Kelly Morgan McCrillis was born on July 17th, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California. His short film "Off Day" played at the A.F.I. Film Festival and his current feature film, "Emily", is scheduled for a 2017 festival run. He is a writer and director, who works in Portland, OR and attended college at Whitworth University, receiving a B.A. in both Creative Writing and Literature.