Travis Hodgkins studied film and fiction writing as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. His scripts have advanced to the finals in multiple screenwriting competitions, including Austin Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Creative World Awards, among others. He wrote the script for the feature film A NEW CHRISTMAS, which premiered at the Heartland Film Festival in 2019 as an official selection and was licensed for distribution by Cinedigm. THE COLLABORATOR is his feature film directorial debut