Alex Ross Perry

Alex Ross Perry

Born (1984-07-14) July 14, 1984
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania[1]
Occupation film director, screenwriter, actor, editor
Years active 2009 - present

Alex Ross Perry (born July 14, 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,[2][4] Vincent Gallo,[2][4] Jerry Lewis,[2][4] 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][2][4] 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.

In 2015, Perry's fourth directorial effort Queen of Earth, which stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, and Kate Lyn Sheil. It had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on February 7, 2015.[10] and was released in a limited release and through video on demand on August 26, 2015.[11] In April 2015, Disney hired Perry to write a live-action adaptation of the Winnie the Pooh franchise, while he also optioned Don DeLillo's The Names for a feature adaptation.[12][13]

Films

Year Name Director Writer Producer Editor Actor Role
2009 Impolex Yes Yes Yes Yes
2010 Tiny Furniture Yes Ashlynn's Friend
2011 The Color Wheel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Colin
2011 Happy Life Yes Donald
2011 The Green Yes Phillip Roth expert
2012 Somebody Up There Likes Me Yes Pizza Customer #1
2013 The Sixth Year Yes Yes Yes
2014 Listen Up Philip Yes Yes
2015 7 Chinese Brothers Yes Hats at Cars
2015 Queen of Earth Yes Yes Yes
2015 Devil Town Yes Detective Ira Goldberg
2016 Joshy Yes Adam
TBA Untitled Live-Action Winnie the Pooh project Yes

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