Jason Eisener is a

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, producer, editor and

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Life and career

''Grindhouse'' faux trailer contest and ''Hobo with a Shotgun'' (2007 - 2011)

In 2007, Eisener entered and won the ''

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'' fake trailer contest hosted by

Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...

and the

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, leading to a film of the same name being made a few years later: ''

Hobo with a Shotgun ''Hobo with a Shotgun'' is a 2011 exploitation action black comedy film directed by Jason Eisener, written by John Davies, from a story by Eisener, and starring Rutger Hauer. It is based on a faux- trailer of the same title featured in the Quentin ...

''. In 2008, Eisener co-wrote and directed the

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short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

Treevenge ''Treevenge'' is a 2008 List of Christmas films, Christmas Horror film, horror short film written and directed by Jason Eisener, and produced by Yer Dead Productions. Shooting started in November 2007, and ended in February 2008. Post-production w ...

''.

Other projects (2012 - 2017)

Eisener directed ''

The ABCs of Death ''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, incl ...

''s ''Y is for Youngbuck'' segment and ''

V/H/S/2 ''V/H/S/2'' (originally titled ''S-VHS'') is a 2013 found footage horror anthology film produced by Bloody Disgusting and Roxanne BenjaminThe second installment in the ''V/H/S'' franchise, it comprises four found footage segments linked to ...

''s ''Alien Abduction Slumber Party'' segment. In 2017, he was the 2nd unit director on the Adam Wingard adaptation of ''

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'' and the editor on '' Goon: Last of the Enforcers''.

''Dark Side of the Ring''

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'' premiered on

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on April 10, 2019 and the series focuses on controversial subjects and events within the realm of

professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

. Eisner serves as the series director, producer and creator alongside Evan Husney.

Upcoming projects (2017 - now)

As of 2017, Eisener is in pre-production on a film, an adaptation of the comic ''New York City Outlaws''. His next movie, ''

Kids vs. Aliens ''Kids vs. Aliens'' is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Jason Eisener and written by John Davies and Eisener. It is the second spin-off film in the ''V/H/S'' franchise and a feature-length adaptation of "Slumber Party Ali ...

'', is described as "aliens attacking a house party" and has premiered at

Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of ''The Iron Gi ...

on September 23, 2022.

Influences

In an interview with ''

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'' magazine in 2011, Eisener cited

Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film critic, critic. His influential work in the horror film, horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as ...

Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garn ...

Walter Hill Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

, and

Brian Trenchard-Smith Brian Medwin Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian filmmaker and author, known for his idiosyncratic and satirical low-budget genre films. His filmography covers action, science fiction, martial arts, dystopian fiction, comedy, w ...

as influences.

Filmography

Short films Feature films

References

External links

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