What do killer pine trees, aliens, Molly Ringwald and Hallmark Channel's Christmas at Pemberley Manor have in common?

Synthetic Cinema International.

This Connecticut-based production company got its start making 'awful' horror films, but has since found its sweet spot in the holiday film genre.

Co-founder, Andrew Gernhard, and director, Colin Theys, dish on everything from the Netflix series Daredevil to behind the scenes making some of Hallmark Channel's most popular holiday movies.