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Kansas Bowling
Bowling in 2016
Born (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 28)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actress
Years active2015–present
Known forB.C. Butcher, Cuddly Toys

Kansas Bowling (born August 2, 1996) is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actress. She is best known for directing B.C. Butcher (2016) and Cuddly Toys (2022) and acting in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

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Bowling was born and raised in California.[6] Her parents are Arin Thompson and luxury real estate agent William Preston Bowling of Phoenix, Arizona.[7][8] At age 13, she received a Super 8 film camera as a Christmas gift and immediately started shooting short films with her sister.

Career

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B.C. Butcher

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Bowling directed B.C. Butcher (2016) starring Kato Kaelin, Rodney Bingenheimer, Natasha Halevi, and Kadeem Hardison. The film was produced by Lloyd Kaufman and distributed by Troma Entertainment on Blu-ray and their streaming service Troma Now on VHX.[9]

The movie had its theatrical premiere on March 3, 2016, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.[10] The premiere had a musical performance by Count Smokula and Ron Jeremy.

Bowling was the first inductee into the Troma Institute For Gifted Youth[11] and listed as one of W Magazine's 42 up-and-comers in their April 2016 "Next in Line" issue.[12]

Music videos

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Bowling has directed over 30 music videos for various artists (shot on 8mm or 16mm film).

In the music video for Kat Meoz's "Here I Wait", Bowling shot the only existing footage of Richard Brautigan's papier-mâché bird Willard who was the subject of his 1975 novel Willard and His Bowling Trophies.[13]

On April 13, 2018, Drangsal [de] released a video through Universal Germany for their song "Magst Du Mich" directed by and starring Bowling and her sister Parker Love Bowling.[14][15][16]

On August 15, 2018, Rolling Stone released a video Bowling directed for the Death Valley Girls' song "Disaster (Is What We're After)".[17] The video is four minutes of musician Iggy Pop eating a hamburger.[18][19] The video is an homage to Jørgen Leth's 1982 film 66 Scenes of America, where Andy Warhol eats a hamburger.[20] Yahoo Entertainment named it one of their favorite videos of the year.[21]

On October 2, 2018, Stereogum premiered another video Bowling directed for the Death Valley Girls for their song "One Less Thing (Before I Die)".[22] Bowling attended the home-made rocket launch for the daredevil and limo driver Mad Mike Hughes and filmed his successful attempt at launching in the sky.[citation needed]

Acting

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Bowling and her sister Parker Love Bowling starred in Jared Master's biblical period film Absolute Vow.[23][24] In 2018, Bowling produced and acted in the short film Swamp Women Kissing Booth which was the first film to feature actress Kathleen Hughes, star of It Came from Outer Space, in a starring role since 1958.[25][26] In 2020, Bowling starred as the protagonist, Nancy Banana alongside Bill Weeden in the parody film, Psycho Ape!, and will return for the upcoming sequel.[27][28]

In 2019, she portrayed Sandra Good, a member of the Manson family, in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Bowling appeared in Glenn Danzig's Verotika[29] as well as Glenn Danzig's sophomore feature Death Rider in the House of Vampires, alongside Julian Sands and Devon Sawa.[30]

In early 2020, The Killers debuted a short film to coincide with the release of their new album Imploding the Mirage starring Bowling and Griffin Dunne. Two music videos were edited of the short film for the songs "Caution" and "My Own Soul's Warning".[31]

Bowling was featured in Joe Begos' Christmas Bloody Christmas which was released theatrically December 2022.[32]

In 2023, the 1990's throwback slasher film The Third Saturday in October Part V premiered featuring Bowling in the lead role.[33] Bowling is also in the lead role of the 2023 aerobics slasher film Murdercise.[34]

Cuddly Toys

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As of 2023, Bowling has been touring the United States theatrically with her film Cuddly Toys.[35] The film has been described as a "saccharine nightmare"[36] about taboo matters on girlhood[37] told in a "shockumentary" style.[38] The film stars Cynda McElvana, Brissa Monique, Parker Love Bowling, Caroline Williams, Schooly D, Don Devore, Mickey Madden, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Charlotte Sartre, Dylan Greenberg, D.C. Douglas, Sune Rose Wagner, and Keith Allison.[39][40]

Writing

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Kansas Bowling has written and published two books with publisher Far West Press.[41] Her first book A Cuddly Toys Companion details the making of her film Cuddly Toys.[42] The second is titled Prewritten Letters For Your Convenience, which she wrote with her sister, Parker Love Bowling, when they were children and published as adults.[43]

Personal life

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She is the older sister of actress Parker Love Bowling.

In 2019, Bowling sued musician Ariel Pink after he hired her to go on tour with him to film his concerts and did not pay her. Pitchfork reported that as of 2020, the case has been settled in court.[44]

Bowling's longtime boyfriend is musician Don Devore.[45]

She currently lives in Nevada.[46]

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Writer Director Actor Producer Role
2003 Klepto No No Yes No Nick's daughter
2016 B.C. Butcher Yes Yes Yes Yes Model
2016 The Bridemaker No No Yes No Bride
2017 Absolute Vow No No Yes Yes Bithiah
2017 Curious Females No No Yes No Tara
2018 Swamp Women Kissing Booth No No Yes Yes Sissy
2018 Reagitator: Revenge of the Parody No No Yes No Nancy the Demon Cheerleader
2018 Primitiva Yes No Yes Yes Katrina
2019 Verotika No No Yes No Young Peasant Girl
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood No No Yes No "Blue"
2019 Beyond the Law No No Yes No Chastity
2020 Psycho Ape! No No Yes No Nancy Banana
2020 Tales From the Grave: The Movie No No Yes No Emma
2021 Death Rider in the House of Vampires No No Yes No Rider's Dead Sister
2022 Cuddly Toys Yes Yes Yes Yes Professor Kansas Bowling
2022 Christmas Bloody Christmas No No Yes No Liddy
2023 Third Saturday in October Part V No No Yes No Maggie
2023 Murdercise No No Yes No Phoebe
2024 Psycho Ape 2 No No Yes No Nancy Banana
TBA Creek Encounters No No Yes No Evie Tucker
TBA Bad Brain No No Yes No TBA
TBA Untitled Crispin Glover Film No No Yes No Mary
TBA Untitled True Crime Project Yes Yes Yes Yes TBA

Television

Year Title Episode Writer Director Actor
2017 Party Legends "Breaking Bad Vibes" (S1E3)[47] No No Yes

Music videos

Year Song Artist Credit
1998 "Believe" K's Choice Actor
2010 "Farmer's Daughter" Crystal Bowersox Actor
2014 "So Long" Alyeska Director
2015 "You Needed to Know" CTZNSHP Director
2016 "Post Teenage Angst" Kill My Coquette Director
2016 "Disco" Death Valley Girls Director
2016 "Muffins" Them Guns Actor
2016 "Zombie Movie" Peter Litvin Actor
2016 "I Just Sued the School System!" Prince Ea Actor
2016 "Bloom" Papa M Director
2017 "Spin Spin" Tilli Director
2017 "Flesh Flower Dream" Tilli Director
2017 "Always" The Fontaines Director
2017 "Dd" Taffy Director
2017 "Forever Blue" The Moonkids Director
2017 "L.A. Don't Love You" Kat Meoz Director
2017 "Murkiii" Taffy Director
2017 "Never Slow Down" Livingmore Director
2017 "The Jester" Silas Nello Director
2017 "Christmas in Hollywood" Kat Meoz Director
2018 "Disaster (Is What We're After)" Death Valley Girls Director
2018 "The Resort Beyond the Last Resort" Collapsing Scenery Director
2018 "Burn Down the Cornfield" Collapsing Scenery Director
2018 "Modern World" Collapsing Scenery Director
2018 "Here I Wait" Kat Meoz Director
2018 "Magst du mich" Drangsal Director
2018 "(One Less Thing) Before I Die" Death Valley Girls Director
2018 "Trashworld" Surfbort Director
2018 "More Dead" Death Valley Girls Actor
2018 "Diamond Nights" Lauren Rocket Director
2019 "Falling" CRX Director
2019 "Get Close" CRX Director
2019 "The Bold One" Kristeen Young Director
2020 "Imploding the Mirage: The Short Film" The Killers Actor
2020 "Caution" The Killers Actor
2020 "My Own Soul's Warning" The Killers Actor
2020 "Beam Me Up" Lauren Rocket Director
2021 "Corpse Grinding Man” Harley Poe Actor
2021 "My Sweet Lord” George Harrison Actor
2022 "You Already Know” Collapsing Scenery Director
2022 "Feathers in the Clouds” James Marlon Magas Director
2022 "Violence” Headkrack Director
2023 "Morbid Symptoms” Collapsing Scenery ft. Tippa Lee, Avalon Lurks, and L'Espiral Director
2023 "Shakin'” Basic Elements Actor

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Result
2020 Screen Actors Guild Award Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2020 Independent Horror Movie Awards Psycho Ape best actress Nominated
2021 New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival Psycho Ape best actress Nominated
2022 Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival Cuddly Toys best film Nominated
2022 LA Live Film Festival Headkrack: Violence best music video Won
2023 GenreBlast Film Festival Murdercise best actress Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Q&A: Director Kansas Bowling Discusses Her Prehistoric Slasher Film B.C. BUTCHER". December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "FOR THE LOVE OF GORE: A CONVERSATION WITH TEENAGE FILMMAKER KANSAS BOWLING".
  3. ^ "Troma's Latest Horror Comedy, BC Butcher, Was Directed by a 17-Year-Old Girl". January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "IFH 059: How a 17 yr old Directed & Sold Her 1st Feature on 16mm Film". March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Young Director crowdfunds 16mm Cavewomen slasher,"THE B.C. BUTCHER"".
  6. ^ "For the Love of Gore: A Conversation With Teenage Filmmaker Kansas Bowling". autre.love. January 8, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "For the Love of Gore: A Conversation with Teenage Filmmaker Kansas Bowling Autre Magazine". January 8, 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.acmela.org [bare URL]
  9. ^ "B.C. Butcher". Troma NOW. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "THEATRICAL WORLD-PREMIERE OF 17 YEAR OLD KANSAS BOWLING'S "B.C. BUTCHER" – Troma". troma.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Announcing the TROMA INSTITUTE FOR GIFTED YOUTH". November 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kansas Bowling Makes W Magazine's Who's Next List".
  13. ^ "Garage Rocker Kat Meoz Searches for Postmodern Literary Legend's Muse on "Here I Wait" (premiere)". popmatters.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Drangsal – Magst du Mich –". April 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "Dank Drangsals neuem Video zu "Magst du mich" ekeln wir uns plötzlich vor Pizza". vice.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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  17. ^ Blistein, Jon (August 15, 2018). "Watch Iggy Pop Casually Eat a Hamburger in New Death Valley Girls Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  18. ^ "This Video of Iggy Pop Eating a Burger is the Anti-ASMR You Didn't Know You Needed". Munchies. August 16, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  19. ^ "Iggy Pop Recreates Famous Andy Warhol Hamburger Eating Scene for New Music Video". Food & Wine. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  20. ^ "Watch Iggy Pop Recreate "Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger" in New Video | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. August 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  21. ^ "The 20 best music videos of 2018". yahoo.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  22. ^ "Death Valley Girls – "(One Less Thing) Before I Die" Video". Stereogum. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  23. ^ "News: Biblical 'Epic' Exploitation Film Absolute Vow Unleashes Mad Trailer". January 30, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  24. ^ "Bizarre Biblical shocker 'Absolute Vow' is now available on Amazon Prime – HorrorFix – Horror Movie News Reviews and More!". horror-fix.com. January 21, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  25. ^ "Video Licks: Enjoy The Cautionary Tale of SWAMP WOMEN KISSING BOOTH – Comedy Cake". comedycake.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  26. ^ "INTERVIEW: Kansas & Parker Bowling from B-Movie Mania". stitcher.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  27. ^ Lanier, Hunter (October 17, 2020). "Psycho Ape! | Film Threat".
  28. ^ "Watching Movies – Psycho Ape – Without Your Head". withoutyourhead.com.
  29. ^ "Three disc release of Danzig's anthology film Verotika up for pre-order". January 7, 2020.
  30. ^ "[Review] Glenn Danzig's 'Death Rider in the House of Vampires' Has All the Charm…and Flaws of 'Verotika'". August 29, 2021.
  31. ^ Bloom, Madison (March 20, 2020). "Watch the Killers' New "Caution" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  32. ^ "Christmas Bloody Christmas director Joe Begos is hoping to make back-to-back sequels". December 9, 2022.
  33. ^ "'The Third Saturday in October Part V' Review – Infectious Slasher Homage Recreates the Video Store Era". June 27, 2022.
  34. ^ "MURDERCISE (2023) 80s-inspired comedic horror – teaser trailer". September 30, 2022.
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  37. ^ Coviello, Will (August 12, 2023). "Actor-director Kansas Bowling screens 'Cuddly Toys' and holds a Q&A on Aug. 17 at The Broad Theater". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  38. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Kansas Bowling On CUDDLY TOYS". FANGORIA. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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  43. ^ "Prewritten Letters For Your Convenience | Kansas Bowling and Parker Love Bowling". Far West Press. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  44. ^ "Ariel Pink Sued by Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood Actress Over Scrapped Tour Film". Pitchfork. November 1, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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