Benchwarmer Productions
Benchwarmer Productions is an American production company. It was founded in 2010 by award-winning actor and writer Christopher Tillman. Benchwarmer Productions produced the award-winning The Distance Between.
The films Benchwarmer Productions produced have had many actors that have become successful. The Distance Between starred Andrew J. West (who went on to be cast as a villain in The Walking Dead), Amber Stevens West (in ABC's Television Series Greek, and film 22 Jump Street), and Misusing Irony, which starred Paige White, who had a lot of success in theater productions of Walking the Tightrope, and Shakespeare's Richard II.
Background
Christopher Tillman started his film career as a graduate of Vanguard University. During his time at Vanguard, he performed in many theater productions and was named collegiate actor of the year by The Daily Pilot. In 2010, Tillman created Benchwarmer Productions to produce Misusing Irony, a short film he wrote and starred in.
Short films
Year |
Title |
Crew |
Festival Appearances |
Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 |
Misusing Irony |
Christopher Tillman as David, AJ Meijer as Kyle, Paige Lindsey White as Sara, Eleanor van Hest as Kaylee, Caroline Pho as Music Girl, Estevan Vigil as Guy at Party, Kyle McGrath as Guy on Phone, Eva Flamm as Hipster Partygoer #1, Aria Azar-Asis as Hipster Partygoer #2, Harry Chin as Hipster Partygoer #3 |
Ventura Film Festival (2011), Bel Air Film Festival (2011), Ojai Film Festival (2011), SoCal Independent Film Festival (2011), LA Film+Music Weekend (2012) |
Winner Audience Choice SoCal Film Festival 2011 |
2012 |
The Distance Between |
Starring: Amber Stevens West & Andrew J. West, Directed by: Emily Ting, Written by: Christopher Tillman |
Bend Film Festival (2012), LA Shorts Fest (2012), New Filmmakers LA (2012), San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (2013), Omaha Film Festival (2013) |
Winner Jury Prize Best Short Omaha Film Festival 2013 |
See also
- List of film production companies