About us
The DOTD team works hard to bring you an event to remember and an opportunity to network with other passionate filmmakers and creatives. Days of the Dead Film Festival is a festival for filmmakers and fans alike, and strives to become one of the best independent film festivals around. We like to celebrate the finest, funniest, and freakiest of our genre and we look forward to reviewing the best features, shorts, animation, music videos, and screenplays you have to offer.
Meet our Team
Get to know the talented individuals behind our agency
george lane
festival director
George Lane has worked as a Film Festival Director & Programmer since 2019, but has worked within the festival circuit since 2012. He co-owns a production company (Memory Lane Productions) as well as assists filmmakers and screenwriters find distribution and production through his various partnerships.
audery lane
festival director
Audery fell in love with horror at a very young age and never imagined that love would land her submerged in the world of film festivals. Always a talker, Audery began podcasting in 2011 and began deep diving into indie film. Her work within notable festivals beginning in 2012, led to becoming a festival director in 2019. Audery is co-owner of Memory Lane Productions, a small production company that strives to bring a personal and genuine experience to creators and their projects.
duke shoulders
security manager
Duke Shoulders is a Certified Executive Protection Specialist whose experience includes celebrity and high value principle protection in volatile and non-permissive environments, as well as venue and asset security. He has also taught history, personal finance, and technical writing at the collegiate level.
angie scherold
media manager
Angie is an award-winning screenwriter based in Cincinnati, Ohio, who has a background in criminal justice and the law. Her passion for all things horror began with George A. Romero’s masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and her passion for all things filmmaking began in high school when she taught herself how to edit on an A/B Roll Editor. Since then, she has worked in video production and editing through her production company, Altered Minds Productions and has written, directed, and produced many films with the production company she co-founded, Mangie Films.
brittany reyes
media manager
City bred & corn-fed, Brittany is a multimedia artist and filmmaker based in the Midwest with Chicago roots. Her love for horror started young, driving her passion for filmmaking and special makeup fx. When she’s not conjuring nightmares on set or working at a local photography studio, Brittany’s all about that family life.
Email Support
dotdfilmfest@gmail.com