Back when they’d send a guy across town to drop off a hard drive and pick up an HD tape. Back when studio lots were full of tv and film projects. Back when I was a PA. 2014. Not so long ago!
Watched @dancefreakmovie last night as it was meant to be seen: in a theater, with an enthusiastic audience, and a pasta stain from dinner on my shirt.
What a trippy, inventive and fun ride of a movie. If it plays in your town at an Alamo Drafthouse or wherever they screen digital DMT hallucinations… see it! It’s weird and funny and original and completely unasked for. Plus, I was a producer on it along with @rackleffrobby and @alanresnick (who co-directed) and @jamesrtrevor and @alphasixty .
So proud to have been a part this talented cast and crew as the squarest member by far. You can spot me in the film as an office worker who gets manhandled by @stavvybaby2 (an acting highlight). And, in true indie spirit, I also filled in as a (free, available) sound mixer—my first audio credit. Watch out IMDb.
A more personal note: the last time I was at the Braindead theater was 20 years ago when it was known as the Silent Movie Theater. My film school program screened our year end (painful, amateur) shorts at the same location. If you told young Graham he would be back there as a producer on an insane cinematic fugue state in a few short decades, he would have been excited and frightened by the prospect. Thanks to Robby and Alan for making that young man’s future a little more freakier. 🕺 😈
This film started as a mystery about Harrison Ford. It became a story about roots.
After three years of filming, we've finally gone public with our documentary-in-progress FORD COMES TO WICHITA (@fordcomestowichita ), thanks to an amazing write-up by Denise Neil (@denise_neil ) in the Wichita Eagle.
If you hadn't heard the story: Harrison Ford has been popping up in Wichita at least once a year for over twenty years. In a town where aviation is part of the culture, he's become a kind of local legend. Everyone seems to know someone with a "Harrison Sighting."
I've been speaking to folks who have crossed his path in one way or another for a feature film I hope to premiere in Wichita this fall.
While it is a story about a city and its folklore, it's also a story about roots and family.
My sister Brittany High (@hibrittanyhigh ), who is a producer on the film, and I were both born in Wichita but moved when we were young after our parents split up. When our mom moved back during our college years, we had to reacquaint ourselves with a place that felt distant... and sometimes painful.
Through this journey, by looking at Wichita through Harrison's eyes, I've come to see my hometown differently. In many ways, it's been a healing return to where things began.
We're going public now because we'll need support as we bring the film to the world. I truly believe it's a story that will resonate with people everywhere.
It doesn't hurt that it also features Indiana Jones and cool airplanes.
Follow the film at @fordcomestowichita , visit the website (link in bio), or send me a DM if you'd like to learn more.
In a time where media conglomerates are swallowing up the systems that once supported filmmaking, independent stories rooted in real places and real communities matter more than ever.
In my journey as a filmmaker, I’ve been lucky enough to attend Sundance, Telluride and Tribeca as a producer, among other great film festivals. And now, I’m excited to start the next leg of my career with the launch of High Sign Film, my new production services company.
Through High Sign, I’m offering freelance producing support for documentary, branded, and narrative projects, alongside developing original work with folks like you. The goal is simple: make filmmaking straightforward, collaborative, and fun.
We’re in a time of real uncertainty and transition in the entertainment industry, with streaming models shifting and AI disrupting traditional workflows, but I see this moment as an opportunity. Creatives and storytellers who adjust their approach can not only remain relevant, but become sharper, more effective, and more connected in how they tell stories.
I’m grateful for the collaborators, partners, and friends who’ve been part of my journey so far. I’m excited to continue creating bold, meaningful work together and to welcome new partners along the way.
If you’re looking for someone to help run production smoothly and bring stories to life from first spark to final frame, let’s connect.
Follow the link in my bio to learn more about High Sign Film.
My sister @hibrittanyhigh had the most beautiful wedding in Idyllwild where she married @brenton.henriques under the long tall pines in the nook of a crook along Strawberry Creek.
Me and Brittany have been close since day 1, and seeing her step into this new chapter of her life was deeply moving and meaningful. We’re all so proud of the life she and Brenton have built together, full of love, creativity, and adventure.
I was honored to be their Brofficiant and MC. I’m even told there’s a career in weddings for me and Ryan, my best friend since childhood and musician extraordinaire who accompanied the ceremony and reception. But nothing could top seeing my other best friend from childhood marry someone who loves her deeply for who she is. Congrats, Brittany and Brenton!
Love is real, yall.
Join me in wishing happy birthday to one of my favorite human mammals (and most likely yours too) the inimitable @shaunacmcg .
She’s the one who makes our house effortlessly adorable, our home full of creative life, and our calendar full of adventures. If you know her, you love her. I know her a lot and look forward to knowing her for the rest of my life. Happy birthday, Shauna!
"The devil lives in that house, I ain't coming by."
THE HOUSESITTERS was the most fun I've had directing and now you can enjoy our scary silliness (or silly scariness?) on YouTube. Link in my bio.
@themattgrassi and @erinypineda are so effortlessly funny they make it look easy. It was a true joy to work with them and bring their story to life.
Couldn't have done it without my producer slash sibling, @hibrittanyhigh ! We shot this on an iPhone over a weekend. That takes true blue producin'.
So many talented folks lent their skills and put it over the top, like @burlmoseley@julesfrank@ryantresser@fullresfiles@longtimenoseemovie and of course, Lincoln (❤️).
And after a successful festival run + streaming on BloodyBites TV, we're happy to share it with anyone who dares to click the link in my bio.
Stay tuned, I recorded a podcast interview about the film that drops soon!
And forever and ever, thanks for your support.
It's a career highlight to be a producer on the @therealnobu documentary directed by @tyrnauer . I've never ate so well (and, uh, I eat well).
I'm happy to say that you can now rent or buy the film on streaming VOD platforms like Apple, Amazon, Fandago, etc. Make sure you have high quality sushi on standby by the time you hit play.
Congrats to the multi-talented team that literally trotted the globe or manned the production office to tell this inspiring story. @coreyreeser@lensfirefilms@thetobes@nick_alheit@ramsayd@_rpelzer@jesseryant@therossyross@sir_gorney@polly_magoo_@garrisonfinish
Your boy got Getty’d on the red carpet at the Tribeca premiere of NOBU, pictured here with the eponymous (and wildly gracious) @therealnobu . A real star.
Slide 2 is the only photo I could find of me back of house while I was a server: Halloween at Chilis circa 2008, wearing LeBron gear head to toe. Who would have known?
Slide 3 is me and @shaunacmcg serving looks on the step and repeat (I’m feeling punchy here).
The scope of this film was huge! New York, LA, Vegas, Cabo, Tokyo, Lima. Wolfgang Puck, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Cindy Crawford, ROBERT DE NIRO!
I’m so grateful to have been a producer on this meditative film about passion and resilience. It has made me grow as a filmmaker immensely. As Nobu wisely told me before, focus on the work and everything else will come.
Coming soon to theaters and streaming.
While gearing up for the Oscars, check out the trailer for LONG TIME, NO SEE, a short film written & directed by my friend Donald Saunderson that I had the privilege of helping produce alongside an amazing team of producers, featuring a superstar cast and top-notch crew.
It’s a dark comedy where a dinner party takes a disturbing turn when the host’s high school tormentor arrives as a surprise guest. Tense, hilarious, and a little too relatable.
Don self-funded production and already has a slick cut ready for festivals—but we need help covering finishing costs (color, sound, festival submissions). If you believe in independent film, your support means everything. The Seed & Spark link is in my bio.
Corporate greed and algorithm-driven mediocrity are pushing real artistry to the margins. But I believe we’re in a creative shift. The future of film depends on direct dialogue between artists and audiences—so if we want great films, we have to support them ourselves.
Don has been working on LONG TIME, NO SEE almost five years. This isn’t some passing creative fling—it’s a labor of love, built on collaboration and commitment. The same struggle is happening at every level of filmmaking. Just listen to Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and Sean Baker (Anora) talk about how even they are fighting to make meaningful work.
I’m entering my own new chapter—working on my feature documentary and moving toward sharing my work with you all. This campaign is part of that journey. Your support, encouragement, and kind words mean the world.
If you want to see real, independent storytelling thrive, help us bring LONG TIME, NO SEE across the finish line. Link in bio. And enjoy the Oscars!
/fund/long-time-no-see
Discovery flight! First flight hours in the log and more to come, I hope. Trying something new keeps you alive. Thanks to Ortega Aviation Services. 🤳: @hibrittanyhigh
