Hollow Grind

Runtime: 5:56

Andrew Demko Jr. seeks greatness as a custom knife maker, but must fill the shoes of his father, legendary knife icon; Andrew Demko. Can the son achieve the stature of the father, and craft a blade in one day?

Director - Davis Rohrer

A New Jersey native who first began his passion for media in Journalism and Broadcasting, attending fellowships with major Philadelphia AM radio stations. He followed this path of broadcast news to West Virginia University, where his time spent with cameras shifted his focus to cinematography, and narrative story telling. His first leap into film making was in Campus Movie Fest hosted at WVU, where he created his first short film. Although the film was not selected, Davis would have multiple accolades from the competition in the following years, earning Top Jury Selection in 2016 through 2019. This is in line of an adage he always follows, “Failure is a great teacher and motivator”.

His top priority is narrative film, both short and feature length. Since 2014, Davis has worked tirelessly to create original short films. In 2017, he managed to produce, write, direct, and edit his first funded short film, “The Edge With us”. This and more have been seen at the Austin Indie Film Festival, The Sundance Creative Minds Fellowship, Campus Movie Fest, MTV, HBO Max spotlights, LA CineFest, and most recently, Dragon Cannes 2. Dragon Cannes 2 was his most recent accomplishment, where he earned first place in a film competition that spanned the entire Department of Defense. His film, “The Reunion”; earned the top prize in the final round. He is currently developing, “The Reunion”, with the goal of it being a feature film. His most recent endeavor is, “Trial 54”; a science fiction concept for a limited series, with a short film made and now wrapped on its festival circuit, earning 14 official selections and 5 jury awards, to include “best scripted narrative” at the MTN CRAFT Film Festival.

Directors Statement

This film encompasses the passion and care that The 6 Shop puts into its client work. Documentary storytelling that reveals the beating heart of not just a company, but the family that makes is so special. This is the true power of Pittsburgh based filmmaking, Appalachian storytelling, and the result of ten years in the narrative craft being brought to the branded world.