Scott Dunn is a KoreanAmerican filmmaker from Illinois Throughout his childhood he made films with his friends as a hobby After graduating high school he began his career acting in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles He got his first break in a threeepisode arc in Disney XDs Kickin It After appearing in several short films and webisodes Scott switched back to his filmmaking roots He made his first feature film Schlep which won Best ComedyDramedy at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival and was nominated in five different categories at the FirstGlance Film Festival Mandao of the Dead is Scotts second feature film that he wrote directed edited produced and starred in