WRITER DIRECTOR PRODUCER ARTIST
Deane Machine
FOUNDER. ARTIST. WRITER. DIRECTOR Deane Machine creates iconic art, stories and movies for media companies and in collaboration with designers and brands. 2017 – now
Smiling Planet
CEO. CO-FOUNDER. ARTIST. WRITER. Smiling Planet is a story and art based brand that makes earth-friendly things for kids, and is celebrated around the world.
2007 – 2017
Board President
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS, AMERICAN EMBASSY SCHOOL New Delhi 2014-2015
Elected to the Board by parents and faculty. Elected President by fellow Board members. Unified Board to make necessary changes and successfully navigate thru a budgetary and diplomatic crisis. Re-focused the school mission on "the joyful pursuit" of academic excellence.
Feature Films
DEN OF LIONS Millennium Films, 2002 – Starring Stephen Dorff & Bob Hoskins,
WRITER, CO-PRODUCER
DIRTY MONEY Bruce/Deane Productions, 1995
WRITER, CO-PRODUCER, ACTOR
Festivals: Palm Springs, Montreal, Boston, and New York Underground
Network TV
GREG BEHRENDT’S ULTIMATUM (ABC – prime time) Avalon Productions, 2006
STORY CONSULTANT: Structured pilot. Wrote pilot presentation
MEET MISTER MOM (NBC – prime time) James Bruce Productions, 2005
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, produced and directed reality, supervised post-production, delivered episodes to Network.
THE CASINO (FOX – prime time) Mark Burnett Productions, 2004
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, produced and directed reality, supervised post-production, delivered episodes to Network.
THE RESTAURANT (NBC – prime time) Mark Burnett Productions, 2003
PRODUCER: Wrote show bible, directed multi-camera coverage, produced and directed reality.
Theater
KING OF NOTHING The Road Theatre, 1999 CO-WRITER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR
Illustrated Books
SMILING PLANET - WRITER, ARTIST
POTUS - WRITER, ARTIST
DONUT DREAM - WRITER, ARTIST
EVERYONE DREAMS - WRITER, ARTIST
additional credits on request
Education
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BA English 1982
LA SORBONNE Les Cours pour les Étrangérs – Liberal Arts 1982
HSBC/MARINE MIDLAND BANK, Wall Street Officer Training Program, Film Finance 1983
PERFORMING and VISUAL ARTS extensive professional training
Other
DUAL CITIZENSHIP – USA and FRANCE