JOHN FOSS
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Foss is a filmmaker whose work has premiered at Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, and other major festivals, with releases by Paramount, Netflix, and Universal. His commercial and branded projects - recognized with Gold ADDYs, Telly, CINE, and Cannes awards - have been featured on prominent platforms, including Times Square. As an actor, he has appeared in independent films, commercials, and a short film series with over 2 billion views collectively. He holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University and is a voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Producers Guild of America. Based in the Rocky Mountains near the Sundance Resort, Foss works with Kaleidoscope Pictures developing and producing feature films, series, and commercial content.
Producer TRUTH & TREASON 2025
Co-Producer OMAHA Sundance 2025
Exec Producer TOKYO COWBOY AMC Artisan Film 2024
Line Producer BEST. CHRISTMAS. EVER! Netflix 2023
Co-Exec Producer ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS Universal, Sundance 2023
Exec Producer THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS Paramount, Tribeca 2022
Director, Writer STRONG ENOUGH Prime 2022
Production Supervisor THE CARD COUNTER Universal, Venice 2021
Director, Writer THE CHRIST CHILD 2019
Co-Producer INSTRUMENT OF WAR BYUtv, Heartland 2017
Co-Producer WINTER THAW BYUtv, Heartland 2016
Writer TIMBER Nicholl Top 20% 2016
Director, Writer REINS (Short) Indy Film Fest 2013
Director, Writer KOFI (Short) Cannes 2011
Writer BRANDITS & ROBBERS Sundance Sloan Grant Finalist 2010
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Cole Webley’s debut feature, penned by ‘The Killing of Two Lovers’ writer-director Robert Machoian and premiering in competition at Sundance, follows a family road trip in the wake of shattering loss.
Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition this year is Omaha, an increasingly bleak road trip with a recently widowed father, his two kids and their dog. Set against the 2008 financial crisis, Omaha begins with a dad (John Magaro) facing foreclosure on his house after losing what appears to be everything professionally as well as the tragic death of his wife and mother to their two kids, Ella (Molly Belle Wright) and Charlie (Wyatt Solis).
EXCLUSIVE: Truth & Conviction is executive produced by Russ Kendall, John Foss and Jon Erwin. Kaleidoscope Pictures will produce the series.
EXCLUSIVE: Making its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers also stars Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious franchise), Michael Raymond-James (See) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead). Clayne Crawford and Kiki Crawford produced for Back40Pictures along with VictorHouse Films, with Bo Clancey, John Foss, Kris Towns, Sara Towns, Nancie Plaia and Sammy Plaia serving as EPs.
EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has secured worldwide rights to Kaleidoscope Pictures‘ sports drama Strong Enough from writer-director John Foss,
SUNDANCE: OMAHA will be premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition