SHAWN MYRICK, Producer

DAKOTA goes back to a long lasting friendship with director Matthew Atkinson. They grew up together in Ottawa and formed a friendship that has lasted for over 15 years. Being huge fans of film, they decided in their late teens to pursue careers in filmmaking.

time before the pair realized the first stage of their long time goal: to form El Duo Motion Pictures and make their first film. While Atkinson tailored the script for DAKOTA with writer/actor Brendan Gall, Myrick was forging yet another friendship with producing partner Robert Scarborough. With Scarborough's unrelenting drive and work ethic and Myrick's overall vision of the production company it was clear that something great could be accomplished.

Once DAKOTA was shot, Myrick began and completed an internship at THINKFilm Company gaining a better understanding of the world of distribution as DAKOTA neared the sales stage of the production. This proved to be a valuable decision as El Duo Motion Pictures closed their first deal with reputable Canadian distributor, Mongrel Media. Now, with El Duo four strong (Myrick, Atkinson, Scarborough and graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School Scott Gfeller) the foursome continue to advance in the Canadian film industry with several projects in various stages of production.