Creative Resume

Quinn Holmes
Birthdate: 07-July-1998
1606 Wethersfield Road, Austin, Texas 78703 Stephen F. Austin High
School -Class of 2017
The World I Want To Live In (Observational Documentary Short)
Official Selection, The 2016 White House Student Film Festival
Produced on location in Brooklyn and Manhattan, I directed, shot, and
edited a narrative that centered around a man who lives in the Lower
Side projects. It included b-roll that I shot of multiple Black Lives Matter
protests, one of them organized by filmmaker Spike Lee. As one of 12
finalists from some 3,500+ entries, I was invited to and attended The
2016 White House Student Film Festival ceremony and South by South
Lawn, and had the opportunity to meet President Obama.
Video: ow.ly/VQfO3067Yky | NBC TV (Austin) story: ow.ly/
nK4D3067Yfp
Ozone Patrol (Public Service Announcement) May 2016
First Prize, City of Austin Clean Air competition
I produced a short PSA film about how idling in a car has damaging
effects on the ozone layer. Our production team was honored at an
Austin City Hall ceremony with Mayor Steve Adler. The PSA aired
summer 2016 on Time-Warner Cable in Austin.
Just Kids (Short Film) April 2016 RDE Microphones video
competition submission
I wrote, directed, shot, and edited a short film about high school kids and
their weekend shenanigans. It was the first film project produced by the
Austin High Film Club, the student organization that I founded to
advance interest in film and film production.
Video: ow.ly/VZm43067YTW
Sounds of Summer Sins (Short Film) August 2015 Fifth Place, Texas
UIL Film Festival (from 500+ entries)
I wrote, directed, shot, and edited a story about two mischievous
teenagers and the mayhem caused one summer day. Shot on location in
Hyannis Port and off Nantucket Sound.
Video: ow.ly/16Js30683i7
Stray Bullets (Feature Film) July 2015, Released Summer 2016 I served
as a still photographer and grip for a feature film shot on location in
upstate New York. Directed by my best friend, Jack Fessenden, the film
starred Kevin Corrigan (The Departed, Pineapple Express) and James
Le Gros (Point Break, Enemy of the State).
July 2016




15-Love (Short Film) March 2015
I wrote, produced, directed, shot, and edited a 15-minute film about a
teenage girl who falls in lovewith an unusual twist. My friend, Jack
Fessenden, and his dad, Larry, a New York-based filmmaker, assisted
with production, the first film in which I raised funds to support a crew.
Video: ow.ly/d3it306C9ej
Royal Flush, Censorship, and Anchorman Parody (Short Films)
Summers 2011-2013 Official Selections, Austin Youth Film Festival
Starting at age 12, I wrote, directed, shot, and edited three shortsall
named Official Selections of the Austin Youth Film Festival. As a result,
I was invited to and participated in a private Q&A (2012) with director
Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Boyhood).