ABOUT US
Jolly Road Productions is Nationwide
Headquartered in Hollywood, CA, Jolly Road Productions is a full service production company with a diverse and talented team of professional filmmakers locally in Los Angeles as well as in most major markets throughout the United States. Artists with the sensitivity and style for a broad range of situations and subject matter.
We come from different backgrounds, live in different settings, but we have one thing in common. We are dedicated and imaginative filmmakers who share a love of story and a passion for filmmaking.
OUR TEAM
OUR LEADEr
David Kalisher
is the founder of Jolly Road Productions, a team of dedicated and imaginative filmmakers who share his love of story and passion for filmmaking. He has worked on all sides of the camera, including in creative development at MGM Studios, as Director of Development at Seldes Films, the host of the television show Life After Film School on the Fox Movie Channel, as well as a contracted writer, director, producer, cinematographer and editor.
Kalisher earned an MFA from the American Film Institute and a BA in Economics with a Minor in Film Studies from Tulane University.
When not in the office or on set, you’ll find Kalisher mountain biking, surfing, or lately trying to make his 5-year-old son giggle.
How I became a filmmaker
by David Kalisher
I attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. While there, I joined a boxing gym in the projects. I had grown up in a predominately white, small town in Connecticut. Suddenly I was the only white guy at an inner-city gym. I learned to duck a few brain-crushing punches
and destroyed a world of misconceptions and stereotypes. While I did not go on to become Light Heavyweight Champion of the world as planned, it was these experiences in New Orleans that inspired me to become a filmmaker. I had a story to tell.
JOLLY ROAD STORIES
Bringing your research to life. Even now.
Read More >We Moved!
1516 S Bundy Dr., Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90025
When I launched Jolly Road some 11 years ago, it was from a desk in the living room of my bungalow apartment in Los Feliz, California – a lovely little hipster town just east of Hollywood.
One of my earliest clients was my big brother, business mentor and successful photographer, Jesse.
Read More >Award Winner!!! (Again)
Jolly Road is proud to announce our second award in partnership with APTMetrics, the Human Resource Management (HRM) Impact Award.
Read More >