Jeffrey Scott Collins is an award winning writer, director, and producer. He just finished his third feature film, an elevated horror called, “The Caged”. The film was inspired by an incredible true story in England and shot in London. Jeff wrote, directed, and produced the film, which stars Tamzin Merchant, Edmund Kingsley, and Raffiella Chapman. The Coven is handling worldwide sales. Jeff’s sophomore feature film, "Above the Line,” a dark heist-comedy set in Los Angeles, was released by Quiver Distribution on June 26th, 2026, following a small theatrical release. The film stars Sophia Ali, Cedric the Entertainer, Reno Wilson, Jamie Lee, Adhir Kalyan, and Gregg Henry. Jeff directed the film, co-wrote the script, and produced the film through his production company, This Seems Reel Entertainment. The film premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival and was sold by Film Mode Entertainment. Jeff’s feature film debut, “Poor Greg Drowning”, was released worldwide by Comedy Dynamics in 2020. The film screened at 26 festivals around the world, winning 13 awards including Best Picture, Best Comedy, and Best Director. Cedric the Entertainer narrated and Executive Produced the film. Other projects include a slate of feature and TV projects that Jeff is developing through This Seems Reel. Jeff began his film and TV career in finance, before transitioning into creative services at HBO. He then worked as a Director’s Assistant for John Hamburg on “Why Him?”, Luke Greenfield on “Let’s Be Cops”, and Victor Levin on “5 to 7”. Jeff ran Luke’s development company, WideAwake, and also did development for Hamburg’s Particular Pictures. Jeff then worked in feature development at Hasbro/ Allspark Studios, and ran Film & TV for Scondo Productions. Read less