Dennis Trombly
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Dennis Trombly is an award-winning American filmmaker who was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He developed an interest in art and storytelling from a young age. He describes his style of art as a single frame that tells a story. He wrote his first short story, "Lost Atlantis", at age 13 and was awarded Best Artist at age 14.
He initially pursued a career in robotics engineering, but changed his path after a film studies professor recognized his talent and passion for filmmaking. He studied mass communications at the University of Michigan-Flint, where he had the opportunity to work at the PBS TV station. He then moved to Southern California to attend Chapman University, where he earned his MFA in film production with an emphasis in all areas of filmmaking. He also received a Panavision grant to shoot his thesis film.
He has produced, directed, written and edited several short films and TV projects, including "Truce" (2005), "Sacred Belonging" (2020) and "Man in the Mountain" (2023). His most recent work is a prequel TV pilot to Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", which he released on YouTube in 2022. He hopes to make films that are timeless and memorable, like the classics he admires.
He initially pursued a career in robotics engineering, but changed his path after a film studies professor recognized his talent and passion for filmmaking. He studied mass communications at the University of Michigan-Flint, where he had the opportunity to work at the PBS TV station. He then moved to Southern California to attend Chapman University, where he earned his MFA in film production with an emphasis in all areas of filmmaking. He also received a Panavision grant to shoot his thesis film.
He has produced, directed, written and edited several short films and TV projects, including "Truce" (2005), "Sacred Belonging" (2020) and "Man in the Mountain" (2023). His most recent work is a prequel TV pilot to Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", which he released on YouTube in 2022. He hopes to make films that are timeless and memorable, like the classics he admires.