ADAM DONAGHEY’S BIO
Adam Donaghey, President and founder of Zero Trans Fat Productions, is an award-winning independent film producer from Texas. His work has been seen at festivals and special screenings all over the world.
Adam’s latest projects are Independent Spirit nominee Bryan Poyser’s LOVERS OF HATE, picked up by IFC Films, and Clay Liford’s MY MOM SMOKES WEED, both of which screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Frank V. Ross’ award-winning AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK and Clay Liford’s award-winning EARTHLING, both premiered at the 2010 South By Southwest Film Festival. He recently wrapped principle photography on Clay Liford’s WUSS, Eric Steele’s UNCERTAIN, TX, and Michelle Mower’s PREACHER’S DAUGHTER.
His first feature film, ST. NICK, premiered at the 2009 South By Southwest Film Festival and subsequently won the Grand Jury Prize for Texas Filmmaking at AFI Dallas. Since then, it has appeared at festivals worldwide and was picked up by Watchmaker/Benton Films.
Adam is also Vice-President & CMO of Aviation Cinemas, Inc., a movie theater company currently operating the historic Texas Theatre.
Adam regularly speaks at universities, film festivals, and industry related workshops and conferences; and judges for competitions and film festivals all over the country. Adam is a film and food columnist for Houston Bay Area’s SCENE Magazine and produces the Houston and Austin 24 Hour Film Races.
Adam is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a BA in Philosophy and is a member of the Kemah Volunteer Fire Department.
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Adam Donaghey’s Résumé
PRODUCER’S STATEMENT
There’s really nothing more rewarding than being an integral part of an artistic, creative collective with the sole goal of developing meaningful and enlightening projects. My primary role in filmmaking is as a producer. That term is so ambiguous and I’m often asked exactly what I do. Being an independent film producer, I try to do as much as I possibly can to support the project. My aim is to help finance, or obtain financing, first and foremost; and then to see the production through pre-production, principle photography, post-production and distribution. My duty is to maintain stability throughout, but most importantly, to help realize the writer and/or director’s artistic vision.
Zero Trans Fat Productions promises to develop, produce and deliver intelligent, artistic, and entertaining films and videos; to function as an integral part of the creative, collaborative process; and to broaden the horizons of film production in the state of Texas.
Early photo of Adam as "Dracula"
After a mysterious atmospheric event aboard the international space station, a small group of people wake up to realize that their entire lives have been a lie... 
This well-ordered comedy is about attempting to keep life simple, and the beauty of such an absurd pursuit. Most men live lives of quiet desperation – Ron’s desperation is about to get loud... 
In this savage comedy about deceit and sibling rivalry, two estranged brothers, Rudy and Paul, have nothing in common but their love for the same woman. When Paul whisks her away to a romantic mountain retreat, the lovers have no idea that Rudy has made it there first... 
A stark, haunting portrait of childhood following the adventures of a runaway brother and sister as they try to survive, all on their own, out on the wintry plains of the great southwest... 
After a loyal son comes home to visit his aging mother, she assigns him some chores -- one of which involves a road trip to help satiate her desire for a certain special herb... 
This immigrant odyssey is the story of a woman who left her life in the Dominican Republic in the early 1980s for the South-side of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Despite difficulty and temptation, she upheld her dignity and her pursuit of the American dream... 
Based on Albert Camus' novel of the same name, this classic tale of morality and injustice centers around two men set apart from society and its ‘norms’ by the wicked enticement of The Stranger! 
A high school teacher fights back against a group of students who repeatedly beat him up, by teaming up with a young girl who has a predilection for smoking discarded cigarettes... 
In Uncertain, TX believe half of what you hear and none of what you see... 
"Some sins are never forgotten... especially in a small town." 
