Webb Wilcoxen

Webb Wilcoxen’s kind of a unicorn in the indie film and theater world—one of those names that pops up in the credits and you’re like, “Oh, that guy again, interesting.” He’s the mind behind “The Dead Thing,” which, if you’re into the whole horror-meets-existential-crisis vibe, you’ve probably seen lurking on Shudder or AMC. Honestly, the dude knows how to get under your skin. Then there’s “The Frontier”—a little more drama, a little more grit, with Jocelin Donahue and Jim Beaver doing what they do best, and somehow Kelly Lynch just absolutely killing it. Wilcoxen’s not just about movies either. He’s deep in the theater world, rolling with the LAByrinth Theater Company. We’re talking serious heavy hitters here—John Patrick Shanley, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Paul Calderon, Daphne Rubin Vega, John Ortiz, David Zayas. His plays have made it to the Joseph Papp Public Theater, back when Philip Seymour Hoffman was running the show, plus he’s worked with Qui Nguyen at Vampire Cowboys, who’s basically a legend (seriously, “Raya and the Last Dragon” anyone?). He studied at SVA, bagged their Dusty Award for Best Sound (Angelo Badalamenti handed it to him, which is wild), and then just kept rolling. Oh, and he co-wrote, directed, and edited “A Time To Dance,” a documentary narrated by Ruby Dee. Jonas Mekas picked it for Anthology Film Archives, and it did the rounds at Harvard, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and a bunch of film fests. Basically, Wilcoxen’s everywhere, mixing genres, bouncing between film and stage, and somehow making it all look effortless.