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J.A. Steel

Riverton, UT

One of the few female action film directors in Hollywood, and one of the first western women to study the art of Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand. J.A. rocked the film and music industry in 1999 with her first feature “The Third Society”. J.A. drew on... view more

One of the few female action film directors in Hollywood, and one of the first western women to study the art of Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand. J.A. rocked the film and music industry in 1999 with her first feature “The Third Society”. J.A. drew on her experience in working on at least two dozen other feature films to write, direct, produce, edit, and music supervise the 35mm film which was released by Warrior Entertainment in 2003. “The Third Society” has won Steel numerous awards, including the 2004 Bare Bones Film Festival Indie Auteur and Best Soundtrack awards. Past projects include directing and hosting for the documentary television pilot “Dive the Deep Blue” and starring as the Alien Bounty Hunter in “Cerebral Print”. Steel’s second feature, “Salvation” was released in June 2007 by York Entertainment. “Denizen,” Steel's third feature was released in 2010 by Indie Flix. An action Civil War themed feature, "Blood Fare" is currently in development for a 2011 release on the 150 year anniversary of the Civil War.