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From the twisted minds of Leigh Whannell (co-writer of Saw and Insidious) and Ian Brennan (co-creator of “Glee”), Cooties is a horror comedy with unexpected laughs and unapologetic thrills. When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into little killer savages, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage. The film stars Elijah Wood (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), and Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”) as teachers who fight to survive the mayhem while hilariously bickering in an uncomfortable love triangle on the worst Monday of their lives.
DIRECTORS' BIOGRAPHY
JONATHAN MILOTT and CARY MURNION (Directors) are a directing team also known as HONEST. Their partnership was formed in the spring of 1997 when the duo met while attending the Parsons School of Design and have been working together ever since. HONEST is an award-winning creative studio dedicated to creating unconventional content in all forms. They have more than a decade of experience crafting compelling visual, narrative and interactive media. In addition to winning an ADC Young Gun Award, HONEST has been featured in numerous magazines, both online and in print.
In 2003 Nike asked the team if they wanted to be involved in a short-film series they were developing called The Art of Speed. Nike picked 10 directors who were to write a script for a short film, all with the theme of speed. Milott and Murnion came from athletic backgrounds but never finished in first place in any of their athletic endeavors, so they decided to create a sport in which anyone could win. The result was Shortest Race, a race that was only 39.9 inches long. Nike was thrilled with the subsequent film and it screened at film festivals across the country.
From there Milott and Murnion directed short films with support from Diesel, Panasonic and again Nike. The duo also started filming commercials and developing digital ad campaigns. HONEST has collaborated with top ad agencies including Goodby, Silverstein & Partners; BBDO; Crispin Porter + Bogusky; Publicis, Leo Burnett; Wunderman; Mullen; and JWT.
In 2008 a film production company developing features to be screened late at night in college towns asked HONEST to submit their ideas for a short film. Milott and Murnion wrote a script for a short film called Boob, about a breast implant that comes alive and terrorizes a hospital staff as it tries to escape the clutches of an evil surgeon. Boob was a big hit, taking them around the country to film festivals such as SXSW, IFFBoston, GenArt and Newport Beach. With its unique premise and innovative visual style, the short also garnered Hollywood attention.
Since then the filmmakers’ work has been recognized with multiple projects short-listed at Cannes, the Webby Awards and FWA. Their work has been featured in Saatchi & Saatchi’s New Directors Showcase and the Shots New Directors Showcase, Vimeo Staff Picks and the CA Web Picks.
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