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Tom Quinn\xa0grew up in Bucks County, PA, where he directed a few shorts and freelanced as a camera assistant.

His debut feature,\xa0The New Year Parade, was selected for the\xa0IFP Narrative Rough Cut Labs, won the\xa0Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative\xa0at\xa0Slamdance, and was a\xa0Gotham Award nominee\xa0for \u201cBest Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.\u201d

The New Year Parade\xa0follows Jack and Kat over the course of a year as their parents separate, struggle with their decisions, and eventually divorce. \xa0The New Year Parade\xa0is set against the backdrop of\xa0Philadelphia\u2019s Mummery, one of the oldest American folk traditions. \xa0The New Year Parade\xa0is now available worldwide on DVD.

Tom\xa0has been listed one of the \u201c25 New Faces of Independent Film\u201d byFilmmaker Magazine\xa0and \u201cTen Young Writer-Directors to Watch,\u201d by\xa0MovieMaker Magazine\xa0and\xa0was also a\xa0John Cassavetes Award Nominee\xa0at the\xa0Independent Spirit Awards.

Tom\xa0also works as a visual effects coordinator and producer at DIVE in Philadelphia.