Scott Teems
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Scott Teems is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on That Evening Sun (2009), The Quarry (2020), Halloween Kills (2021), Firestarter (2022) and Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
In 2009, Teems started his career by directing and writing the drama film That Evening Sun.[1] In February 2012, Teems signed on to script a film version of Cutting for Stone.[2] In October 2012, he was attached to script Scott Derrickson's horror film The Breathing Method, based on Stephen King's novella of the same name.[3] In 2014, he wrote and directed the documentary film Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey.[4] By 2016, he scripted six episodes for the drama series Rectify, directing two of them.[5]
In November 2018, he drafted the script for an episode of Narcos: Mexico.[6] In 2020, he directed the mystery thriller film The Quarry, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Andrew Brotzman.[7] He wrote the script and story for horror sequel Halloween Kills (2021),[8] and also scripted the horror-thriller remake Firestarter, released in 2022.[9][10]
In July 2019, Teems drafted the story for David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer.[11][12] In October 2020, he was brought on board to script Insidious: The Red Door.[13][14]
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Editor | Notes |
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| 2004 | Root. | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006 | Le Chase | Yes | No | No | Yes | Co-directed with Charlie Shahnaian |
| 2007 | A Death in the Woods | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | The Network Effect Featuring Dr. Steven Shepard | Yes | No | No | No | Documentary short |
| 2018 | Interpreting Twain | No | No | Yes | No |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | That Evening Sun | Yes | Yes | No | [15] | |
| 2014 | Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film | [16] |
| 2020 | The Quarry | Yes | Yes | No | [7] | |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | No | Yes | No | [8] | |
| 2022 | Firestarter | No | Yes | Yes | [9][17] | |
| 2023 | Insidious: The Red Door | No | Yes | No | [18] | |
| The Exorcist: Believer | No | Story | No | [19] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
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| 2014–16 | Rectify | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 episodes | [5] |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico | No | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa" | [6] |
For That Evening Sun, he won awards at the 2006 IFP Market Award for "Emerging Narrative Screenplay Award",[20] the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival for "Jury Award for Best Narrative",[21] the 2009 Newport International Film Festival for "Special Narrative Feature Jury Prize" and "Student Jury Narrative Grand Prize",[22] and the 2009 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival for "Best Director".[23]
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