CHIP HOURIHAN (Producer) is an acclaimed independent feature film producer, who recently produced, line produced, and directed the 2nd unit for the dramatic feature Mind the Gap, starring Alan King, John Heard, Jill Sobule, Kim Raver and Writer/Director Eric Schaeffer. Mind the Gap received the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature in its World Premiere at the 2004 South by Southwest Film Festival, was released theatrically in 2004, and was broadcast by Showtime in 2005. Hourihan also produced, line produced, and directed the 2nd unit for the family drama Personal Sergeant, starring Victor Argo and Celine Marget, currently on the film festival circuit. He wrote, produced and directed the award-winning dramatic feature Glissando, which Variety called “a small gem deserving wider exposure… a striking debut for talented helmer-scripter Chip Hourihan.” The Los Angeles Times called Glissando “a terrific independent feature… Hourihan reveals a real gift for establishing mood and character with economy while evoking deeply a sense of time and place.” A former commercial producer, music video director, and location scout for directors Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Paul Mazursky, Anton Corbijn and Tony Kaye, Hourihan is a graduate of Yale University with degrees in English and Architecture.