A Colorado native, writer/producer/director, Kyle Laursen graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he received a BFA in film production and a BA in film studies. Kyle completed his MFA in the graduate directing program at the UCLA School of Theatre Film and Television, where he wrote, produced and directed several short films that screened at film festivals across the country. For his work on his films, Kyle was a recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Award and the Stanley Kramer Directing Award. Kyle worked as a development executive at Plan B Entertainment for three years and currently produces television for Big Beach.