Kern Saxton

Kern Saxton is an award-winning independent writer, director and editor based in Los Angeles, California. He received his BFA in Filmmaking with an emphasis on Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied under numerous industry professionals, including producers Dale Pollock (Set It Off, A Midnight Clear) and Nicole LaLoggia (Swingers), screenwriter Ron Stacker Thompson (Hoodlum, Deep Cover), and producer/director Wayne Crawford (Valley Girl, Night of the Comet). During his four-year stint at UNCSA, Kern crewed on over 25 short films in various capacities, working alongside such emerging talents as Aaron Katz (Cold Weather, Land Ho!), Chad Hartigan (This Is Martin Bonner, Morris From America), Zach Clark (White Reindeer, Little Sister), Brett Haley (I'll See You In My Dreams) and Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans). Kern's junior year effort, Roadside Convenience, was selected for competition at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival, and