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About Us

Filmmaking. Storytelling. Pre. Production. Post.

A United States Marine and combat veteran, REID ESTREICHER has been involved in various facets of acting, comedy, voice over, stage and film since his teenage years, gaining his SAG Membership in 1996. He is a graduate of both Second City’s Conservatory and Writer’s Conservatory Programs. Reid moved back to Chicago in 2011 with the goal of starting an indie film-focused production company that would shoot primarily in Chicago, using local Chicago talent and local Chicago crews. In the same year, he met Michael Barnard and started performing and collaborating with him. After shooting many silent films and writing screenplays together, Reid went on to form Two Ties Productions with Michael Barnard. “Thank You 5” is their first narrative feature film.

MICHAEL BARNARD was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Drake University with a major in Radio and Television Production. As a teenager he won a Regional Emmy Award in the category of Arts / Entertainment / Documentary for a comical short he created called “Cold and Flu Season.” His short film “Transfer" was a nominee for Best Film at the 2011 48 Hour Film Project in Minneapolis. Another of his short films, “Comfort Food,” was featured at the Best of Z-Fest screening during the Z-Fest competition in 2012. He worked for several years behind-the-camera in the news industry. He then moved to Chicago and formed Two Ties Productions with Reid Estreicher. “Thank You 5” is their first narrative feature.