Pearry Teo | |
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Born | Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli July 23, 1978 Singapore |
Other names | Pearry Reginald Teo |
Occupation | Film director, producer and screenwriter |
Years active | 2002–present |
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http://www.pearryteo.com/ |
Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (born 23 July 1978), film director/producer, is the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film.
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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.[1]
A fashion design drop out, 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.[2] The movie, The Gene Generation, stars Bai Ling and Faye Dunaway. The movie was released on DVD on January 27, 2009.
In August 2009, "Pearry Reginald Teo" shot NBC / Universal (Syfy) first production in China called "Witchville"" which stars Luke Goss, MyAnna Buring and Sarah Douglas. The film has a release date of May 22nd, 2010 on the Syfy Channel.