Biography

Asiel Norton

Asiel Norton was raised in a small cabin on Kneeland Mountain, CA. with no television, limited electricity, and water attained from a nearby stream. He attended the Brooks Institute of Photography, and has worked as a fine art photographer; in 2004 he graduated from USC Film School.

His first feature film Redland premiered at the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival, played at Montreal World Film Festival, won Best Debut Feature at 2009 Raindance Film Festival in London and it continues on the festival circuit. Norton was recently included in Filmmaker Magazine’s 2009 as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film.