BIOGRAPHY

Stephen Blahut is the co-writer and executive producer of Rental Family, a Searchlight Pictures feature directed by Hikari and starring Brendan Fraser. The film will have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

He also served as director of photography on 37 Seconds, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won both the Panorama Audience Award and the CICAE Art Cinema Award. The film went on to screen at TIFF, Tribeca, and BFI London before finding a global audience on Netflix.

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In addition to his narrative film work, Stephen actively pursues photography.  Specializing in urban settings, he has previously created projects in New York City, Los Angeles, Russia, and Tokyo.  Often these works stress light and shadow while serving as a study of people in their natural environments.

Instagram: @Stephenblahut