Astron-6

Astron-6 was a Canadian film production and directing company founded in 2007 by Adam Brooks and Jeremy Gillespie.^[1][2] The company later expanded to include Matt Kennedy, Conor Sweeney and Steven Kostanski, who are now equal partners in the company. Astron-6 is known for producing low-budget, 1980s-centric independent movies that often combine horror with comedy.

Astron-6

Industry	Film
Founded	2007
Defunct	2020
Headquarters	Canada
Key people	Adam Brooks Jeremy Gillespie Matt Kennedy Conor Sweeney Steven Kostanski
Website	www.astron-6.com

Biography

A planned 2012 documentary No Sleep, No Surrender, which detailed the making and production of their 2011 film Father's Day, was never completed, though a teaser trailer was released.^[3] The follow-up to Father's Day, a Giallo-inspired horror comedy, The Editor, was directed by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy in 2014.

In 2016, Astron-6 produced the web series Divorced Dad. The series was described by the filmmakers as 'a love letter to the endearingly incompetent cable access television shows created by far from screen-ready small town celebrities during the 1980s and 90s'.^[4]

Gillespie and Kostanski directed the 2016 horror film The Void, intended as a departure from Astron-6's more comedic work. The film showcases more of Kostanski's creature and practical effects as seen in Astron-6's earlier films.

Filmography

• Astron-6 (2011, compilation DVD)^[5]
• Manborg (2011)^[6] (Steven Kostanski only)
• Father's Day (2011)^[7]
• The Editor (2014)^[8]
• "W is for Wish" in ABCs of Death 2 (2014)^[9][10]
• The Void (2016) (Steven Kostanski And Jeremy Gillespie only)
• Leprechaun Returns (2018) (Steven Kostanski only)
• Divorced Dad (2019) — 7-episode series^[10]
• Chowboys: An American Folktale (2019)^[11]
• Psycho Goreman (2020) (Steven Kostanski and Adam Brooks only)
• "Veggie Masher commercial" in "Storm Drain" segment for V/H/S/94 (2021) (Steven Kostanski and Conor Sweeney only)
• Frankie Freako (2024) (Steven Kostanski only)