Jimmy Joe Roche is an American visual artist and underground filmmaker, based in

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. He is a long-time collaborator with Baltimore-based musician

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Career

Roche's works have been screened in venues and museums all over the U.S. and Canada including the

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, Anthology Film Archives, New York Underground Film Festival, Yale College, the

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, and San Francisco International Animation festival. His recent collaboration, ''Ultimate Reality,'' with musician

has gained national press attention. Roche has also worked with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, most recently acting in the film

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. In 2006 he shot and edited the

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"Heart of Gold: Behind the Scenes" featurette, and in 2003 he worked with Demme to create the journal for Corporal Melvin in the Paramount film ''

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''. Recently Roche's short film ''Baltimore Shopping Network'' was featured on the New Museum's website Rizhome, and his music video for Deacon's "Crystal Cat" was featured on the front page of

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, gathering over a million views. In June 2008 Roche had his first solo exhibition of his work at R.A.R.E Gallery in

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, Manhattan. Since 2011, Roche has curated and hosted the ongoing Gunky's Basement Film Series, a project of

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, with his frequent collaborator, musician

. Starting in September 2012, he has also hosted and curated Maryland Film Festival's horror series "Night Zones With Jimmy Joe Roche".

Education

Roche briefly attended

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in Tallahassee, FL. He later attended and received his BFA from SUNY Purchase in Film in 2004, and his MFA from the

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in 2008.

Selected works

Videography

*''How to Make a Toothbeef Sandwich (2007) *''Freedom Was Made in 7 Days'' (2007) *''Lean Cuts For Osama Bin (2007) *''Ultimate Reality'' (2007) *''Gather Round'' (2008) *''My Brother Wolf Spirit'' (2008) *''Back In Black'' (2008) *''Vortex Accumulator'' (2008) *''Organic Noise'' (2009) *''Basement Bleeds'' (2009) *''Earth Currents'' (2009) *''Sitting Still'' (2010) *''Peacing Out'' (2011) *''Static Sermon'' (2011) *''Neutral Death Test'' (2011) *''Homelands'' (2011) *''Pascal's Room'' (2011) *''Beamsplitter'' (2011) *''Rooster Bob's - Caffeinated Chicken'' (2011) *''Mad Max Noise Vest'' (2012)

Filmography

*''Hilvarenbeek'' (2011)

Music videos

*"Crystal Cat" —

(2007)

References

External links

Jimmy Joe Roche's website

Jimmy Joe Roche's YouTube channel
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Jimmy Joe Living people Artists from Maryland Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Maryland