Richard Kodai

Richard Kodai was born on July 9, 1977 in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Even at an early age, he loved stories in books and in movies. He enjoyed stories so much that at around the age of ten he began writing his own tales. In the year 2000, at the age of 23, he moved to the United States to chase the American Dream. He worked in the hospitality industry for years, all the while trying to figure out the way to break into the entertainment industry. Following years of aspiration, Kodai made Jenny's Book of Twilight which is his first ever movie project. After considering attending film school which was too expensive, he realized that he need to stop aspiring and just make a movie with the resources and knowledge that he already had. The experience would teach him what he could not afford to learn in film school. Kodai derived a lot of inspiration from film makers like Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino who both broke into the film industry by foregoing film school and taking movie making into their own hands. Kodai found people online who were willing to contribute to his project simply because they wanted to be part of something. Despite the fact that he could not guarantee monetary compensation, Kodai was able to bring a remarkable group of people together. Some of his cast and crew had worked on other projects in the past but for many this was their very first movie project. As a writer, Kodai is more experienced with writing. In fact he has written a novel as well as many short stories. Some of his work is published online and in print in his native Hungary. Kodai also edited, worked on special effects, and composed much of the music for Jenny's Book of Twilight.