Frank Merle is an American screenwriter, director and producer best known for The Employer and From Jennifer. Also a theatrical producer and director, Merle graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Film career Merle co-founded Keyhole Theatre Company in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. He served as artistic director of Keyhole Theatre Company for seven years until it closed. He made the short films, What Joan Knows, Morgan's Last Call, Gnaw, Art Room, and Carnage on Graves Farm. The latter three were released on home video in 2010 as Carnage, Chaos & Creeps.
Merle's first feature film was the 2013 psychological thriller The Employer. It was a Shriekfest official selection and Merle won Best director for the film at the Los Angeles Movie Awards. In 2016, Dread Central reported that Merle would write and direct From Jennifer, the third installment in the To Jennifer found-footage series originated by James Cullen Bressack.
Filmography YearFilmCredited as NotesDirectorProducerWriter 2007 What Joan Knows short film 2008 Morgan's Last Call short film Gnaw short film 2009 Art Room short film Carnage on Graves Farm short film 2010 Carnage, Chaos & Creeps short film 2013 The Employer 2016 2 Jennifer 2017 From Jennifer 2018 For Jennifer 2021 The Gloom podcast series 2022 Tales From the Other Side segment director/producer Goodnight Forgotten Catfish Christmas 2023 All Gone Wrong Blood Covered Chocolate Driftwood executive producer 2024 Porcelain 2025 A Hard Place co-producer Namaka
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External links Official website