With expertise in advertising, branding and strategic planning, he has inspired communications in a diverse group of categories, which include sports, entertainment, toys, video games, cosmetics, hotels and restaurants with clients that include ESPN, DIRECTV, FOX, TNT, MLB’s Los Angeles Angels, Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy, NHL’s Mighty Ducks, The Hollywood Bowl, Mattel’s Hot Wheels, Matchbox, TYCO and Burger King to name a few.

Johnny was born in New York and grew up in Hawaii. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Sociology / Business Administration and in his spare time enjoys surfing, snowboarding, cycling and cheering the Bruins to victory.

An aging poet lives alone in the Catskills. He’s haunted by his father’s friendship with Rudolf Kastner:

”…the Hungarian Jewish leader, who during the Nazi occupation of Hungary negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for the safe transport to Switzerland of nearly 1,700 handpicked Hungarian Jews. In addition to bribing Eichmann, Kastner agreed not to warn the rest of Hungary’s Jewry that they were not headed for resettlement in the countryside as they had been told but destined for death camps.” – NYTimes.com

Tickling Leo is a Barn Door Pictures release of a Barn Door Pictures production in association with Highbrow Entertainment. Produced by Jeremy Davidson, Mary Stuart Masterson, Peter Masterson, Steven Weisman, and Paul Schnee. Directed & written by Jeremy Davidson. Starring Eli Wallach, Lawrence Pressman, Daniel Sauli, Annie Parisse, Ronald Guttman, and Victoria Clark.

Revel redesigned the existing Tickling Leo site to boost DVD sales and promote upcoming screenings. Revel built a custom installation of the open source WordPress blogging platform, creating an evolving online presence that looks sharp and can be easily updated.

Revel is an avid supporter of independent filmmaking. Catch the movie in theaters while you can.