John Murlowski Biography

Fast Facts

• Served as a volunteer counselor at the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center hotline
• Graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif
• Directed commercials and educational films for 5 years
• His film "Black Cadillac" was based on a real life event during which he and his friends were almost killed in a road rage incident during a late night blizzard
• In 2004, he launched Maple Island Films, an independent production company that specializes in lower cost action, thriller and family films
• Grew up in the Midwest, living in Minnesota, but sometimes visiting Wisconsin
• The film makers thank him in the credits of "Keeping Up with the Steins․"