Colin Minihan

Minihan is known for co-creating the popular Grave Encounters (2011) franchise. Most recently, Minihan wrote, directed and edited the SXSW breakout thriller What Keeps You Alive (2018). The film, produced by Minihan's production company Digital Interference, was a New York Times Critics' pick and had its release in the US by IFC Midnight. Minihan also co-wrote and directed It Stains the Sands Red (2016), winner of the Midnight Extreme Award at The Sitges International Film Festival (2016). The film was released by Dark Sky Films after its US premiere at the LA Film Festival. Other feature length credits include co-writing and directing Extraterrestrial (2014) which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. Minihan also founded the independent production company Digital Interference and has recently wrapped production on Still/Born (2017), awarded "The Scariest Film" at The Overlook Film Festival and was released by Vertical Entertainment and AMC's Shudder in 2018. As a music video director, Minihan won the Much Music Video Director of The Year Award (2009) and has directed nearly one hundred music videos for a wide range of artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Hedley, Papa Roach, Marianas Trench, Protest The Hero, Mother Mother and many more.