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Ian Adema

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Ian Adema
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Ian Adema is a Portland, OR based filmmaker and actor raised in Lawrence, KS. He is best known for his films Shades of Darkness, Red Roses Painted Black, and fan film Moon Knight:Origins. He spent a few years serving in the United States Army and has a love for whimsical fantasy and psychological thrillers. Although his first love is Directing and Acting, he also enjoys work behind the camera and works on a lot of independent films doing Production Sound.
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      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Shades of Darkness (2015)
    Shades of Darkness
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2015
    Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha
    5.4
    • Enlisted Man(uncredited)
    • 2015
    Red Roses Painted Black (2018)
    Red Roses Painted Black
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
    Vered Blonstein in Motionless in White: Necessary Evil (2017)
    Motionless in White: Necessary Evil
    8.9
    Music Video
    • Goth Clown
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Chronicles of Krilas
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Moon Knight: Origins
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • An Inkling of An Inkling (2019)
      An Inkling of An Inkling
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Spider-Man Apprentice (2018)
      Spider-Man Apprentice
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Red Roses Painted Black (2018)
      Red Roses Painted Black
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Summer Sonata (2017)
      Summer Sonata
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Winter's Spirit (2016)
      Winter's Spirit
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Shades of Darkness (2015)
      Shades of Darkness
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Beyond the Mirror (2014)
      Beyond the Mirror
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Once A Year (2013)
      Once A Year
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Winter's Dream
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Winter's Scourge (2009)
      Winter's Scourge
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Spring Waltz
      Short
      • Director
    • Winter's Dream
      Winter's Dream
      Short
      • Director

    Actor

    • Donald's Pathological Morning (2025)
      Donald's Pathological Morning
      TV Series
      • Ian Monologue
      • 2025
    • Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 2+3
      Short
      • D-Head 5
      • Re-Ron
      • Undead Blue Devil
      • 2025
    • Destination: Hollywood, California (2024)
      Destination: Hollywood, California
      • Car Jacker
      • 2024
    • Eric Berger, Jack Vanover, Emily Hyde, Jonathan Holbrook, Benjamin Watts, and Andrew Jacob Brown in Feet of Death (2024)
      Feet of Death
      3.8
      • Matt (Bigfoot T-Shirt Guy)
      • 2024
    • Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 1 (2024)
      Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 1
      Short
      • Blue Devil
      • 2024
    • City of Love (2023)
      City of Love
      6.6
      • La La Ride Inspector
      • 2023
    • The Adventures of Benjamin Pike (2021)
      The Adventures of Benjamin Pike
      TV Series
      • The Sneaky One
      • 2021
    • Donald Sutherland, John Posey, Tyler Posey, Robert Ri'chard, and Summer Spiro in Alone (2020)
      Alone
      5.1
      • Screamer (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Spider-Man Apprentice (2018)
      Spider-Man Apprentice
      TV Series
      • Spider-Man
      • 2018
    • The Fruition Machine (2018)
      The Fruition Machine
      Short
      • Lab Assistant 1
      • 2018
    • Red Roses Painted Black (2018)
      Red Roses Painted Black
      Short
      • Tom
      • 2018
    • Vered Blonstein in Motionless in White: Necessary Evil (2017)
      Motionless in White: Necessary Evil
      8.9
      Music Video
      • Goth Clown
      • 2017
    • Summer Sonata (2017)
      Summer Sonata
      Short
      • Watcher of the Woods
      • 2017
    • Merry Grissom in Barely Managing (2017)
      Barely Managing
      TV Movie
      • Kevin
      • 2017
    • Winter's Spirit (2016)
      Winter's Spirit
      Short
      • Rick
      • 2016

    Sound Department

    • The Grove
      • sound mixer
      • Post-production
    • Donald's Pathological Morning (2025)
      Donald's Pathological Morning
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 2025
    • Eric Berger, Jack Vanover, Emily Hyde, Jonathan Holbrook, Benjamin Watts, and Andrew Jacob Brown in Feet of Death (2024)
      Feet of Death
      3.8
      • sound
      • 2024
    • Lumberjack (2024)
      Lumberjack
      Short
      • sound recordist
      • 2024
    • Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 1 (2024)
      Dawn of Don Damage Vol. 1
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2024
    • Iron Gate Chronicles (2023)
      Iron Gate Chronicles
      Short
      • boom operator
      • 2023
    • James Patrick Pitt and Shanie Schwartzman in Because of This (2022)
      Because of This
      8.3
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2022
    • Katharine Lee McEwan, Becca Berg, and Camillia Crous in S4V3 H3R (2021)
      S4V3 H3R
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2021
    • Russell Subiono, Kenneth Matepi, Olga Kalashnikova, and Jennifer Kinsey in Angel by Thursday (2021)
      Angel by Thursday
      6.0
      • assistant sound on-location recordist
      • 2021
    • Ryan Cafeo, Hari Williams, and Max Gideon in Mr Misfortune (2019)
      Mr Misfortune
      6.8
      • sound mixer
      • 2019
    • Collateral Damage: The Complete Don Damage Collection vols. 1-12 (2018)
      Collateral Damage: The Complete Don Damage Collection vols. 1-12
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2018
    • Cherry Pepper (2017)
      Cherry Pepper
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2017
    • Birth of a Nation and Chill (2016)
      Birth of a Nation and Chill
      Short
      • location sound mixer
      • 2016
    • Marshall Fox, Luke Baldridge, and Danny Curtis in Mort (2015)
      Mort
      Short
      • sound recordist
      • 2015
    • Shades of Darkness (2015)
      Shades of Darkness
      7.3
      • sound editor
      • 2015
    • Snakes on a Plane: True Tales of Legendary Films (2015)
      Snakes on a Plane: True Tales of Legendary Films
      Short
      • location sound mixer
      • 2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Demo Reel 2:04
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    Comedy Reel
    Demo Reel 2:28
    Comedy Reel
    Exclusive Look
    Featurette 2:47
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    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Acting Website
      • Facebook Fan Page
    • Alternative name
      • Ian Ademas
    • Height
      • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Pronouns
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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White
    • Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identity
      • American

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