Frank A. Cappello

Frank Cappello was born in Oxnard, California and grew to love the technology of his military father's machines and the artistry of his mother's paintings. The two diverse sides of his brain came to together when he started his own film production company at 23. Special effects laden commercials were his forte and Frank worked on more then 300 spots for top agencies and companies including AMC, where he created the Midnight Movie Express Trailers that got him noticed in Hollywood. Frank moved to Los Angeles and sold his first script just after arriving. Cappello's writing skills became his ticket into the gates of the major studios where he has written and rewritten many major productions. Frank's directing career started after he wrote and directed a 35mm short "The Ivory Tower" which was accepted into Academy Consideration and was screened before features at local theaters. Producers saw the short and Frank landed his first feature directing job on an indie film with rising star Viggo Mortensen. Frank would go on to direct rising star Russel Crowe in Tristar's "No Way Back" He also wrote, produced and directed the tiny indie film "He Was A Quiet Man" that starred Christian Slater and William Macy. The film won several festival awards including Best Picture and Best Director and found itself listed as one of the top 10 Indie films of the 2000's.