Rex Sikes Movie Beat Chats With Director Lance Kawas: The Revenge Of The Mask

Lance Kawas, director, has a passion for writing screenplays and directing. Lance spent ten years writing 30 screenplays which earned him 19 national screenplay competition awards and opened the door for him to direct indie films. His films include horror feature Silent Scream, true mob story Street Boss. A children's movie The Deported. His 4th the drama/action Restitution. Recent projects include his “Revenge of The Mask Film” which has 39.8 million views. He produced the entire series. A High End commercial that's won 18 Best Commercial Awards from around the world. Trailers for A Silent War & Odin’s 9 and an award winning music video. He's developing his script to direct The Violinist, with Armory Films (Peanut Butter Falcon, Mudbound) with producer Tim Zajaros. Lance has directed actors such as, Tom Arnold, Mena Suvari, C Thomas Howell, William Sadler, Talia Shire, Michael Rappaport, Paul Rodriguez, Vincent Pastore, Carmen Argenziano, and Nick Turturro to name a few. He has two best feature film awards and one nomination for best director. He's hired to write scripts for producers and has inked four such writing deals. He holds a BA in Finance & Banking from The U of Michigan. His finance background helps him prepare film budgets. As a director he says "i engage in incongruence and non linear story telling showcasing drama through color and shadows seen in a multi layered frame accentuated though various lighting techniques, arcs, looks, feel, and aesthetics - This is what I put on the screen.