraduate at The University of Wisconsin-Madison and The University of Utrecht in The Netherlands. In May 2004, he completed his MFA in Cinema at San Francisco State University.

His award-winning short, "One Fine Morning" (2002), has played in more than 30 festivals internationally and is distributed by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. His thesis short, “Katydid” (2004), won the Best Narrative award at the Media Arts Festival and can be found on the DVD compilation Not Gay (Frameline/Strand Releasing), available at Amazon, Virgin Megastore, & Netflix. In 2005, Scott directed "Spin the Bottle," a short written by Joshua Grannell that is currently playing in festivals in the U.S. and Europe.

Scott is currently in pre-production on his feature film Burn Like Fire, which will go into production in summer 2008. He has also completed the two feature-length screenplays Uninvited and A Good Kid, both represented by Kolstein Talent Agency in New York.

For his work at the Bay Area Video Coalition, Scott runs The Factory, the Emmy-winning film production collective for teens in downtown Oakland. Scott resides in San Francisco.