Ondřen Kubala Lodge

At age twenty, while pursuing a B.S. in Marketing at The College of New Jersey, Ondřen wrote and independently produced his debut short film, Before My, Four Intersect — an absurdist-surrealist narrative about a couple facing infertility.

During the 2020 quarantine, Ondřen liquidated his stock portfolio, worked three jobs (Joe Canal's Discount Liquors, The Corner Cafe, Liberty Ribbon LLC), and self-funded his debut film—managing payroll, location scouting, COVID-19 waivers, wardrobe design, and starring as the leading man, Lon.