About

Mortar & Pestle Pictures combines cinematic elements to produce moving images of the finest quality and taste. With a combined 25 years of professional experience in film, television, and advertising between partners Andrew William Chan and Michael M. McGuire, this well-seasoned duo possesses the knowledge, relationships, and skills to bring the most ambitious visions to life.  

Based in Los Angeles, McGuire and Chan have each written and directed feature films and produced a wide range of screen content, including over a dozen feature films, short form series, documentaries, and a wide range of advertisements for broadcast and web.  Their films have played at Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, Tribeca, Palm Springs, New York TV Festival and are distributed all over the world.  Commercial clients have included Toyota, BMW, EA, Lucasfilm, Warner Brothers Interactive, Honda, Garmin, Hasbro, Intel and many others.  McGuire and Chan have filmed all across the US, from New York to Hawaii, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Hungary, and Portugal, and are experienced in securing tax incentives from many territories.

From development through delivery, Mortar & Pestle Pictures offers their services to create a unique recipe for success for every project.