Paris Dylan: FilmMaker

For over a decade, EMMY-Nominated, Award-Winning Director, Producer, and Writer, Paris Dylan has channeled his life-long passion for storytelling through his work as a multi-faceted filmmaker in Hollywood.

His films have garnered over 50 Wins and Nominations from prestigious Contests and Film Festivals (Nice Int’l Film Festival, Seattle, LA, Sydney, etc). His pilots and completed projects have acquired Int'l Distribution and also sold to major networks (Netflix, TLC, etc).

-Director of Films and TV Projects with Stevie Wonder, Andy Dick, Blac Chyna, Chuck Liddell, Playboy Mansion, Netflix, FacebookWatch, E!, USA, etc.
-Director of Film Festival Hit, the Eric Roberts psychological thriller Feature Film, "Dying to Sleep" IMDB LINK
-Director of 8 Episode Drama Series "LOVE IN LA" releasing on the Brella Network. 
-Director of Reality/DocuSeries/DocuSoap/DocuDrama Pilots through 3 Ball Entertainment and Jeff Jenkins Productions/Bunim Murray - Pilot Episode Director for Bling Empire, Stevie Wonder Show, Chuck Liddell Family TV,  The Real Blac Chyna, Tara Mongeau, Playboy Mansion Sputnik, and more.
-Director of Neo-Noir series: EMERGENCE 2028
-Director of numerous Commercials and Music Videos.
-Director of numerous SHORT FILMS, SKETCHES, and WEB SERIES (comedy, drama, horror, thriller)
-Produced over 40 Film/Media/TV Projects, including EMMY-WINNING series 'The Bay' on Amazon.
-50+ Film Festival Selections, Int’l Distribution, 31 WINS & 25 NOMS IMBb Awards
-Staffed Writer (FullScreen, IFC, YouTube, BuzzFeed, etc.)
-Written 15 produced films, talk shows, web series, live performances, etc.
-6 Screenplay Awards (LA Screenplay Contest, TMBT-IMDb Festival, Script & Storyboard Fest)
-4 Optioned Screenplays​

Directing ON SET:

Director Spotlight: On Set with Paris Dylan -

Development Director: BLING EMPIRE - Season 1

Development Director: REAL BLAC CHYNA - Season 1

Director: TIGER DICK - Season 1 Comedy Series

Director: MOSCATELS - Season 2 DocuSoap

Director: HOJ - "Elevate"

Director: THRILLER - film

Director: DARK COMEDY - film

Director: MUSIC VIDEO - pop punk

Director: TALK SHOW - comedy

Director: SERIES - comedy

Director: SERIES - travel show

Director: MARQUIS "Leg Day"

Director: MARQUIS "Morning"

Director: MARQUIS "Mixed Drink"

Director: MARQUIS "Where is it?!"

Director: MARQUIS "Fitness"

Director: MARQUIS "Gaming"

Director, Feature Film - DYING TO SLEEP:

Director, Hitman Comedy - "Gunther"

DIRECTOR REEL:

OTHER TRAILERS

Written By, Produced By, Starring PARIS DYLAN -

Comedy "Maybe Next Year"
Buddy Comedy "OUT OF TOWN"
Romantic Comedy "Across the Pond"
Horror Comedy "footnote"
Drama "The Heart of Us"

Projects in Development

I Love Music 
Feature Film
Status: Completed Screenplay by Paris Dylan.
​Completed Treatment.

Genre: Music - Comedy - Drama - Romance

About: When an aspiring musician gets the Rock ‘N’ Roll opportunity of a lifetime, he falls for a married music exec and risks losing everything he’s ever wanted for the love he never thought he needed. 

​​Comparables: Her Smell, Once, Almost Famous, Water For Elephants, That Thing You Do, Rockstar
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Off The Vine 
Feature Film​
​​Status: Completed Screenplay by Paris Dylan.
Completed Pitch-Deck Look-Book.

Genre: Coming of Age - College - Comedy - Drama

About: A gifted farm boy runs away from his failing family vineyard and alcoholic father, to secretly attend his dream college that rejected him.

​Comparables: Accepted, 21 & Over, Racing Stripes, Good Will Hunting, Orange County
Driver's Ed
Feature Film
Status: ​Completed Screenplay by Paris Dylan & CJ Colando (Vince Vaughn Productions, Inside Amy Schumer, Jessica Jones).

Genre: Comedy - Teen - High School

​About: There's nothing more important to an American teen than having their drivers license. And nobody knows that more than Ethan, who just offered to drive the popular kids at school upstate for the coveted SummerFest. Only problem is, he doesn’t have it. And there’s a nihilistic Drivers Ed instructor who wants to keep it that way.
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​Comparables: ​Superbad, License To Drive, Easy A, Mean Girls
THE jen & paris BAND
Narrative Comedy Series
Status: Completed 6 Episodes - Season 1 POC, written and directed by Paris Dylan & Jen Rade.

Genre: Comedy - Music - Buddy - Straight/Goof

​About: ​Grab a front row seat to a couple of rockin' bandmates too caught up in themselves and their own imagined drama to actually play their instruments or write one song. Surprisingly talented with big dreams, but unfortunately these two misfits know just enough to fuck up everything.
​
​Comparables: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Broad City, The Odd Couple 

More: Jen Rade LINK
Self-Help
Feature Film
Status: Completed Treatment by Paris Dylan & Josh Server (All That, Wild N Out, Drake & Josh).
Kenan Thompson (SNL, All That, Nickelodeon) Production Company Attached.

Genre:​ Comedy - Drama - Family

​About: Don't meet your heroes, but if you do, just don't end up like them. 
​
Comparables: Yes Man, Boiler Room, 21, The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard, Wolf Of Wall Street 

More: Josh Server LINK, Kenan Thompson LINK
Seconds Out
Feature Film
Status: Completed Screenplay by Brent Jordan (Windigo, Everyday But Christmas).
Director Gabe Torres (Brake, John Weld, Border Battles) attached.
Chuck Liddell Production Company (Entourage, Kick Ass 2, Workaholics) attached.

Genre: MixedMartialArts - Drama - Family

​About: A strip club bouncer is coerced into fighting an MMA champion to save his ailing daughter. ​

Comparables: Warrior, The Champ, Cinderella Man, South Paw, Rocky, The Wrestler

More: Chuck Liddell LINK
​Destination: Generation 
Travel Series
Status: Treatment completed by Paris Dylan and Kelley Moore (The View, Ellen, Today Show).

Genre: Docu-Series - Travel - Adventure - Feel Good

About: One Millennial. One Gen Xer. One small town at a time. Follow this pair as they challenge each other to take on experiences outside their generational comfort zone. Antiquing at 9am and Skydiving at 3; can they each handle what the other has in store for them? 
This series bridges the gap between generations through shared experiences, personal discoveries, and daring feats, creating greater appreciation and new perspectives on our life-stage differences.
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​Comparables: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, The Layover, Rick Steves, Bizarre Foods

​More: Kelley Moore LINK, Paris Dylan HOSTING REEL
Pitch Reel Page Link

Current Projects

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LOOKMOMmedia@gmail.com
IMDb Link

~ Accolades ~

gunther
[29 film festival selections]
WINNER - Best Comedy Film: Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival
​Best Short Film: LA Short Awards
Best Short Film: One-Reeler Film Festival
NOMINATED - Best Actor - Paris Dylan: Canada AltFF
Best Short Film: Seattle True Independent Film Festival
Best Sound Design: Velvet Rope Film Festival
Best Comedy: Canada AltFF
Best Short Film: LA CineFest
Best Short Film: Chico Independent Film Festival
Best Comedy/Dramedy: Hollywood Blvd Film Festival

OUT OF TOWN
[20 film festival selections]
WINNER - Best Screenplay - Paris Dylan: IMDb Festival; TMBT
Best Actor - Paris Dylan: Gold Movie Awards
Best Comedy Screenplay - Paris Dylan: IMDb; LA Screenplay Contest
Best Comedy Short: Gold Movie Awards
Best Actor - Paris Dylan: LA Short Awards Film Festival
Best Short Film: Hollywood Art & Movie Awards
NOMINATED - Best Screenplay - Paris Dylan: Script and Storyboard Showcase
Best Director - Leann Lei: Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
Best Comedy Performance - Paris Dylan: Los Angeles CineFest
Best Original Score - Jesse Billson: Nice Int'l Film Festival
Best Cinematography - Steven Mangurten: Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
Best Short Film: Los Angeles CineFest
Best Actor - Paris Dylan: Hollywood International Film Festival
Best Comedy Short: Nice Int'l Film Festival
Best Short Film: Hollywood International Film Festival

Across The Pond
[14 film festival selections]
NOMINATED - Best Romantic Comedy: Sydney Indie Film Festival
Best Editing: WideScreen Film Festival
​Best Romantic Comedy:  UK Meets Entertainment