Billy Pollina(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
From an early age, Billy Pollina was involved with filmmaking in San
Francisco, and later moved to Los Angeles to study theater at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After several years of writing and
performing, Pollina transitioned into production, landing jobs in the
theater, television and film community as a production assistant,
production coordinator and, eventually, writer and producer. Having
gained experience at a small marketing company, he decided to start his
own business called Optical Nerve, Inc., serving the entertainment
industry to create television spots and trailers as well as offering
alternative marketing and live event planning. In 1998, Pollina sold
his marketing company and launched the highly successful,
critically-acclaimed punk music website buddyhead.com. After producing
the short film Great Poets Die (based on the Charles Bukowski short
story), which was accepted into the Telluride Film Festival, Pollina
began developing projects for NBC with collaborator Adam Barr,
executive producer for "Will & Grace." In 2000, Pollina produced the
award winning short film Mackenheim for writer and director Adam Barr.
You Got Served (2004) marks Pollina's first feature film as producer. Pollina
continues to write and produce and currently has two pictures in
development.