Bevan Bell was an eight-year-old
Kansas native when he decided that he wanted to "grow up and be in
movies." Although that daydream desire wouldn't come to fruition until
early 2003, he never stopped working toward the goal of working in the
"land of make-believe." At the age of 18, Bevan was working as a part time editor at a television news station in Memphis, TN. Two years later he would become tired of "not having the shots he needed" while editing, thus moving through the natural ranks of local television news he became a videographer/photojournalist. The skills and techniques gained while working in television news merely polished his chops before taking a bite out of independent film.
In 2003 Bevan finally made the time to chase down his boyhood dream of acting. He was selected to act in a supporting role in the film DOGME: POTLUCK. After realizing that there were like-minded individuals in Memphis, TN chasing down the Hollywood dream, he began to audition for various productions in town.
Bevan joined the ranks of Rusted Sun Films after landing the lead role of Brad, in their first short, THE VISITOR (2003). It was the close relationship built on set that laid the groundwork for RSF's first feature film, A COWBOY'S SILVER LINING (2004), a film that Bevan Co-Directed, Wrote, Starred in, Shot, Edited, Composed, and Produced.
His dedication and hard work to complete his first feature film won an award, The 2005 Barebones International Independent Film Festival Indie Auteur Award. It was a fantastic honor for a first time filmmaker.
Bevan continued to seek out acting roles in Memphis, DELUSIONS (2005), SLOW DOWN... YOU'RE DATING TOO FAST (2005) and worked toward his second feature length production DIVINE MANIPULATION OF THE THREADS (2006). Again, he would wear a number of hats in the production including writing, shooting, editing, acting, producing, scoring, and supervising the production.
He has recently finished a role in the film CURBSIDE CONFESSIONS (in production) and can be seen in the upcoming Craig Brewer film, BLACK SNAKE MOAN (2006).
Bevan now works as a Photographer/Editor at Beyond Pix, has recently joined his fiancée in San Francisco, and is writing another feature length film for production in 2007.
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