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Scott Storm (born March 25, 1966) is an American filmmaker, director, and animator. His work includes feature films such as Burn, Ten 'til Noon and We Run Shit, and animated short films The Apple Tree

Storm was born in Los Angeles, California, but moved to Albany, New York a few months later. Storm had already started attending New York's School of Visual Arts when met composer Joe Kraemer; Joe scored and acted in a feature-length film, The Chiming Hour. At the School of Visual Arts, Storm befriended Bryan Singer, through whom he also met Christopher McQuarrie. Storm finished his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television) at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1989.

In 1996, Storm relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a production assistant on Bryan Singer's Apt Pupil.

In 1997, he directed feature film Burn,[1] starring Andrea Roth and David Hayter. Burn premiered in 1998 at Slamdance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Honor.

In 2004/2005, Storm directed Ten 'til Noon, starring Alfonso Freeman, which won numerous film festival awards, including Best of the Fest at ReelHeART International Film Festival and the Jury Award at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. "Ten 'til Noon" was described as "the Tarantino follow-up picture we've been waiting for since 1995. It just took two guys who aren't Quentin Tarantino to bring it to us."[2] The film - and its film festival run - was at the center of the 2009 documentary, "Official Rejection". This time, Storm was in front of the camera, not behind it.[3]

We Run Shit premiered at Phoenix Film Festival in 2012 and was a documentary co-directed by Storm and Michael Creighton Rogers; Storm also edited, and for this effort, won Best Editing awards at ReelHeART International Film Festival and Golden Door International Film Festival.[4] The film also picked up Best Documentary at Phoenix Film Festival. Notably, Storm also made the animated sequences and won Best Animation at ReelHeART International Film Festival; this rekindled Storm's love of animation.

Storm worked on labor of love The Apple Tree sporadically from 2010 to 2015.[5] It had its world premiere at Dances With Films 18 on May 30, 2015. Through its film festival run, the film picked up numerous awards, including Best Animation at Manhattan Film Festival and Seattle Shorts Film Festival.[4]

Storm's upcoming animated short film, Custodian, is currently in production.[6]

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Scott Storm is an American filmmaker, director, animator, and editor known for his contributions to independent cinema and motion picture marketing. He directed the crime thriller Ten 'til Noon (2006), which explores interconnected stories unfolding in the minutes before noon, and the award-winning animated short The Apple Tree. His work also includes the documentary We Run Sht* (2012), for which he won the Copper Wing Award for Best Documentary at the Phoenix Film Festival, and other projects such as Burn. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Albany, New York, Storm graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has built a career blending creative filmmaking with professional editorial work in trailer production for major films. He balances independent projects with commercial endeavors, often focusing on themes of passion, duty, and personal redemption, as seen in his upcoming animated short film Custodian. His multidisciplinary approach has established him as a versatile figure in the film industry, with over two decades of experience in directing, animating, editing, and visual arts.

Early life and education

Childhood and upbringing

Scott Storm was born on March 25, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. Shortly after his birth, he relocated with his family to Albany, New York, where he was raised. Storm attended Voorheesville High School in New York, where he was classmates with actress Yvonne V. Perry and composer Joe Kraemer. During this period, he developed an early enthusiasm for filmmaking and became an avid super-8 filmmaker, often producing feature-length works in this format as a young enthusiast. A notable example from his early creative efforts was the 90-minute drama The Chiming Hour, which he directed and shot on super-8, collaborating with his high school classmate Kraemer who composed its synthesizer-based score.

Education and early filmmaking

Scott Storm began his formal film education as a freshman at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he met Bryan Singer and directed him as an actor in three short films. He continued collaborating with composer Joe Kraemer, who had scored and acted in Storm's earlier feature-length super-8 film The Chiming Hour. Storm remained an avid super-8 filmmaker throughout his education, producing feature-length works in that format. Storm transferred to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television. His student years were marked by ongoing experimentation with super-8 filmmaking alongside his formal training.

Career

Beginnings and collaborations

Following his graduation, Scott Storm embarked on his professional filmmaking career, building on connections formed during his student years. He collaborated with Bryan Singer, whom he had met at the School of Visual Arts, serving as second unit director on Singer's debut feature Public Access (1993). In 1996, Storm relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a production assistant on Singer's Apt Pupil (1998). He also gained experience in animation during this period, directing and animating the segment "Smile" for the MTV animated series Cartoon Sushi (1997). Storm's early professional endeavors culminated in his feature directorial debut Burn (1998), which he also edited and which was executive produced by Bryan Singer. These collaborations with Singer marked key early steps in Storm's transition from student filmmaking to professional work in the industry.

Feature directing

Scott Storm made his narrative feature directorial debut with Burn (1998), credited as Scott A. Storm. The psychological thriller was executive produced by Bryan Singer and Adam Duritz. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Jury Special Honor and received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize. The film starred Andrea Roth and David Hayter. Storm followed with his second feature, Ten 'til Noon (2006), a real-time crime thriller starring Alfonso Freeman. The film earned notable festival acclaim, including Best of the Fest at the ReelHeART International Film Festival and the Jury Award at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. It received nine festival awards in 2006 overall, encompassing three for Best Picture, one for Best Director, two for Best Screenplay, and one for Best Editing. Ten 'til Noon was later referenced in the documentary Official Rejection (2009). These two films constitute Storm's principal narrative feature directing output.

Documentary and co-directed projects

Scott Storm co-directed the 2012 music documentary We Run Shit, in which he also served as editor and created animated sequences. The film received multiple festival honors recognizing his contributions across directing, editing, and animation. It won Best Documentary at the Phoenix Film Festival. Storm's editing earned Best Editing awards at the ReelHeART International Film Festival and the Golden Door International Film Festival, while his animated sequences received the Best Animation award at ReelHeART. This project represents Storm's most prominent involvement in documentary filmmaking as a director and editor, where he integrated animation to support the non-fiction storytelling. His animation contributions also extended to other documentaries, including Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart (2013), A Dog Named Gucci (2015), Who Is Lydia Loveless? (2016), and Official Rejection (2009). No additional co-directed documentaries are documented in available sources.

Animation shorts

Scott Storm has created two notable independent animated short films as a director and animator. His debut animated short, The Apple Tree (2015), was a hand-drawn 2D project that Storm wrote, directed, and animated primarily as a solo effort over five years. He began the labor-of-love production sporadically around 2010 and completed it for release in 2015. The film follows a destitute boy defending his refuge amid themes of childhood nostalgia and environmental activism, with music composed by longtime collaborator Joe Kraemer, sound design by David Delizza, and the protagonist voiced by Jennie Pines. The Apple Tree had its world premiere at Dances With Films in 2015 and went on to screen at festivals across three continents, including Manhattan Film Festival, HollyShorts International Film Festival, Seattle Shorts Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Dingle International Film Festival, and Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival. It earned multiple festival awards, including Best Animation at the Manhattan Film Festival, Best Animated Film (Gold Medal), Best Sound (Gold Medal), Best Original Score (Silver Medal), and Best Cartoon. The short was released on iTunes on July 26, 2016, where it reached #2 in its category. Storm's second 2D animated short, Custodian (2016), explores a medieval meditation on guilt, fear, and redemption. Released in 2016 following its production in the mid-2010s, the film served as a follow-up to The Apple Tree.

Television editing and other work

Scott Storm has had an extensive career as an editor in reality television, beginning with work on the syndicated series Real TV from 1996 to 2001. He went on to serve as an editor on Popstars during its 2001–2002 run and contributed significantly to The Amazing Race, editing 17 episodes across the series' early seasons from 2001 to 2011. This work established him as a reliable episodic editor in the competitive reality format during its rise in popularity. Beyond television, Storm has provided animation services on several independent documentaries and music-related projects. He contributed animation to the music documentary Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart (2013), the festival documentary Official Rejection (2009), and the segment "Smile" from the animated anthology series Cartoon Sushi in 1997. More recently, he worked as an animator on A Dog Named Gucci (2015) and Who Is Lydia Loveless? (2016). Storm specializes in motion picture marketing editorial work, including the creation and editing of trailers, as highlighted in his professional profiles. This behind-the-scenes expertise in advertising complements his broader editorial experience across television, documentary, and animation formats.

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