Kent Lamm, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN.

Kent Lamm

Director, Writer and Producer at AFIN

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  • 2019at AFIN

Biography

Kent is a filmmaker from Richmond, Virginia. He has won awards working as both a director and editor, but is best known for his first feature film, Bad is Bad. Made for only $6k, it went viral with millions of views on YouTube. Now based in Los Angeles, he also runs the YouTube channel Standard Story Company, where he explains storytelling techniques in film to over 170k subscribers.

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Credits at AFIN

Selected filmography beyond AFIN

Primarily credited in directing across their wider career, per TMDB.

Since Kent’s 2019 AFIN recognition, 3 known screen credits follow below. See the AFIN launchpad →

  • The Lost Fortune of Oliver Brody posterThe Lost Fortune of Oliver Brody since AFINDirector · Writer12m2026

    After striking gold in the wild frontier, a lone prospector’s dream of bringing riches home to his family is threatened by a mysterious intruder.

  • Last Laugh Inc. posterLast Laugh Inc. since AFINDirector · Writer9m2022

    So a guy walks into a joke store...

  • The Little Helpers posterThe Little Helpers since AFINDirector · Writer5m2022

    Two elves get a visit from their boss, and it isn’t very pleasant.

  • Hawaii posterHawaii Director · Writer2019
  • Will "The Machine" posterWill "The Machine" Director · Writer13m2019

    Will Vaughn's obsessive discipline has made him the top high school football recruit in the country. But when a new kid in town effortlessly beats him in a race, Will must choose between making a friend or crushing his competition.

  • The Hands You Shake posterThe Hands You Shake Director · Writer1h 33m2013

    Two criminals misplace $1.5 million of dirty money, wich is discovered by three college grads on their first night in the real world. Feeling this is their only opportunity for success in a bad economy, the graduates soon find themselves plunged into the worst night of their lives as they struggle to hold on to their...

  • Bad is Bad posterBad is Bad Director · Writer · Truck Passenger - Backseat1h 36m2011

    A locally loved suburban family man has to pay for the worst thing he's ever done when two mysterious young criminals break into his home.

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