Lee Gardner

Lee Gardner

Lee Gardner has a filmmaking pedigree, he grew up making short films. He started with short films and commercials, winning several awards at film festivals and received an Honorable Mention in the Utah Film Commission yearly Spot On commercial contest. Self taught, he worked and studied on his own to improve the many skills required to direct motion pictures. His company is Rare Legend Films.

Richard Dutcher

Richard Dutcher

Richard Dutcher is a Utah Filmmaker who produces, writes, directs, edits and frequently stars in his films. In 2005, Dutcher started the Main Street Movie Company, seeking to take his films from concept to full distribution independently.

Joseph L. Puente

Joseph L. Puente: Writer, Actor, Filmmaker

Joseph L. Puente is the President and Founder of The Utah Filmmakers Association. He has had a lifelong fascination with film ever since he saw a PBS documentary on the making of Raiders of the Lost Ark when he was a kid. Joe has been making short films since high school when he asked his parents for a video camera instead of a car at the age of 16.

Joe is the primary Executive Producer of Section One Entertainment and the creator and host of "Section One TV." His goals in the film industry are to entertain, educate, inspire and provoke thought in his audiences. Much of his work has been in the form of documentary shorts with "SOTV" but he has one feature film under his belt which he produced and directed during his last six months in the U.S. Navy and he has several other feature length projects in development.