I like the weird, absurd, strange, odd, campy. I am a storyteller and writer first.
Grew up in Topeka, KS near an insane asylum where patients jumped off a bridge in front of my house. Moved to Utah (BYU) then on to Chicago where I got my MFA in Film Direction at The Art Institute of Chicago. Now I'm just south of Vegas. I teach college--anything to do with film, After Effects, Animation, Art, Film History, Screenwriting.
Campy Award - Short
SPUDS
Film Basement Horror Film Awards
Los Angeles
2026
Best Horror Film (Grimstone)
SPUDS
Zepstone International Film Festival
Salt Lake City
2025
Best Horror Short Film
SPUDS
Hallucinea Film Festival
Thessaloniki
2025
Semi-Finalist, Short Horror film.
SPUDS
C-47 Film Festival
Las Vegas
2025
Best Horror/Thriller Short Award Winner
SPUDS
Pheonix Short Film Festival (Online)
Pheonix Shorts
College
Brigham Young University
Film BFA
College
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Film Direction (Experimental) MFA
High School
Topeka High School
art and acting
Nickname
Mellenhead
Birth City
Salt Lake City, UT
Current City
Henderson, NV
Hometown
Topeka
Height
6'2"
Gender
Male
Married To
Kymberly Mellen
Children
4 kids that often help me on my films.
"I don't know why I think you are uglier than you really are..."
I like the weird, absurd, strange, odd, campy. I am a storyteller and writer first.
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