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before moving to Blackwood where he formed his produc- tion company, Aquariarts Pic- tures, in 2011. That company has launched several short films including Relationship Status, The House of the Wicked and the award-winning shorts, The Friend of Mine Who is Apparently Not My Friend and The Burning Tree. He says his interest in film be- gan with movies like The Empire Strikes Back, Halloween, and Do The Right Thing. He counts Da- vid Fincher, Spike Lee, and Paul Thomas Anderson as three of his favorite directors. Working on a series means fac- ing challenges such as finding shooting locations and coordi- nating the schedules of the ac- tors, both which factor into the script for each episode. In sea- son two of Herrings, the audi- ence will be immediately drawn into a world of politics, deceit, and crime. Chamberlain is cur- rently in discussions to direct a short horror film, but says the se- ries has his undivided attention. Watch The Friend of Mine Who Is Apparently Not My Friend NJ STAGE 2017 - Issue 40 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 32