Reared by a theoretical physicist and a food chemist in the 'burbs of Chicago, Amitabh Klemm matriculated into the University of Southern California's Graduate School of the Cinematic Arts in 2003. His previous producing efforts include the award-winning "Lights and Darks" and "Confessions of a Late Bloomer," an Official Selection of the 2006 TriBeCa Film Festival. That year Kelmm was awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant to direct his Chicago-shot thesis, "The Art of Stalking"; it recently took home Best Short honors at the 2007 Boston Film Festival.