William Leo Kiely IV

Biography

American director Bill Kiely has spent his adult career telling stories. A graduate of the Art Center in Pasadena's film program, Bill founded Windowseat Pictures in Venice Beach (2003) and has directed commercial and documentary projects for brands such as Nike, USAF, Bud Light, and Vans. Age of Summer, which he co-wrote, is Bill's feature directorial debut. The film has been completed and will screen in September 2018. Bill is producing the Huey Lewis jukebox musical "The Heart of Rock and Roll" that will premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego in September 2018. Bill has produced a number of films under the Windowseat banner including The Bachelors starring J.K. Simmons, Julie Delpy and Odeya Rush; The Adderall Diaries, starring James Franco, Amber Heard, Ed Harris and Cynthia Nixon; Barely Lethal starring Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson; and Crash Pad, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Haden Church, Nina Dobrev and Christina Applegate.