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Scott B. Hansen

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Scott Hansen is a screenwriter & filmmaker from Virginia Beach, VA. He is widely known for directing the award winning Bad Candy" (2021) and the horror film "The Possession Experiment" (2016). which sold to Momentum Films (EONE) and was released to VOD and in theaters internationally in December of 2016. Possession Experiment was in the top 10 of horror for 6 weeks. Bad Candy also hit top spot on iTunes for 2 weeks and won over 93 awards and 26 Best Picture awards in 2021 during its festival run.

Since his graduation from the Savannah college of Art & Design in 2005, Scott and has produced and directed over 700 commercials & music videos for clients worldwide.

He has also had much success working in the music video and commercial realm working with such artists as Meshuggah, Willie Nelson, Motionless in White, A Day To Remember, ILL Nino & Fear Factory as well as many commercial companies such as Dew, Doritos, Bugatti, Discovery Channel and Aston Martin.

Scott Hansen started Digital Thunderdome in 2013 with a passion for telling stories with his first feature film called "Monuemental" starring Gary Cairns and Luke Albright.

In 2014, his team produced Until It Hurts, a documentary film about a piece of art commemorating fallen Navy Seals and how it has influenced a community. The film features Navy Seal Dave Hall and Wounded Wear founder, Jason Redman. The film went to be accepted to film festivals across the USA and won best feature film at Cayfest in 2016 and got world wide distribution.

In 2016, Digital Thunderdome created The Possession Experiment which sold to EONE/Momentum Pictures for domestic and CMG for international distribution and was sold to 35 countries abroad. It also debuted in the top 10 in horror on iTunes for three weeks. The film begins when a theology student uses a fundraising campaign to attempt to prove if demons exist.The film stars horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devils's Rejects), Greg Travis ( Starship Troopers), and Mark Joy (Dogma). The film was also sold to HULU for a 3 year TV deal.

Also In 2016 Scott jumped into the producers chair and made the feature film "Bully" starring Danny Trejo, Vincent Pastore and Ron Canada along with Disney star Tucker Albrizzi. The film landed a deal with Gravitas.

In 2020 Scott and team began production on a Halloween themed movie called "Bad Candy" starring Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and Corey Taylor (Slipknot) who filled in for Sid Haig after his tragic passing in early 2019.

Bad Candy spawned a sequel and horror universe with two additional movies called "How the Night Receives Them" starring Andrew Divoff from "Wishmaster" (1997) and a vampire movie called "The Virginia Bitches".
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  • Awards
    • 19 wins & 5 nominations

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Producer, Director Scott B Hansen
Bad Candy poster
Corey Taylor on the set of Bad Candy
Willie Nelson & Scott Hansen
Scott B. Hansen
Desiree Connell and Scott Hansen
Vincent Pastore and Scott B. Hansen in Bully (2018)
Danny Trejo in BULLY
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on set with Scott Hansen
Cane Hill

Known for

Bad Candy (2020)
Bad Candy
4.0
  • Director(as Scott Hansen)
  • 2020
Texas Chainsaw (2013)
Texas Chainsaw
4.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2013
The Possession Experiment (2016)
The Possession Experiment
3.6
  • Director
  • 2016
Danny Trejo, Ron Canada, Vincent Pastore, Tucker Albrizzi, and Jack DiFalco in Bully (2018)
Bully
5.7
  • Producer
  • 2018

Credits

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Director

  • How the Night Receives Them
    • Director
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • The Virginia Bitches
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco (2022)
    The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Trina's Very Bad Day (2022)
    Trina's Very Bad Day
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Bad Candy (2020)
    Bad Candy
    • Director (as Scott Hansen)
    • 2020
  • Our Daily Bread (2020)
    Our Daily Bread
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Sevendust: Unforgiven (2018)
    Sevendust: Unforgiven
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • The Possession Experiment (2016)
    The Possession Experiment
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Monumental (2016)
    Monumental
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Until It Hurts (2014)
    Until It Hurts
    • Director
    • 2014
  • The Feast (2014)
    The Feast
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Danny Trejo in Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: Open Your Eyes (2012)
    Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: Open Your Eyes
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • The Perfect Breed
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Boyz
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Maxx Hennard, Frank Edwards, and Jay Gates in Dead Men (2009)
    Dead Men
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Motionless in White: Ghost in the Mirror (2009)
    Motionless in White: Ghost in the Mirror
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • Adrenaline
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2007

Producer

  • How the Night Receives Them
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • The Virginia Bitches
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • Spookt
    • producer
    • In Production
  • The Get Back Girl
    • associate producer
    • Post-production
  • Murder by Association
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • Get Witched
    • associate producer
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • The Vord
    • co-executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Forest Hills (2023)
    The Forest Hills
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Blow Pop
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco (2022)
    The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Sidney (2022)
    Sidney
    • field producer
    • 2022
  • Bad Candy (2020)
    Bad Candy
    • co-producer
    • 2020
  • Our Daily Bread (2020)
    Our Daily Bread
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Sevendust: Unforgiven (2018)
    Sevendust: Unforgiven
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Sweet Tooth
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Emperor (2012)
    Forgive - Don't Forget
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • Chiko Mendez in Off The Grid: Survivalism and Frugality (2018)
    Off The Grid: Survivalism and Frugality
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • Danny Trejo, Ron Canada, Vincent Pastore, Tucker Albrizzi, and Jack DiFalco in Bully (2018)
    Bully
    • producer
    • 2018
  • The Possession Experiment (2016)
    The Possession Experiment
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Monumental (2016)
    Monumental
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Lost Creek (2016)
    Lost Creek
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Until It Hurts (2014)
    Until It Hurts
    • executive producer
    • 2014

Writer

  • How the Night Receives Them
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • The Virginia Bitches
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Murder by Association
    • story by
    • Post-production
  • The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco (2022)
    The Asphalt Ballad of Lenny Disco
    • Additional Story by
    • 2022
  • Trina's Very Bad Day (2022)
    Trina's Very Bad Day
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Bad Candy (2020)
    Bad Candy
    • story by
    • 2020
  • The Possession Experiment (2016)
    The Possession Experiment
    • co-writer
    • 2016
  • The Feast (2014)
    The Feast
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Danny Trejo in Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: Open Your Eyes (2012)
    Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: Open Your Eyes
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • The Perfect Breed
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2010
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos7

Scott Hansen Director Show Reel
Demo Reel 3:45
Scott Hansen Director Show Reel
Sevendust Behind the Scenes
Demo Reel 2:02
Sevendust Behind the Scenes
Bully (Theatrical Trailer)
Demo Reel 1:37
Bully (Theatrical Trailer)
The Possession Experiment
Demo Reel 1:23
The Possession Experiment
Until it Hurts (theatrical trailer)
Demo Reel 3:27
Until it Hurts (theatrical trailer)
MONUMENTAL "trailer"
Demo Reel 3:27
MONUMENTAL "trailer"
Until It Hurts
Trailer 3:50
Until It Hurts

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    • Scott Hansen
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Spouses
      Desiree ConnellSeptember 19, 2021 - ?
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    • Male

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    One of his first big budget music videos was for an icon, Willie Nelson. The video was shot on Willie's ranch in Austin, TX.

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