Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry | |
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.jpg) Perry at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | July 14, 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, actor, editor |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
Alex Ross Perry (born 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][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,[4][2] Vincent Gallo,[4][2] Jerry Lewis,[4][2] 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][4][2] 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. It was his first film to be shot in the Super 16mm format.[9]
Films
- Impolex (2009)
- The Color Wheel (2011)
- Listen Up Philip (2014)
- Queen of Earth (2015)
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.
- ^ a b Kohn, Eric. "Spirit Nominee Alex Ross Perry Discusses New HBO Project 'The Traditions,' His Next Feature and Life After 'The Color Wheel'. Indiewire.