Bryan Michael Stoller
| Bryan Michael Stoller | |
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| Born | 1960, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Independent filmmaker. |
| Years active | 1984–present |
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Bryan Michael Stoller (born 1960 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada) is an award winning independent filmmaker whose films include Turn of the Blade, The Random Factor, Miss Cast Away, Undercover Angel, and Light Years Away. In 2002 Bryan adopted a brindle colored dog he named Little Bear which he found out was originally rescued by former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Upon learning this, Bryan was inspired to write, produce and direct "First Dog" starring his dog and featuring original songs by Dolly Parton. The film became a rental success on Redbox with close to half a million rentals, and later aired on FOX in syndication on Easter Sunday 2014. Little Bear inspired another movie that Bryan wrote, produced and directed in 2015 entitled, "The Amazing Wizard of Paws."
Stoller is the author of Filmmaking for Dummies, and the editor of Screenwriting for Dummies. He frequently lectures at various university film classes throughout California, Nevada and Canada.
After moving to Ottawa, Ontario at age 6, Stoller began experimenting with movies and animation. His first job in the film and television industry, when he was 11 years old, was as the host of a TV show on CBC called Film Fun in which he showed kids how to make their own Super-8 movies. He was later able to transform that talent into preparing commercials for various Ottawa businesses that were used on-air in the 1970s. Stoller moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Film Institute as a Director Fellow.
Stoller directed an episode of the classic George A. Romero TV series, Tales from the Darkside, entitled "The Bitterest Pill", starring Mark Blankfield. Stoller also wrote for The Ice Queen animated feature, starring the voices of Lauren Bacall and Bryan Adams. Stoller's other animation writing credits include story editor on the Cinar animation series, Animal Crackers.
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