Mirror Films, a Hollywood shop headed by executive producer Eric Barrett, has added director Kevin Kerslake and head of production Ali Hileman. Kerslake has been active in spots, music videos, TV and documentaries during his career.
Over the past several years, he has focused primarily on screenwriting (with screenplays sold to Warner Bros and Sony), while helming client-direct work for action sports clients such as Burton, Quiksilver and DC Shoes through his own company, Gigantic. His music clip work spans bands like The Rolling Stones, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, REM, and most recently Velvet Revolver and The Used.
Kerslake’s ad credits encompass such clients as AT&T, Sony PlayStation, Reebok, Sprint, Kohler, Compaq, Sprite, Nike and Puma. His production house affiliations over the years have included Merge (a division of Crossroads, bicoastal and Chicago), A Band Apart, Los Angeles, bicoastal/international MJZ, and now defunct houses Satellite and The End.
Kerslake joins a Mirror spot directorial lineup that includes Chris Woods, Ondi Timoner, Branson Veal and Bobby Montero. Mirror also reps international helming talent stateside, such as Louis-Pascal Couvelaire, Jean-Pierre Roux, Alan Friel and Tim Gibbs.
Hileman returns to the spot arena after a stint in the feature world as the director of creative affairs for actor/director Forest Whitaker’s production company Spiritdance Entertainment. Previously she was with Atlas Pictures, a since-closed commercial production house.
Mirror’s sales force consists of independent reps Lisa Schreiber of Boardalicious who handles the West Coast, Kristina Kovacevic at KK Reps in the Midwest, Michael Eha on the East Coast, and Ann Asprodites in the South.
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