Stev Elam is a International award winning visualstorytelling director whose cinematic style is marked by strong visuals subtle humor and natural performances Whether working with actors with honed skills and talent or real people with unique life experiences under Elams direction the performances are always honest emotional and above all human Whether its a shy little girl with a hole in her heart or fivetime Emmy nominee Jill Eikenberry and husband Michael Tucker Olympic Gold medalist Tara Lipinski or Larry King and Vice President Dan Quayle Elam guides them to the heart of the story Elam has been honored by the International Academy of Visual Arts The American Pixel Academy featured in Shoot Magazines Best Work and has won over two dozen awards in commercials and film His first feature film Moments of Clarity won Best Director and Best Actress at the 2015 Boston International Film Festival The film stars Lyndsy Fonseca Nikita KickAss Xander Berkeley 24 Terminator 2 Jon Lajoie The League Marguerite Moreau Wet Hot American Summer Angela McEwan Nebraska AJ Trauth Even Stevens Golden Globe nominee Bitty Schram Monk A League of Their Own and Oscar nominee Eric Roberts The Dark Knight In 2013 Elam directed a family TV pilot Zombeo Juliecula 4 Telly Awards and a hardhitting documentary Salvage about homeless women and children on skid row Elams short film The Gadfly starring Xander Berkeley Terminator 2 Judgment Day Apollo 13 and the TV series 24 has won numerous awards including Platinum Remi Best Dramatic Short at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival and Best Actor at the Maverick Movie Awards