Skyler Lawson (Directing)

Skyler Lawson is a writer / director with his sight set on telling visceral stories that reflect American culture as he sees it. Lawson's films are rooted in ethical as well as philosophical concepts, exploring human faith and morality. Each one of Lawson's films are trademarked with lush and evocative camera work, paired with a challengingly dark undercurrent. His unflinching honesty often serves as a mirror of culture in the United States, but also offers an optimistic hand as it challenges the audience to look inward. His visual sensibilities are heavily influenced by his fine art background as a painter and later a designer. He graduated among the top of his class from Herron School of Art and Design with a degree in Visual Communication. A product of a fifth generation farm family from Indiana, Lawson's work is laced with themes authentic to the American working class. That work ethic...Read More