Eli Rarey is an independent filmmaker based in
Detroit. He wrote and directed the feature film ''The Famous Joe Project'' which was premiered at
Outfest in 2012. His short film by the same name (on which the feature is based) premiered at the
2007 Slamdance Film Festival The 2007 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 18 to January 27, 2007. It was the 13th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival. A full list of films appeari ...
and won Best International Short Film at the Lisbon Village International Digital Cinema Festival. His
interactive feature film on
YouTube, ''Hard Decisions'', offers the viewer 11 possible endings.
His short film Pigeon, based on the play
The Seagull by
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
, was nominated for Best Dramatic Short at Berlin Scifi Film Festival. The film stars
Zuzanna Szadkowski, who studied theater at
Columbia University with Rarey when they were both undergraduates.
Rarey is a founding member of Science Project experimental performance collective. He wrote and performed with them in New York City from 2000 to 2002.
He is a graduate of
USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he also taught in the Interactive Media Division.
References
External links
Personal website*
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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