Chad Hartigan - Director and Writer - Luke And Brie Are On A First Date and This Is Martin Bonner (Independent Spirit Award nominee now on DVD)

Since graduating North Carolina School of the Arts, Chad has pursued all aspects of film. Chad was actor in the award winning feature Dance Party USA, he co-wrote an animated short nominated for the Student Academy Award, and he as behind-the-scenes videographer for David Arquette’s directorial debut, The Tripper, along with making short films, like Surprise. Chad wrote and directed his first feature, Luke And Brie Are On A First Datewhich played at festivals across the globe including Hamptons International Film Festival and Mar Del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina. Chad’s second feature, This Is Martin Bonner, shot on location in Reno, NV, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has also toured extensivelyat other film festivals, is a warm and perceptive meditation on friendship, human connection and getting a second chance at life. This Is Martin Bonner is now on  DVD and Chad has been nonimated for the John Cassavetes Award for the Independent Spirit Awards for his work on the film.