Pearry Teo

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Pearry Reginald Teo, film director/producer (b. 23 July 1978), also known as Zhang Pingli, is the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film. The movie, The Gene Generation, stars Bai Ling and Faye Dunaway. The movie was due to be released on October 31, 2007, but has been delayed. Pearry Reginald Teo began his career with as a school drop out, making quirky horror films, with borrowed cameras. His first film, Liberata Me, won the New York International Film Festival for best horror film. Shortly after, his following films would win him awards, sealing his first feature film deal The Gene Generation.

A fashion design drop out, Pearry Reginald Teo attended school in Melbourne, Australia before arriving to the United States to pursue his career in filmmaking. His growing list of fan base comprises mostly those in the underground sub-culture, whose keen interest in him lies in his unique but dark visual style.

[edit] Filmography

1. A Bed of Thorns (2008) (director / producer)
2. The 13th Hour (2008) (co-director / producer / co-writer)
3. The Gene Generation (2007) (director)
4. Reflections (2005/I) (co-producer)
5. The Passing (2005) (co-producer)
6. Take Me Somewhere Nice (2004) (director / writer / producer)
7. Children of the Arcana (2003) (director / writer / producer)
8. Liberata Me,aka Fade to Black  (USA) (2002) (director / writer/ producer)

[edit] External links

• http://www.myspace.com/giantspermgod
• Pearry Reginald Teo at the Internet Movie Database
• Tan, Jeanine, "From school drop-out to Hollywood director", Channel News Asia, 14 Oct 2005.
• Caldwell, June, "Interview with Pearry Teo, Hottest New Director from Singapore", American Chronicle, 26 June 2006.