Astron-6 Explained

Astron-6
Foundation:2007
Defunct:2020
Location:Canada
Key People:
  • Adam Brooks
  • Jeremy Gillespie
  • Matt Kennedy
  • Conor Sweeney
  • Steven Kostanski
Industry:Film
Homepage:www.astron-6.com

Astron-6 was a Canadian film production and directing company founded in 2007 by Adam Brooks and Jeremy Gillespie.[1] [2] The company later expanded to include Matt Kennedy, Conor Sweeney and Steven Kostanski, who are now equal partners in the company. Astron-6 is known for producing low-budget, 1980s-centric independent movies that often combine horror with comedy.

A planned 2012 documentary No Sleep, No Surrender, which detailed the making and production of their 2011 film Father's Day, was never completed, though a teaser trailer was released.[3] The follow-up to Father's Day, a Giallo-inspired horror comedy, The Editor, was directed by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy in 2014.

In 2016, Astron-6 produced the web series Divorced Dad. The series was described by the filmmakers as 'a love letter to the endearingly incompetent cable access television shows created by far from screen-ready small town celebrities during the 1980s and 90s'.[4]

Gillespie and Kostanski directed the 2016 horror film The Void, intended as a departure from Astron-6's more comedic work. The film showcases more of Kostanski's creature and practical effects as seen in Astron-6's earlier films.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Fake Trailer leads to movie deal for locals. Winnipeg Free Press. 29 December 2013. 2010-08-23.
  2. Web site: Women in Horror 2013: The Ladies of Astron-6. Fangoria. 29 December 2013. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233005/http://www.fangoria.com/new/women-in-horror-2013-the-ladies-of-astron-6/. dead.
  3. Web site: No Sleep, No Surrender: The Making of "Father's Day" - Teaser Trailer . . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/riqRwO23GfM . 2021-12-21 . live. 14 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Astron-6 Return with "Divorced Dad" Web Series . 14 November 2018. 2016-03-19 .
  5. Web site: Astron-6 (review). DVD Talk. 29 December 2013.
  6. News: Manborg Movie Review . Dave . Pace . Fangoria . 2 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130704051814/https://www.fangoria.com/index.php/reviews/movies/8086-qmanborgq-and-qbio-copq-movie-review . 4 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Father's Day. Fangoria. 29 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Astron-6 team tap Kier, Risk for "THE EDITOR". Fangoria. 29 December 2013. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233003/http://www.fangoria.com/new/astron-6-team-tap-kier-risk-for-the-editor/. dead.
  9. Web site: Jeremy Gillespie (MANBORG, W is for WISH from THE ABC'S OF DEATH 2. Dread Central. 29 December 2013.
  10. Web site: Saucedo. Robert. 2019-07-05. Saying Goodbye To Astron-6. 2021-05-30. Birth.Movies.Death.. en.
  11. Web site: Chowboys Trailer. Vimeo. 4 December 2018.

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