of the Dark on guest vocals. He has contributed to Kevin Lindenmuth's 2001 book, The Independent Film Experience ( ) and had his short stories published in magazines. Borchardt is one of a trio of hosts on "Cinema Fireside," a weekly film discussion show on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. In 2004, he announced he would direct Scare Me and sent out casting calls. In 2008, he announced a 2009 release date, which was originally slated for a 2005 release. As of Summer 2010 the movie was still in production and as of 2021, it still has not been released. In April 2012, Borchardt stated that about 65% of the film had been shot, and that he was happy with the first forty pages of the script. However, he maintained parts of the script needed to be revised and while he had rough-cut some of the footage, there was no completion date in place for the project. According to a March 2013 update for the Scare Me IMDb page, the release date has been set for April 1, 2014. In 2018 he directed a documentary called The Dundee Project, which focused on attendees of a UFO festival in Wisconsin. The film premiered at Slamdance Film Festival (Park City), then played at Fantastic Fest (Austin), Nighthawk Cinema (Brooklyn), and the Chicago Critics Film Festival. Personal life Borchardt has three children. Filmography As writer/director As actor/subject Music videos References External links Northwestproductions.com Borchardt's former production website (At the Internet Archive, 2003 and earlier; extensive use of Java applets for navigation.) 1966 births Living people American male screenwriters American male film actors Filmmakers from Milwaukee People from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin American people of Swedish descent Male actors from Wisconsin Film directors from Wisconsin Screenwriters from Wisconsin