Brad Riddell is an American

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, producer, director, and

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whose works include '' American Pie Presents: Band Camp'' (2005), '' Crooked Arrows'' (2012), '' Slap Shot: 3 The Junior League'' (2008), and '' Road Trip: Beer Pong'' (2009). He co-wrote, directed, and produced the independent comedy, ''Later Days'' (2021), with Sandy Sternshein. He has co-created two web series: ''Other People's Children'' (2017) with Anna Maria Hozian, and ''Distant Learners'' (2020) with Sandy Sternshein and

David Pasquesi David Pasquesi (born December 22, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. His screen credits include '' Father of the Bride'' (1991), ''Common Law'' (1996), '' Strangers with Candy'' (1999), '' The Watcher'' (2000), '' Employee of the Month'' ...

. He directed the short film, ''Ten More'' in 2017.

Education

Riddell earned a BA in

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with a minor in Theater from the

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, and a MFA in

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from the

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Career

Riddell has written five produced feature films on assignment for

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and independent producers. His first film, '' American Pie: Band Camp'', remains one of the highest-grossing live action DVD release in history, selling two million copies and reaching syndication on TBS. '' Crooked Arrows'' was released nationally in theaters in 2012, and is the first mainstream

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movie ever produced. ''Later Days'' was given a limited theatrical release day and date with VOD on October 29, 2021.

Teaching

Riddell taught MFA and BFA screenwriting courses at

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for seven years. He then went on to teach undergraduate courses at

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for one year, before joining DePaul's School of Cinematic Arts in 2012, where he is now an associate professor.

Filmography

Feature films

Upcoming projects

Ridell's company Wry Mash Media has optioned Katrina Kittle‘s third novel, ''The Kindness of Strangers'', which he will produce with Forever Safe Productions. The script will be written by Anna Maria Hozian, and Domenica Cameron-Scorsese is attached to direct.

References

External links

Official Website
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