Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry | |
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_retouched.jpg) Perry at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | July 14, 1984 |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Alex Ross Perry (born July 14, 1984) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Perry was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he worked on a local television news program during high school.[1] After graduating, he moved to New York City to attend NYU.[1][2] He graduated from NYU's film program in 2006. From 2005 to 2007, Perry worked at the East Village-based video store Kim's Video,[1][2][3] where he met many of the cast and crew members who would later work on his films, including director of photography Sean Price Williams.[1][2][3] He was influenced by Philip Roth,[2][4] Vincent Gallo,[2][4] Jerry Lewis,[2][4] and Thomas Pynchon.[2]
Perry's first feature, Impolex, premiered in 2009. Made on a budget of $15,000[5] and shot on 16mm film stock, the film is an absurdist comedy inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow.[2] The film was released theatrically in 2011.[5]
Perry's second feature, The Color Wheel, premiered at festivals in 2011. The film, a dark screwball comedy influenced by the work of Philip Roth,[1][2][4] was co-written by Perry with Carlen Altman; the two also played the lead roles in the film. The film was named the best undistributed film of 2011 by the Indiewire[6] and Village Voice[7] polls, and placed 12th in a similar poll conducted by Film Comment.[8] It was released theatrically on May 18, 2012.
Perry's next film, a comedy titled Listen Up Philip, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[9] in 2014.
In 2015, Perry's fourth directorial effort Queen of Earth, which stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, and Kate Lyn Sheil. It had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on February 7, 2015.[10] and was released in a limited release and through video on demand on August 26, 2015.[11] In April 2015, Disney hired Perry to write a live-action adaptation of the Winnie the Pooh franchise, while he also optioned Don DeLillo's The Names for a feature adaptation.[12][13]
Films
| Year | Name | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Actor | Role |
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| 2009 | Impolex | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Tiny Furniture | Yes | Ashlynn's Friend | ||||
| 2011 | The Color Wheel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Colin |
| 2011 | Happy Life | Yes | Donald | ||||
| 2011 | The Green | Yes | Phillip Roth expert | ||||
| 2012 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Yes | Pizza Customer #1 | ||||
| 2013 | The Sixth Year | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2014 | Listen Up Philip | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | 7 Chinese Brothers | Yes | Hats at Cars | ||||
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Devil Town | Yes | Detective Ira Goldberg | ||||
| 2016 | Joshy | Yes | Adam | ||||
| 2017 | Golden Exits | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| TBA | Untitled Live-Action Winnie the Pooh project | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Renninger, Bryce J. FUTURES | "The Color Wheel" Director Alex Ross Perry Says Kim's Video Was Better Than NYU. Indiewire.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lim, Dennis. Literary Influences, Personal Pathologies. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Erickson, Steve. An Interview with Alex Ross Perry. LA Weekly.
- ^ a b c d Stewart, Henry. Alex Ross Perry Names His Favorite Incest Movies. The L Magazine.
- ^ a b Impolex (2009) at IMDb.
- ^ Kohn, Eric. "The Color Wheel" Tops Indiewire's List of Best Undistributed Films; Other Films Tie For Top Spots. Indiewire.
- ^ Village Voice Film Poll 2011: Best Undistributed Film. The Village Voice.
- ^ Film Comment's Best Unreleased Movies of 2011. Film Comment.
- ^ Kohn, Eric. "Spirit Nominee Alex Ross Perry Discusses New HBO Project 'The Traditions,' His Next Feature and Life After 'The Color Wheel'. Indiewire.
- ^ http://www.indiewire.com/article/berlin-review-katherine-waterston-and-elisabeth-moss-triumph-in-alex-ross-perrys-queen-of-earth-20150210
- ^ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/elisabeth-moss-queen-of-earth-release-1201533417/
- ^ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/winnie-the-pooh-movie-disney-1201464876/
- ^ Newman, Nick (April 7, 2015). "Alex Ross Perry Will Tackle Don DeLillo's 'The Names' In Feature Adaptation". The Film Stage.