Christian Calson (born ''Claudiu Cristian Căldărescu'' on 13 January 1975 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian-born American independent filmmaker best known for his use of anti-film and shock-cinema techniques.

Biography

Calson was born to a Romanian father and a Jewish-Romanian mother. They left Bucharest when he was 7 years old and settled in

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. He went on to enroll at Antioch University in Los Angeles, California. Developing an interest in music at an early age, he eventually became a music writer for the now cancelled Los Angeles LGBT magazine "4-Front". Later Calson expanded his interests to include filmmaking. Calson's films include '' Shiner'' and ''

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''. Rife with foul language and bad behavior, his characters and storylines are usually about sexual anxiety and a blurred line between sexuality and violence. He's been considered part of the NEW New Queer Cinema (

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) but he has strong feelings of displeasure at most mainstream queer cinema. With the release of ''Shiner'', he told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I want people to respond on a visceral level... I'm not after their minds, I'm after their gut.... I'm not trying to make friends with this film." Christian expanded his résumé again in 2008 by becoming a DJ. He describes his musical style as Underground House or Progressive house. Performing at various private parties, he now also DJs at several Los Angeles LGBT clubs and venues.

Filmography

* ''

'' (feature film, 2005) * '' Shiner'' (feature film, 2004) * ''A Short Film About Flowers'' (an experimental short film, 2002) * ''Beautiful / How To Walk Through A Door'' (short film, 2002) * ''Moaner'' (short film, 2001)

References

External links

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Bruiser Films: Christian Calson's Production Company Site
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