Travis Darkow

Travis Darkow was born in Bremerton, Washington on September 1st, 1992. He is a director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is also the founder of The Thing In The Basement Productions, a small independent filmmaking outfit from Washington, whose primary focus is horror and science fiction. He is known for his films Litmus (2021) August in Remission (2020) Elliot (2020) Bunny Boy (2019) and Goodbye Tomorrow (2019) Throughout his school years, Travis took as many creative writing and technology classes as he could, but as far as directing, video editing, and filmmaking in general, he is entirely self taught. Opting for hands on experience rather than a traditional film education, Travis got to work learning the ins and outs of a film production by watching as many movies and director interviews as he possibly could. Between 7th and 12th grade, he had written, directed, edited and acted in over two dozen short films, and his output, skill, and vision has only increased and sharpened in the years since. His horror screenplays as well as television pilots have been gaining exposure on the festival circuit, and have netted him dozens of award wins, official selections and festival invitations. He also writes children's books, short stories, and has a published poetry collection called Lost Little Things available on Amazon.