Gordie Haakstad

An award-winning feature film director and writer, Gordie Haakstad's directorial debut, ABEL’S FIELD, was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Gordie’s background includes both cinematography and editing—and graduating with honours from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television’s prestigious Production Program. Haakstad has helped create industrial, short and feature-length projects, notably as director on the award-winning short films DATING BITES and THE SOUVENIR. His newest endeavour is joining Chris Beauchamp in creating The Distillery, a boutique film company, with a focus on compelling client work and engaging original narratives.