Founded in the wintery months between 2006 and 2007 (Archeologists will debate for generations on the exact date of conception), Two Cut Films was formed by filmmakers Van Lam & Jason Outenreath to supersede their previous film production company, Ritter Studios. Check out our IMDb filmography!
Van Lam
Although he won’t admit it, Van made his first film in an eighth grade technology and media class, oddly titled named “Tech/Media”. The topics were split into two semesters, and being a computer nerd, Van had taken the course for the technology oriented curriculum. After spending a semester building lego robots and balsa wood bridges, Van made his first foray into filmmaking with three short films: Dental Fross, Merlin’s Redemption, and One Treasure, Two Takers. Suffice to say, he is certain that he owns the only surviving copies of them.
Van studies Film & Digital Media Production and English Literature at the University of California-Santa Cruz when not obsessing over the W3C markup validation for this site (zero errors: one of these days...).
More of Van's shenanigans can be found at his personal website, VanLam.com, and he contacted through his email .
Jason Outenreath
Jason is a director and cinematographer based in the Bay Area. He graduated with high honors from Oberlin College in 2010. A fluent speaker of Spanish, he has lived in Mexico and Nicaragua, and produced award-winning films that have screened in film festivals across the country. His time abroad, as well an extensive background in music and photography have informed his creative expression.
After joining Two Cut Films in 2004, Jason has collaborated on many projects with close friend and fellow filmmaker, Van Lam, who he continues to work with on a regular basis.
You can see more of his work at his personal site or contact him via email .