Gregory Cahill Explained

Gregory Cahill
Birth Date:21 January 1982
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education:Boston College High School
Alma Mater:New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation:Filmmaker
Yearsactive:2004-present

Gregory Cahill (born January 21, 1982) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter[1] known for The Golden Voice[2] and Two Shadows.[3] He is also the production coordinator for The Talk and assistant directed Hell and Back.[4] He won the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival for his film Two Shadows and is currently working on his upcoming film Metalheads. Cahill has his own production company, Rising Falcon Cinema, as well.[5]

Early life

Cahill grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts.[4]

Career

In an interview for Cahill's film Two Shadows, he discussed how The Golden Voice led him to the film. "I was really taken with that music and got really interested in one the singers, this female Cambodian rock singer named Ros Sereysothea. I read that she was murdered by the Khmer Rouge. And that all the musicians from that time were murdered by the Khmer Rouge. So that’s when I thought [that] there must have been quite a story behind that. So I researched that and made a short film about that singer…called The Golden Voice. Then in doing research to develop that into a feature, I went to Cambodia a few times, really fell in love with the country, and started hearing peoples’ stories there. That's what led to Two Shadows, which is based on a friend of mine's real-life story."[6]

Filmography

Year Film width=65 Producer !width=65 Writer !width=65 Other !Notes
2004Wolves of Chechnya
2004Off IslandersAssistant director
2005, 2007–11MediumActor - Episode: Light Sleeper (2005)
Miscellaneous Crew (2007–11)
2006The Golden Voice
2007Dead TiredAssistant director, Music
2012Mad MenMiscellaneous Crew
2012Two Shadows[7] Editor
201424: SolitaryMiscellaneous Crew
2015Hell and BackAssistant director
2015Any DayMiscellaneous Crew
TBAMetalheads[8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2012Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalAudience Award - Narrative FeatureTwo Shadows
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalGrand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rising Falcon Cinema.
  2. Web site: The Golden Voice | A Graphic Novel. thegoldenvoicemovie.
  3. Web site: L.A. Asian Pacific fest bestows prizes. 24 May 2012.
  4. Web site: CREW • Two Shadows . 2016-01-06 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074940/http://www.twoshadowsmovie.com/crew/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Rising Falcon Cinema Las Vegas NV, 89107 – Manta.com.
  6. Web site: Living in cinema . January 14, 2016 . March 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045402/http://livingincinema.com/2012/05/15/laapff-filmmaker-greg-cahill-on-his-film-two-shadows/ . dead .
  7. Web site: REMINDER: 'Two Shadows' film premiere Nov. 4 marks return of West Seattle's Christen Marquez.
  8. Web site: Metalheads . 2015-12-09 . 2015-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111717/http://www.metalheadsmovie.com/ . dead .