Alex Turner (director)

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Alex Turner was eleven years old when he made his first film with a home movie camera given to him by his father, legendary photographer Pete Turner. His skewed vision of the world was apparent at an early age in 8mm epics like Dr. Griffin's Creation and Starflight 7.^{[citation needed]}

A graduate of the distinguished film program at SUNY Purchase, Turner immersed himself in the world of feature and commercial production in New York and Los Angeles. Memorable events from this time include a disastrous stint as a pigeon wrangler on a shoot for commercial director Steve Horn and working as a production assistant on several low budget films. Turner eventually began directing music videos and made the transition to directing commercials for clients including McDonald's, General Electric and Quaker State.

Alex's acclaimed short film Chuck has screened in over thirty film festivals. It was featured on the Sci-Fi Channel, and won the Rod Serling award at the 2001 Long Island Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} Turner's latest short film, Disposal can be seen on IFC and was shown as part of LACMA's Young Directors Night.

Dead Birds, Turner's first feature, staring Henry Thomas, Isaiah Washington and Patrick Fugit, premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.