KIM SHERMAN

• Established producer with several feature films over the last two decades — lead for project vision, logistical & creative teams, optimizing tax incentives, and guiding each production from concept & financing through marketing & distribution.
• Overall, body of production work continues to generate high recognition, including several fellowships and awards nominations.
• After some time in the studio world, Sherman recently returned to independent film production, and is in development on genre works from directors Kat Candler, Robert Maitia, and Dave Kajganich.

Highlights:

• Writer / Director / Producer | Dogwalker (Short Film) 2016 Sundance Best Short (Women in Film / Kodak Prize) and 2017 Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere
• Writer / Director / Producer | Ghosting (Short Film) 2015 Collaboration with musical band Hundred Waters for Ray-Ban
• Writer / Producer | Color Guard (Short Film) 2015 Collaboration with jazz musician Kamasi Washington for Ray-Ban
• Producer | One & Two (Feature Film) 2015 With Director Andrew Droz Palermo for IFC Midnight and Official Selection at 2015 Berlin International Film Festival
• Producer | Wild Canaries (Feature Film) 2014 With Director Lawrence Michael Levine for IFC Sundance Selects and Official Selection at 2015 SXSW Film Festival
• Producer | A Teacher (Feature Film) 2013 With Director Hannah Fidell for Oscilloscope and Official Selection at 2013 Sundance Film Festival
• Producer | Sun Don't Shine (Feature Film) 2012 With Director Amy Seimetz for Factory 25 and Official Selection at 2012 SXSW Film Festival, Gotham Award Nominee
• Producer | V/H/S (Feature Film) 2011 With Director Adam Wingard for Magnolia Pictures and Official Selection at 2012 Sundance Film Festival
• Producer | You're Next (Feature Film) 2011 With Director Adam Wingard for Lionsgate and Official Selection at 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
• Producer | A Horrible Way to Die (Feature Film) 2010 With Director Adam Wingard for Anchor Bay and Official Selection at 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

• Referred into the production company founded by Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah and led by CEO Lisa Whalen to oversee the creative production of several feature films.

Highlights:

• The Apology (Feature Film) 2022 - Written & directed by Alison Star Locke; Starring Anna Dunn, Linus Roache, & Janeane Garofalo
• No Man of God (Feature Film) 2020 - Written by C. Robert Cargill; Directed by Amber Sealey; Starring Elijah Wood
• Archenemy (Feature Film) 2019 - Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer; Starring Joe Manganiello, Glenn Howerton, & Amy Seimetz

• Brought on by Warner Brothers as founding member of its internal startup, Stage 13 — playing key role in building group's scripted-series team and inaugural slate from ground up.
• Later, tapped by studio to help establish its new technology group, Advanced Narratives — focused on creation of branching narrative experiences.
• Led creation of all production / budgeting processes, delivery schedules and processes, vendor relationships, and 3rd-party production teams for its multi-production/multi-platform slate of short-form content.
• Sole Production Executive during year 1, overseeing several simultaneous productions using union and non-union teams with budgets ranging between $400K to $5M and locations spanning North America.
• Act as internal lead responsible for developing relationships with film festivals — creating unique audience building avenues for each show.

Highlights:

• Two Sentence Horror Stories (30-Minute Drama Series) 2019 - Distributed by The CW
• High & Mighty (Feature Film) 2017 - Distributed by HBO and Official Selection at 2018 Sundance International Film Festival
• I Love Bekka & Lucy (Digital Series) 2016 - Short-form Emmy Nominee and Official Selection at 2017 SXSW Film Festival

• Brought on initially in copywriter, editor, director, and producer capacity to oversee development and production of branded content for national brands and agency clients such as Google, Toyota / Saatchi, MTV, and Woodruff-Schwietzer, among others.
• Promoted to Vice President in 2008 — leading implementation of processes across organization while playing key role in building out company's client roster and producing / directing several award-winning features, shorts, music videos, and digital series.