.:.:: Breakwall Pictures :: Team Members ::.:.

Breakwall is always open to speaking with future team members, collaborators and partners. Whether you are looking to submit a script, join our crew, or just want more information on our team and how we work, feel free to get in touch with us through the Contact page.

Employment Through Breakwall

One of the greatest tragedies of filmmaking in the Midwest is that the best talent is constantly leaving for the east or west coast. The Midwest has some of the best training programs in film and video production, however, the perception exists that graduates have to immediately head to New York or Los Angeles to make a living.

Breakwall wants to join with other film production companies in the Midwest in breaking this perception.

We are looking to bring in and hold on to this talent through great projects and appropriate compensation. Potential crew members should submit a cover letter, resume, and reel to us through the Contact page.

Dan Kuhlman founded Breakwall Pictures with brother Jeremy Kuhlman in 2007. His production credits include the short films: Jacob in the Wilderness (In Production), the Helena Trailer (Completed 2008), Being James Dean (Post-production), Day Dreams (Completed 2006), and the spec commercial spots: Heinz: Good On Anything, Heinz: No Heinz, Not Happening and Heinz: Feel The Love. He is a Jeff Award winning actor, and proud alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama.

His representative film credits include: Thicker Than Water with TTW Films, Say Hello To Clive For Me with Back Burner Films, the role of Timothy McVeigh in Conspiracy: Oklahoma City Bombing for the History Channel, and Sphinx Productions’ The Memoirs of Don Walker which received high acclaim at The New York Film Festival, East Lansing Film Festival, and Chicago’s IndieFest. His theatrical credits include: Famous Door’s multi-Jeff Award winning production of The Cider House Rules: Parts I and II, The Fastest Clock in the Universe with A Red Orchid Theatre, The Caretaker and Saved at Mary-Arrchie Theatre, and The Misanthrope with Next Theatre, all of which were Jeff Recommended.

Jeremy Kuhlman founded Breakwall Pictures with his brother Dan Kuhlman in 2007. Since his graduation from the University of Oregon, Jeremy has worked extensively in documentary film, music video, independent short film and commercial production. He is a highly trained and experienced photographer and has a portfolio that includes shots from locations ranging from the remote island of Tazmania to the glaciers and mountains of Patagonia. In the spring, he produced and served as the Director of Photography for a promotional documentary on backcountry skiers for Icelantic Boards shot on location in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Salt Lake City, Utah. He has independently produced and shot music videos for “The Charlie Hapner Band”, “Stairway Denied” and “Reeple Jar”. He also has extensive experience as a member of the camera department for commercials and short films, and is currently serving as Director of Photography for Breakwall’s short project “Jacob in the Wilderness”. He is the sole proprietor of an independent clothing line and on-line sales company, and has been trained in marketing, management, finance, industry and competitive analysis from both the University of Oregon and American University in Washington D.C.

Since her graduation from Northern Illinois University, Mylene has produced and directed over 25 web-based commercials for local Chicago and Midwestern retailers. She has extensive knowledge in production management as well as serving in the camera and grip departments on several feature length films. Her personality and attention to detail makes her an invaluable asset to any production. Mylene has recently been voted onto the board of directors of Women in Film Chicago.