Steve Durland

I was Born in Salt Lake City, Utah raised in Omaha, Nebraska but now reside in Portland, Oregon. Film has always been something that was of interest of to me. Until my Junior year in high school, my only connection to the field was watching movies on the silver screen. It was at that point in my life when I realized that I wanted to make my own films.

I studied film at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Film and New Media. From there, with the help of my brother Rob, we went on to make freelance commercials for companies such as Acuvue Oasis Contact Lenses, Trident Gum and Dish Network. Together we were able to make multiple short film projects including a fan made trailer for the video game Infamous. In 2014 we made a pilot episode for a series called Origins which was entered into the New York Television Festival

After that, I moved to Portland with wife and two dogs. It was there where I met John Smith and Austin Rodgers (among others) and expanded my filming career even further working together on such projects like The CONsequence and The Last Ride.

My mission

I am always working on that next big idea. Anything I have produced and created up to this point was made in the small amounts of spare time my team and I could find in between things like work, school, and family. We scraped up what little funds we could in order to fulfill our passion and do what we really love.

The biggest hurdle for any Indie Filmmaker is financing. While I have multiple projects in development, none can be brought to fruition without the proper supply of funding or investments. Through networking and connecting with like-minded individuals, I hope to change that. My mission is to create and tell stories that I hope my audience finds as compelling as I do. I hope to produce a wide range of projects from drama to comedy. I ask any and everyone to join me in my journey and share the magic of filmmaking with me! With your help, I know I can turn my dreams into reality!