Richard Trombly

Richard Trombly Richard Trombly is a screenwriter and director currently developing the Chinese-language feature film THE JOURNEY HOME. He is from the Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA where he attended the University of ... more

Richard Trombly

Richard Trombly is a screenwriter and director currently developing the Chinese-language feature film THE JOURNEY HOME. He is from the Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA where he attended the University of Massachusetts and studied film, theater and literature. He was a business journalist and editor for national-level publications including Associated Press and The Hollywood Reporter. He arrived in China in 2003, originally working as an editor for the Shanghai Daily newspaper and since that time has returned to his interests in film and stage. He has written and directed several short films in Mandarin Chinese and is a professional scriptwriter. He co-founded East West Theater, Shanghai's oldest locally based English language theater company and produced several shows put on by the troupe. He is a co-organizer of the Beijing International Movie Festival. He also is a producer with Shanghai-based Meiwenti Productions where he has sponsored and produced short films from the independent film community. He is a producer with credits including several short and feature films. He has most recently produced the the low budget horror film The Ghosts of Old Shanghai by director Eric Heise which premiered in Manhattan International Film Festival.