Bilge Ebiri (; born 1973) is an English-born American

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and

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. His first feature film, a comedy thriller entitled ''New Guy'', was released in 2004.

Early life and education

Ebiri studied film at

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where his thesis film, ''Bad Neighborhood'' won the Lamar Prize for Achievement in Film.

Career

After graduation, Ebiri worked as an assistant director for a Russian director

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on ''

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''. He both wrote and directed ''New Guy,'' his debut feature. ''Time Out'' called it "broadly predictable and increasingly one note, but passable sadistic fun." In 2003 he wrote, directed and co-produced the low-budget feature film ''New Guy''. It was released in 2004 and after getting positive reviews in ''

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'' and ''

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'', had a successful theatrical run in

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. It was released on DVD in 2005 by Vanguard Cinema. He became the lead critic at the ''Village Voice'' in February 2016.

Filmography

* ''Bad Neighborhood'' (1995) * ''Infernal Racket'' (1996) * ''New Guy'' (2003) * ''Purse Snatcher'' (2006) * ''Görünmeyen'' (2011)

References

External links

* * 1973 births Living people American film critics American film directors American people of Turkish descent British emigrants to the United States English people of Turkish descent People from York Yale College alumni {{Turkey-film-director-stub