About Us

STLL Entertainment is the narrative film division of STLL Studios, built to develop human-driven stories and carry them from script to screen. Where the commercial side of the company works in brand language, Entertainment works in character: films grounded in people, consequence, and the ordinary weight of a life being lived. The division develops original material in-house and partners with outside writers and directors, then produces it using the same infrastructure, crew, and equipment that support STLL's commercial work, a vertically integrated pipeline that keeps development, production, and post under one roof.

We also can help develop your story. We are a production services provider and producing partner. STLL Entertainment does not fund, co-finance, or raise capital for projects. We work with filmmakers, producers, and rights holders who already have financing in place, and we bring the expertise to turn a funded project into a finished one. That includes assembling and managing creative and technical teams, production planning and logistics, location scouting, production insurance coordination, contracts and deal administration, and guidance on navigating film and television incentive programs. Our role is to protect the budget, the schedule, and the creative vision from development through delivery.

Our Team

Great films don't happen by accident. They're built by passionate people who care deeply about every frame.

Great films don't happen by accident. They're built by passionate people who care deeply about every frame.

Lester Platt

Founder & Director

With over 13 years of experience in film and commercial production, Lester has produced projects for some global recognized brands. Now venturing in the movie making busniess.

Lester Platt

Founder & Director

With over 13 years of experience in film and commercial production, Lester has produced projects for some global recognized brands. Now venturing in the movie making busniess.

Melissa Kirkendal

Film Producer

With over 20 years of experience in production as a Creative Producer, Producer & Line Producer for films, commercials and Television.

Melissa Kirkendal

Film Producer

With over 20 years of experience in production as a Creative Producer, Producer & Line Producer for films, commercials and Television.

Olexiy Kryvych

Writer & Film Director

Ukrainian-born writer, director, and actor based in Austin, TX. His work spans narrative films and commercials. He's also the Creative Director at STLL Studios.

Olexiy Kryvych

Writer & Film Director

Ukrainian-born writer, director, and actor based in Austin, TX. His work spans narrative films and commercials. He's also the Creative Director at STLL Studios.

Georgia Irons

Production Coordinator New York / Austin TX

Georgia is a graduate from Media & Journalism from the university of Arkansas, currently based in New York.

Georgia Irons

Production Coordinator New York / Austin TX

Georgia is a graduate from Media & Journalism from the university of Arkansas, currently based in New York.

What we do.

From concept to screen, we bring human-driven stories to life, professionally, creatively, and on time.

From concept to screen, we bring human-driven stories to life, professionally, creatively, and on time.

Dramas

Drama is the foundation of everything STLL Entertainment makes. We're drawn to stories built on pressure rather than spectacle, people forced into decisions they can't take back, and the quiet consequences that follow. Our narrative slate favors character-first writing and performances that hold the frame, whether that's a feature in post or a short built around a single sustained moment.

Dramas

Drama is the foundation of everything STLL Entertainment makes. We're drawn to stories built on pressure rather than spectacle, people forced into decisions they can't take back, and the quiet consequences that follow. Our narrative slate favors character-first writing and performances that hold the frame, whether that's a feature in post or a short built around a single sustained moment.

Sci-Fi

Science fiction gives us room to ask harder questions about where technology is taking us, and we have the infrastructure to build those worlds credibly. In-house 3D animation, VFX, and virtual production partnerships let us put speculative concepts on screen. The interest isn't hardware for its own sake, it's what the technology reveals about the people using it.

Sci-Fi

Science fiction gives us room to ask harder questions about where technology is taking us, and we have the infrastructure to build those worlds credibly. In-house 3D animation, VFX, and virtual production partnerships let us put speculative concepts on screen. The interest isn't hardware for its own sake, it's what the technology reveals about the people using it.

Thrillers

Thrillers are where craft and tension meet. Our approach leans on restraint: controlled camera work, deliberate sound design, and edits that withhold rather than reveal. We're less interested in jump scares than in dread that accumulates, stories where the audience understands the danger before the character does, and can't do anything about it.

Thrillers

Thrillers are where craft and tension meet. Our approach leans on restraint: controlled camera work, deliberate sound design, and edits that withhold rather than reveal. We're less interested in jump scares than in dread that accumulates, stories where the audience understands the danger before the character does, and can't do anything about it.

Documentaries

Documentary work keeps us honest. We build these around access and patience, long-form interviews, observational shooting, and subjects given enough time to say something true. The same crew and post pipeline that serves our narrative and commercial work applies here, which means documentary projects get finished at the same standard rather than treated as the lower-budget cousin.

Documentaries

Documentary work keeps us honest. We build these around access and patience, long-form interviews, observational shooting, and subjects given enough time to say something true. The same crew and post pipeline that serves our narrative and commercial work applies here, which means documentary projects get finished at the same standard rather than treated as the lower-budget cousin.

Behind The Scenes

From pre-production to the final frame, this is what it looks like when the STLL team goes to work.

From pre-production to the final frame, this is what it looks like when the STLL team goes to work.

What The Industry Say

We measure our success by the impact we create for the people we work with.

We measure our success by the impact we create for the people we work with.

Lester and his entire team were professional, responsive, open to feedback, stuck to the timeline, and truly passionate about their craft.

Dan Leask

Founder

Lester and his entire team were professional, responsive, open to feedback, stuck to the timeline, and truly passionate about their craft.

Dan Leask

Founder

My expectations were far exceeded by Lester and his team. They are very professional and easy to work with, and captured the story we wanted to tell in a beautiful way. I look forward to working with them again!

Gabrielle Johnson

VP Austin Chambers of Commerce

My expectations were far exceeded by Lester and his team. They are very professional and easy to work with, and captured the story we wanted to tell in a beautiful way. I look forward to working with them again!

Gabrielle Johnson

VP Austin Chambers of Commerce

Lester and the STLL Studios team give white glove service from the time of client onboarding to massive production days, and afterwards. You're in great hands.

Trevor Burkins

K2F Entertainment

Lester and the STLL Studios team give white glove service from the time of client onboarding to massive production days, and afterwards. You're in great hands.

Trevor Burkins

K2F Entertainment

I was able to take the cinematography masterclass and it was a 10/10 experience! I love STLL Studios and all they offer to the Austin community.

Raven Carter

Film Director, Producer.

I was able to take the cinematography masterclass and it was a 10/10 experience! I love STLL Studios and all they offer to the Austin community.

Raven Carter

Film Director, Producer.