Jason Ridge To Make Directorial Debut

With the honorable award nominations and critical praise received from Ridgeline Films' first two movies, A Rising Star and Beyond Malibu, performer Jason Ridge proved himself to be one of the most promising new producers and studio owners on the scene. Now he's taking it a step further with the company's third release, Up Country, which will mark his own directorial debut.

Up Country is not only produced and directed by Ridge, but was written by him as well. "I've worked with -- and continue to work with -- a lot of amazing directors and when I'm not physically on camera, I have watched and learned from them," says Ridge, who has admittedly worked with some of the best the biz has to offer. "It's a major undertaking, directing your own movie, so I made this first one simple with minimal dialouge and some hot scenes. This is my baby and I'm very proud of it. I had a lot of guidance from editor Anthony Duran and videographer Paul Snell. They, along with the great cast, really made it what it is. I hope everyone enjoys watching it as much as we enjoyed making it."

Ridge is also featured in Up Country as a performer, topping Damian Rios who also gets banged by Wolf Hudson in a range rover for the movie. Rounding out the stellar cast is Enrique Cuerro sticking it to Jackson Wild in a barnyard romp, as well as a scorching interracial scene with Maliek Taylor giving up his ass to Sean Preston.

Jason Ridge and his company combined are currently nominated for five of the prestigious Grabby Awards to be held on Saturday, May 24th in Chicago where he will be in attendance.

Up Country will be available for exclusive pre-order on RidgelineFilms.com in late May and will hit the streets in June.