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'''Alex Ross Perry''' is an American filmmaker.
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| birth_place = [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]]<ref name="futures">Renninger, Bryce J. [http://www.indiewire.com/article/futures_the_color_wheel_director_alex_ross_perry_got_more_out_of_working_at FUTURES | "The Color Wheel" Director Alex Ross Perry Says Kim's Video Was Better Than NYU.] [[Indiewire]].</ref>
|influences= [[Philip Roth]]<ref name="lmag">Stewart, Henry. [http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/05/25/alex-ross-perry-names-his-favorite-incest-movies Alex Ross Perry Names His Favorite Incest Movies.] ''The L Magazine.''</ref><ref name="dlim">Lim, Dennis. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/movies/the-color-wheel-and-impolex-films-by-alex-ross-perry.html Literary Influences, Personal Pathologies.] ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>, [[Vincent Gallo]]<ref name="lmag" /><ref name="dlim" />, [[Jerry Lewis]] <ref name="lmag" /><ref name="dlim" />, [[Thomas Pynchon]]<ref name="dlim" />
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'''Alex Ross Perry''' (b. [[14 July]] , [[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]]. <ref name="futures" /> After graduating, he moved to [[New York City]] to attend [[New York University|NYU]].<ref name="futures" /><ref name="dlim" /> He graduated from NYU's [[film school|film program]] in 2006. From 2005 to 2007, Perry worked at the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]]-based [[video store]] [[Kim's Video]],<ref name="dlim" /><ref name="futures" /><ref name="law">Erickson, Steve. [http://www.laweekly.com/2012-06-07/film-tv/color-wheel-Alex-Ross-Perry-interview/ An Interview with Alex Ross Perry.] ''[[LA Weekly]]''.</ref> where he met many of the cast and crew members who would later work on his films, including [[director of photography]] [[Sean Price Williams]].<ref name="law" /><ref name="dlim" /><ref name="futures" />

Perry's first feature, ''[[Impolex]]'', premiered in 2009. Made on a budget of $15,000<ref name="impoleximdb">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457742/releaseinfo Impolex (2009)] at [[IMDb]].</ref> and shot on [[16mm]] film stock, the film is an [[Absurdist humor|absurdist comedy]] inspired by [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s novel ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]''.<ref name="dlim" /> The film was released theatrically in 2011.<ref name="impoleximdb" />

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]],<ref name="lmag" /><ref name="dlim" /><ref name="futures" /> 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]]<ref name="iwirenews">Kohn, Eric. [http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-color-wheel-tops-indiewires-list-of-best-undistributed-films-other-films-tie-for-top-spots "The Color Wheel" Tops Indiewire's List of Best Undistributed Films; Other Films Tie For Top Spots.] [[Indiewire]].</ref> and ''[[Village Voice]]''<ref name="vvpoll">[http://www.villagevoice.com/filmpoll/cat/undistributed_film/2011/ Village Voice Film Poll 2011: Best Undistributed Film.] ''[[The Village Voice]].''</ref> polls, and placed 12th in a similar poll conducted by ''[[Film Comment]]''.<ref name="fcpoll">[http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/film-comments-best-unreleased-movies-of-2011 Film Comment's Best Unreleased Movies of 2011.] ''[[Film Comment]]''.</ref> It was released theatrically on May 18, 2012.


== Films ==
== Films ==
*''[[The Color Wheel]]''
*''[[Impolex]]'' (2009)
*''[[Impolex]]''
*''[[The Color Wheel]]'' (2011)


== References ==
==References==
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*http://www.laweekly.com/2012-06-07/film-tv/color-wheel-Alex-Ross-Perry-interview/
*http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-17/movies/31719777_1_color-wheel-movie-snow-peas
*http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/05/25/alex-ross-perry-names-his-favorite-incest-movies
*http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/movies/the-color-wheel-and-impolex-films-by-alex-ross-perry.html


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Alex Ross Perry
Born (1984-07-14) July 14, 1984 (age 40)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania[1]
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter, actor, editor
Years active2009 - present

Alex Ross Perry (b. 14 July , 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][3] 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,[3][1][4] where he met many of the cast and crew members who would later work on his films, including director of photography Sean Price Williams.[4][3][1]

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.[3] 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,[2][3][1] 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.

Films

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Stewart, Henry. Alex Ross Perry Names His Favorite Incest Movies. The L Magazine.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lim, Dennis. Literary Influences, Personal Pathologies. The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Erickson, Steve. An Interview with Alex Ross Perry. LA Weekly.
  5. ^ a b Impolex (2009) at IMDb.
  6. ^ Kohn, Eric. "The Color Wheel" Tops Indiewire's List of Best Undistributed Films; Other Films Tie For Top Spots. Indiewire.
  7. ^ Village Voice Film Poll 2011: Best Undistributed Film. The Village Voice.
  8. ^ Film Comment's Best Unreleased Movies of 2011. Film Comment.
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