ELSEWHERE FILMS
Elsewhere Films was born in an East Village coffee shop over a discussion of the nature of time and the concept of "Absolute Elsewhere". Flash forward more than 30 years and Elsewhere Films has become an experienced production entity having made everything from PSA's to national commercials, short documentaries to feature films. If it requires a camera and a crew, it's likely that Elsewhere Films has done it.
GARY KOUT
Gary Kout made his first film in the 6th grade in Atlanta, Georgia, and completed his studies at the USC School of Cinema Arts. His career has spanned more than 30 years, and his body of work touches on every genre and every finished product imaginable. His work continues to take him throughout the industry, across the country, and around the world, but its a small corner of southern Oregon that he calls home.
CREDITS
COMMERCIALS • PROMOS • CORPORATE • PSAS • WEB MARKETING
Apple • Intel • Chevrolet • Nike • John Deere • Honda • Nissan • Facebook • Cisco • Ryder
AT&T • Disney Channel • Norton • Ford • Motel 6 • HEB • Marathon • Fancy Feast • TDAmeritrade
FOX Sports • WWE • NBC Sports • TV Land • OWN • McDonalds • Sony • ESPN • US Census
Erickson • Panda Express • Nissin • Dixie • Walmart • CVS • FOX • Showtime • Qualcomm • Cox
Comcast • BMW • Earthlink • Charter • Allstate • Scion • USA.gov • Jazz Pharma • Overstock.com
Blockbuster • Electrolux • TripActions • HughesNet • Logitech • LucasArts • Nexxo • Bally's
State of California • Second Harvest • Harry & David • Disney Movie Rewards • Nutrisystem
Northwest Gas Association • Tostitos • Seattle Museum of Flying • Lamkin • DaVita • Mavyret
Adopt-a-Waterway • Nickelodeon • A&E • California Democratic Party • Harlem Globetrotters Wherehouse Music • Paramount • Rainforest Action Network • Partnership for a Drug-Free America
NARRATIVE FEATURES
Phoenix, Oregon • Co-Executive Producer • Dr: Gary Lundgren
Black Road • Executive Producer • Dir: Gary Lundgren
Redwood Highway • Producer • Dir: Gary Lundgren
Rango • Production Supervisor • Dir: Gore Verbinski *2012 Academy Award Winner
Calvin Marshall • Line Producer • Dir: Gary Lundgren
My Name is Bruce • Line Producer • Dir: Bruce Campbell
Amy’s O • Line Producer • Dir: Julie Davis
Blue Like Jazz • UPM • Dir: Steve Taylor
Conversations with God • UPM • Dir: Steven Simon
The Oh in Ohio • Production Associate • Dir: Billy Kent
Black and White • 2nd AD • Dir: Boris Frumin
Perfect Harmony • Production Secretary • Dir: Will Mackenzie
NARRATIVE SHORTS
You Go Girl! • Consulting Producer • Dr: Shariffa Ali
*2022 Sundance Premiere
Ashland • Consulting Producer • Dr: Shariffa Ali
DOCUMENTARY
Diamond Hands, an NBC News Film • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari, Drea Cooper
*2022 SXSW Premiere
Fellini Forward, A Campari Red Diary Film • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari, Drea Cooper
*2021 Venice Film Festival Special Showcase
Fire in Paradise, a Netflix Original Short Documentary • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari, Drea Cooper
*2019 Telluride Film Festival Premiere, Academy Award Short List, 2020 Emmy Nominee Best Short Doc, 2020 Emmy Winner Best Sound
Flint Town, a Netflix Original Documentary Series • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari, Drea Cooper, Jessica Dimmock
T-Rex • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari & Drea Cooper
*2015 SXSW Premiere
Policing Flint • Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari & Drea Cooper
Choke • Production Manager • Dir: Robert Goodman
Kish • Post Producer • Dir: Zack Canepari & Drea Cooper
TV
Growing Belushi (Warner Bros Discovery) • Producer • Dir: Joshua Funk
EXPERIENCE FILMING IN
US: Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, D.C., Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington
International: Albania, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Spain, Sweden
ASSOCIATIONS
Film Southern Oregon • Founder, Executive Director 2008-2015
Director’s Guild of America • Commercial UPM
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Skilled with Word, Excel, Pages, Numbers, Movie Magic, and other industry-specific software
Experienced Traveler; Wonderful Disposition; Good Sense of Humor;
Love Crossword Puzzles; Passable French, Spanish & Portuguese
EDUCATION
University of Southern California School of Cinema Arts
Paris Year Abroad: University of Paris, L'Institute Catholique, Centre Odeon, L'Alliance Francaise
REFERENCES GLADLY PROVIDED ON REQUEST