AUSTIN KOLODNEY
Hi, I’ve written and directed for Funny Or Die, Syfy, Audible, Almost Friday TV, Comedy Central, and my recent narrative shorts ‘Two Chairs, Not One’ and ‘Kiwi’ were selected as a Vimeo Staff Picks. I wrote an original true crime feature inspired by the Tony Kiritsis Hostage Crisis, titled DEAD MAN’S WIRE which is currently on the festival circuit with Gus Van Sant at the helm. Most recently, I was lucky enough to be named as one of Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch in 2025. Hope you enjoy the website.
“Filmmaking is a lot like digging through a mountain of shit, looking for diamonds. You have to comb through the bullshit in search of the magic. But you keep toiling, never give up, and when you clean off the shit...all the audience needs to see is a handful of perfect, shiny diamonds.”
(David O. Russell, circa 2015)
“No, no, no... I only produce diamonds”
(Werner Herzog, circa 2023, in response)
(David O. Russell, circa 2015)
“No, no, no... I only produce diamonds”
(Werner Herzog, circa 2023, in response)