Cathryn de Prume, Ivan’s sister, an actress, wanted to take her autobiographical one-woman show, “Blended Salad”, to the next level.  She was looking for a partner to make short films out of her wacky childhood stories.  Right under her nose was her brother Ivan, who had shot his own movies as a teenager in the same house they had grown up in.

They grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Their family lived in a brownstone full of eccentric tenants from all around the world. This gave them a well of stories and characters to create from.

Their parents loved artists and people from other cultures.  Their mother, Julia is Russian and father, Nicholas spoke six languages. The house was a constant hub of energy; instruments playing, several languages yelling, typewriters banging, animals screeching, singing, stomping, crying; vibrating throughout the house.  It was a feeding ground for creativity; inspiring Cathryn to become an actress, writer and director, and Ivan, a director, drummer and composer. Their basement is where Ivan’s band, White Zombie was born, leading up to the Grammy nominated, double platinum album, “La Sexorcisto”. They have another brother, Andy who lives in Brooklyn.