ABOUT THE FILM Makers
KEN COLE
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
Ken Cole is a filmmaker whose work spans documentary, narrative, and experimental cinema. He made his PBS debut with Tornado Glory (2006) and served as the showrunner for the award-winning series Tornado Chasers (2013). A trained meteorologist and accomplished storm chaser, Cole brings firsthand knowledge of extreme weather to his films, blending scientific insight with human drama. He has chased alongside Reed Timmer for over two decades, giving him unprecedented access to the storm-chasing subculture and personally wrangling a massive 20-year archive of historical footage for the film. His work often explores resilience, curiosity, and the extraordinary in everyday life.
MICHAEL MCGRALE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Michael McGrale is an in-demand writer and producer known for his high-profile Hollywood collaborations. He recently served as a writer and co-producer on the hit thriller The Rip, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Currently, McGrale is writing Caine, the upcoming John Wick action spin-off directed by and starring Donnie Yen. His involvement as an Executive Producer on Never Stop Chasing bridges the gap between gripping documentary reality and premium blockbuster entertainment.
KAM STOCKS
Co-PRODUCER
Kam Stocks is a Chicago-based producer with a background spanning studio entertainment and award-winning media. He began his career in Los Angeles, working across independent projects and studio properties for Disney Entertainment Television and The Walt Disney Studios—where his time alongside the late Bill Paxton forged a serendipitous connection to the storm-chasing legacy of Twister. During a decorated 14-year tenure as Creative Director at the University of Oklahoma, Stocks spearheaded digital initiatives earning several ADDY Awards. As Co-Producer on Never Stop Chasing, he combined his seasoned storytelling instincts and decades of project management to execute the film’s ambitious vision.
MATTHEW WILLARD
Editor
Matthew Willard brings a wealth of blockbuster post-production experience to Never Stop Chasing, having edited and contributed to major studio franchises including Men in Black: International, The Fate of the Furious, and the Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. As lead editor on Never Stop Chasing, Willard faced the monumental task of wrestling a staggering 22-camera verité setup into a cohesive, fast-paced, and emotionally resonant cinematic narrative.
LEO BIRENBERG & ZACH ROBINSON
COMPOSERS
Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson are Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composers widely known for their action-packed, genre-bending scores on hit series like Cobra Kai and Twisted Metal, as well as Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. For Never Stop Chasing, the duo crafted a highly thematic, nearly 80-minute original score utilizing world-class musicians, including the Budapest Scoring Orchestra.
About AB2 Media Group / ABRAMORAMA
AB2 Media Group (AB2) provides best-in-class strategic advisory and rights management services to intellectual property stakeholders, including acclaimed filmmakers, major networks, premier record labels, digital platforms and high-profile artists. Abramorama, the theatrical releasing division of AB2, is a preeminent global distribution and marketing partner for nonfiction, narrative, sports and music films and is recognized for the consistent high quality of its work. Over the course of more than 25 years, Abramorama has successfully distributed and marketed hundreds of films, including the record breaking Hello, Love, Again directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana and The Last Class directed by Elliot Kirschner; Oliver Stone’s Nuclear Now; Sam Green’s 32 Sounds, Vanessa & Ted Hope’s Invisible Nation; Ron Howard’s Grammy Award®-winning The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years; Stanley Nelson’s Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool; Atlantic Records and Melanie Martinez’ K-12; John McDermott’s Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church; Amir Bar-Lev’s Long Strange Trip – The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead; Corbett Redford and Green Day’s Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk; Brett Bern’s BANG! The Bert Berns Story; Brett Morgen and National Geographic’s seminal Jane; Asif Kapadia’s Senna; Neil Young’s vast catalog of Bernard Shakey Productions; Cameron Crowe’s Pearl Jam Twenty; Sacha Gervasi’s Spirit Award-winning Anvil! The Story of Anvil; Banksy’s Academy Award® nominated & Spirit Award-winning Exit Through the Gift Shop; and the episodic theatrical series Deconstructing The Beatles. In January of 2019, AB2 launched ABCinemaNOW with a live multicast streaming program from Paris, France for a 55-country release of Roberta Grossman and Nancy Spielberg’s Who Will Write Our History. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic AB2 released 24 feature films as appointment viewing live virtual cinema events simultaneously across multiple digital platforms and launched the first paid feature film to premiere globally on META in 2021. For more information, please visit www.AB2mediagroup.com.