Born and raised in Newhall, California, Austin KOLODNEY transferred to USC from College of the Canyons. While attending USC, he directed a segment of James FRANCO's Don Quixote, interned at Annapurna Pictures, worked as a Director's Assistant for David O. RUSSELL, and directed a web series for the SyFy Channel. He has has recently begun producing a feature with Rabbit Bandini titled The Mad Whale.