Mario Kenyon
- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Mario Kenyon is an American producer who is originally from the Bay Area. Mario made his way to Southern California to attend USC, where he majored in philosophy, minored in both cinematic arts and theater and graduated with honors. It was in the final year at USC where Mario truly discovered his passion for acting and filmmaking. Upon graduating USC he enrolled in The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown two-year Meisner conservatory to build the foundation for his craft.
While attending Baron Brown, Mario discovered his desire to work behind the camera as well. No longer than a year after graduating Baron Brown he produced and directed his first original theatrical production entitled, "The April Project." An ambitious and successful attempt at creating, casting and putting on an original play all within the month of April. Since "The April Project" Mario has transition to the screen, producing multiple music videos, short films and features.
In 2015 Mario teamed up with writer/director Adrián García Bogliano (ABC's of death, Here Comes the Devil) to produce Bogliano's kidnapping thriller, "Scherzo Diabolico," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. He continued his work with Bogliano a few years later as Executive Producer of his Swedish horror film, Black Circle. He was a Co-Executive Producer on Xander Robin's Are We Not Cats, which premiered at the 2016 Venice Film Festival's Settimana Della Critica. He went on to Co-Executive Produce Edgar Nito's feature debut, The Gasoline Thieves, which won the best new narrative director award at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and received four Ariel Award Nominations in 2020.
In addition to his work in film Mario has worked extensively in the immersive media industry which has allowed him to work alongside such talent as Randal Kleiser, director of Grease and accomplished artist, Lena Herzog on her Immersive Oratorio, Last Whispers which premiered at Sundance in 2019. In addition to producing, Mario has been teaching at UCLA for the past three years, having created one of the school's first courses on immersive media.
While attending Baron Brown, Mario discovered his desire to work behind the camera as well. No longer than a year after graduating Baron Brown he produced and directed his first original theatrical production entitled, "The April Project." An ambitious and successful attempt at creating, casting and putting on an original play all within the month of April. Since "The April Project" Mario has transition to the screen, producing multiple music videos, short films and features.
In 2015 Mario teamed up with writer/director Adrián García Bogliano (ABC's of death, Here Comes the Devil) to produce Bogliano's kidnapping thriller, "Scherzo Diabolico," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. He continued his work with Bogliano a few years later as Executive Producer of his Swedish horror film, Black Circle. He was a Co-Executive Producer on Xander Robin's Are We Not Cats, which premiered at the 2016 Venice Film Festival's Settimana Della Critica. He went on to Co-Executive Produce Edgar Nito's feature debut, The Gasoline Thieves, which won the best new narrative director award at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and received four Ariel Award Nominations in 2020.
In addition to his work in film Mario has worked extensively in the immersive media industry which has allowed him to work alongside such talent as Randal Kleiser, director of Grease and accomplished artist, Lena Herzog on her Immersive Oratorio, Last Whispers which premiered at Sundance in 2019. In addition to producing, Mario has been teaching at UCLA for the past three years, having created one of the school's first courses on immersive media.
