BIO

FutureClown Productions is operated by Rachel Mason, Los Angeles based filmmaker. She received an Emmy nomination for the Netflix original documentary Circus of Books, her biographical portrait of growing up as the child of the owners of an adult bookstore that served the gay community during the height of the AIDS crisis. In 2025, Mason directed the HBO Max series An Update on Our Family, which has since been cited in legal arguments advocating for changes to legislation concerning children on the internet. Also in 2025, Hulu released Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, her documentary about the death of her friend Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.  In 2026, Mason completed My Brother’s Killer,  about the 1990 murder of a young gay man which remained cold for 33 years until the film catalyzed the solving of the murder. Made entirely independently through a volunteer-driven community, it premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival and will be released in the coming year.