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Gordon Twells

Producer

Gordon moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2002. Originally a native of Sonoma County, Gordon left behind a career in Real Estate investment and development to pursue visions of a better and more rewarding life in the green pastures of Southern California.

Going straight into the workforce after high school, he amassed a small empire of Real Estate while working as a Senior Technician for the Ford Motor Company. Although his trade satiated the technical and organizational aspects of his personality, he was driven to unrest during this time by his lifelong obsession for the arts.

Eventually, his love for the arts won out. He quit his trade, sold his properties and returned to school to pursue his passion full time. A Liberal Arts major in college, he was particularly fascinated by the Visual Medium and Music. His curriculum during this time was dominated by the study of the great masters of these two arenas.

Once finished with school, he embarked on a journey across the United States. Outfitting a Volkswagen Vanagon Synchro for extreme travel, he criss-crossed America for a year, adventuring into remote regions of the U.S. , discovering the myriad of different lifestyles that Americans share.

Gordon eventually made his way to Los Angeles at the time when Dominic and Matt were forming the initial seeds of “DUEL.” He immediately fell in love with the story and began to work on bringing this project to a level of quality rarely achieved in Short Film.

“Until now, I could see no practical use for my background in the things I wanted to pursue with my life. Film is an interesting art in that it combines all the aspects of the classical mediums, yet there is a tremendous technical/ organizational facet to pulling it off. Everything I had learned till now, and more, came into play to make this film happen. It was one of the best experiences of my life.”

Although uncredited, Gordon also played the difficult role of the dead body wrapped in burlap at the end of the film. He is still waiting for his S.A.G. card.