Bill Banowsky
Director & Producer
Bill Banowsky is an entrepreneur and filmmaker. Bill began his career as an attorney and later served as general counsel to three publicly traded media companies. He served as CEO of Landmark Theaters, which at the time was the largest chain of art house cinemas in the USA. He has started several companies, including Magnolia Pictures, Sky Cinemas (formerly Violet Crown), Nuckolls Brewing Co., and Sky Railway.
Bill was Executive Producer of Alex Gibney’s 2010 film about criminal political consultant Jack Abramoff, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, and the producer of Starving the Beast, a film about the systemic defunding of public higher education in the USA. A Savage Art is Banowsky’s directorial debut. Bill lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife, Susan.
Paul O'Bryan
Producer
Paul O’Bryan began his career as a feature film editor cutting numerous independent films including Guillermo Del Toro’s award-winning, first feature Cronos. In addition to editing features and television shows over the years, he has also produced and directed myriad shorts, music videos and web spots, as well as the cable pilot, The Opening Night, a behind-the-scenes reality show on creating and opening a restaurant.
He just finished editing and co-producing The Dream & The Lie, an experimental art feature film for museums and galleries, made with artist Elena Dorfman. Known for his creativity and passion, A Savage Art is his first collaboration with director/producer Bill Banowsky.
