Welcome to
Kinetic Film Group
art + business
We are three friends who understand the key to a memorable film is its ability to be compelling and intense.
Remember those movies that would make you lose sleep? That's Kinetic Film Group, LLC. A company we formed to birth high intensity entertainment through compelling stories of the untapped unknown. We create, source, and license IPs to bring to the world cutting edge genre movies.
A STARTUP INDEPENDENT MOVIE STUDIO
ARUN ARORA, M.S.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Arun has a Masters of Science in Quantitative Modeling and BBA in Finance and Investments. He's gained 15 years business experience as a senior level financial services professional at the investment bank BNP Paribas. Arun has been successful at establishing relationships in a borrowing community and is highly devoted to delivering high levels of customer satisfaction. Renowned as the "go to" person in his roles in Hedge Fund Derivatives, Exotic Options & Structured Products, and Profit & Loss teams, Arun is an expert in analyzing cash flows and solving complex problems. He is excited to use his management skills, business savvy, and mathematical acumen to be an entrepreneur and to work with his best friends in leading Kinetic Film Group to soaring heights.
JOHN SAUNDERS
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
As a single child with a lot of free time, John practically lived in mom and pop video rental stores. From Carpenter to Romero, his love for memorable genre films transcended over decades until finding his place as a screenwriter. In addition to his creative ventures, he has over 10 years of media experience within TV, including major networks such as MTV, CBS, and HBO. Transitioning into the film world, John is the co-writer and executive producer of "Wretched" and "The Damned". With great passion for the horror genre, he is ready to bring new marketable franchises to fans worldwide.
DR. NIRANJAN MAGANTI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Originally from Ohio, Niranjan went to college in NY trying to choose between healing people or entertaining people. He chose both, as he double majored in Chemistry and Media Studies. Now as an adult, he still chooses both as he is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist practicing in California and a gifted contributor to our IPs, including "Wretched".
KINETIC'S SLATE OF FILMS
Home
The pain from the death of their newborn Alex, leads unhappily married Meredith and her husband Jared, to separate. Alone in her house, Meredith is convinced that Alex is still alive, unaware that the death of her baby has caused the birth of something terribly sinister
GENRE: Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller, Mental Illness
STATUS: Post-Production
STARRING: Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek, 12 Monkeys), Francois Arnaud (The Borgias, Midnight Texas), Christian Convery (Beautiful Boy, Playing with Fire)
DIRECTOR: Adam O'Brien
PRODUCERS: Adam O'Brien, Kinetic Film Group, Philip Kalin, Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard, Benoit Beaulie, Albert Melamed.
The Damned
A fractured family becomes trapped inside their vacation home when a group of otherworldly children show up to terrorize them.
This possible franchise will be first to market theatrical release concerning this well followed urban legend.
GENRE: Urban Legends, Supernatural Thriller
STATUS: Financing
DIRECTOR: Adam O'Brien
PRODUCERS: Adam O'Brien, Kinetic Film Group, Philip Kalin, Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard, Benoit Beaulie, Albert Melamed.
WRETCHED 3D
In the idyllic town of Mills falls, a daring group of kids stumble upon a dark secret at a farmhouse that left one dead, and the rest forever scarred. Ten years later, Melissa is released from a mental institution and back into town, where she must face the returning darkness, and ultimately find out of the evil is real, or simply descends from the wretched corners of her mind.
GENRE: Horror, Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Mental Illness
STATUS: Financing
DIRECTOR: Adam O'Brien
PRODUCERS: Harrison B. Smith, Adam O'Brien, Kinetic Film Group.
AQUASLASH
Thrills, chills, and comedy meet coeds and gory dismemberment in this chlorine and blood drenched murder mystery.
GENRE: Slasher, Comedy, Mystery
STATUS: Complete
DIRECTOR: Renaud Gauthier
PRODUCERS: Adam O'Brien, Kinetic Film Group, Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard, Benoit Beaulie, Mathias Bernard, Philip Kalin.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhPHCksxk-8
WE ARE FANS
AND CREATORS
we live for this
"A tale as old as time" - quite literally since the dawn of Mankind we have entertained each other through storytelling. At Kinetic, our team grew up adoring the stories of our heroes and monsters.
Now we are privileged to have the talent and resources to turn our own IPs and those of other creators into high intensity entertainment that will spellbind audiences and inspire generations.
