GripWrite Productions
About Us
Once upon a time in Chicago, a grip and a writer came together with a grand idea to tell bold stories. Their stories grew in their minds and materialized onto the page, but to make it to the big screen, they needed some help. Scouring the city, they serendipitously found the executive producer that would allow them to create two award-winning shorts and continue to tell their stories together as one.
David Barrie Jr. - Executive Producer
Dave is the co-owner of GripWrite and has executive produced and funded all GripWrite's films -- Inheritance, Shadows of Hidden Hill & Survive -- since 2013. He also acted in all three films as a priest, a corpse and a general, respectively. Prior to the entertainment industry, Dave was in the Estate Manager and Facilities Management field for over 25 years.
Danial A. Miller - Producer & Director
Dan is the co-owner of GripWrite and has over 30 years experience in the entertainment industry, beginning as an apprentice at Chicago’s Lyric Opera as an on-stage stagehand from 1976 until 1979. From there he joined the production of The Blues Brothers in the construction department and was the go-to guy on iconic Chicago films such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Child's Play and Home Alone. In recent years, Dan has produced and directed the short films Inheritance, Shadows of Hidden Hill and Survive.
Timothy Morgan - Producer, Writer & Director
Tim is the co-owner of GripWrite and has been in the entertainment industry for 15 years, beginning in Los Angeles on the TV show "Prison Break" as a writer's assistant. He also wrote 4 episodes of the spin-off series "Prison Break: Proof of Innocence." Since moving back to Chicago, Tim has written several award-winning feature and short screenplays and wrote, directed and produced a number of shorts including Inheritance, Shadows of Hidden Hill and Survive.