No, we hadn’t heard much about the thirtysomething director either. He’s been working in below the line arts like graphics, cinematography and visual effects for over a decade, including directing several shorts.

You’re a comedian with ten years under your belt in what must be the most grueling and thankless of all entertainment formats — standup. You get the chance to do a feature film, released nationally and soon to travel to the mother of all film festivals.

“[The Lost Symbol] was bound to stir public interest in Freemasonry,” Levenston told The West. “Instead of taking a defensive position we saw the book as the opportunity to go public. It let us show Freemasonry as open, ethical and keen to engage. The dark conspiracies have only been allowed to flourish because we’ve always been reluctant to talk about the Craft.”