Gary R. King (born November 15, 1972) is an American director and writer.
Films
King's feature film, a musical entitled ''How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song'' (2012) won the Jury Prize for "Film of the Festival" at the
Raindance Film Festival, as well as the Cox Audience Award and the Dan Harkins Breakthrough Filmmaker Award at the
Phoenix Film Festival. The film also won Best Feature, Best Trailer, Best Soundtrack and Best Director at the
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) is an independent film festival held since 2009 in Idyllwild, California. The festival is run by its founder, director Stephen Savage.
The tenth annual IIFC was held March 5 through 10, 2019. ...
. The film was also shortlisted for an
IFP
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* Independent Filmmaker Project, a series of membership-based, not-for-profit organi ...
Gotham Audience Award. The film has also received positive reviews from
indieWire,
Empire and
Twitch. The film stars
Christina Rose (who also appeared in King's previous film, ''Death of the Dead'' (2011)), Joe Schermann, and Mark DiConzo (who appeared in King's previous film, ''New York Lately'' (2009)).
Aside from ''How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song'', King has directed four other feature films: ''Death of the Dead'' (2011), ''What's Up Lovely ''(2010), ''Dismal'' (2009), and ''New York Lately'' (2009).
The zombie action-comedy film ''Death of the Dead'' (2011) received positive reviews from
Ain't It Cool News as well as Sound on Sight magazine. King's other horror film, ''Dismal'' (2009), was picked up by
Showtime
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Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
,
The Movie Channel,
Time Warner OnDemand (VOD) and DVD.
King's film, ''What's Up Lovely'' (2010), the first film in his self-described "Loneliness" trilogy, received positive reviews from
/Film
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Podcasts
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as well as other sources.
King's feature film debut, the ensemble drama ''New York Lately'' (2009), received a positive review from The Independent Critic and was named one of Row Three's Top 10 Films of 2009.
King frequently collaborates with composer
Kenneth Lampl
Kenneth Lampl (born November 7, 1964) is an American composer and lecturer known for his film, television and choral music. He is the former head of the Australian National University School of Music.
Biography
Born in the Bronx, New York, La ...
who has scored King's films "Dismal","Death of the Dead". "What's Up Lovely", "How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song" and "Unnerved".
Background
King actually spent several years working in the corporate world of Silicon Valley/The Bay Area before deciding to move to New York and pursue a career in filmmaking. King also studied
Psychology in college and began his career in Human Resources.
King currently blogs and writes articles on film from his official site, "The Indie Life."
[Gary King, An Indie Life, http://grking.com]
Further reading
IndieWire Review of ''How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song''
* ttp://www.filmmakingstuff.com/gary-king-talks-filmmaking/ Filmmaking Stuff, Gary King Talks Filmmakingbr>Gary King, An Indie Life (Official Site)
References
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1972 births
Living people
American film directors of Chinese descent
American male screenwriters
American writers of Chinese descent
People from Rochester, Minnesota
Film directors from Los Angeles
Film directors from Minnesota
Screenwriters from Minnesota
Screenwriters from California