Pete Ohs is an American filmmaker. He is known for writing & directing the feature films ''Jethica'' (2022) and '' Everything Beautiful is Far Away'' (2017) as well as directing music videos for

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, and

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Personal life

Ohs was born and raised in

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Career

Ohs directed the ''No Hope Kids'' music video for

which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2009 and the ''When I'm With You'' music video for

which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2010 as well as NME's Top 50 Videos of the Year. In 2012, the hybrid-documentary feature ''I Send You This Place'' premiered at the

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. The film was co-directed with contemporary artist

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. He was named one of ''

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s "25 New Faces of Independent Film" for 2013. In 2013, his screenplay for '' Everything Beautiful is Far Away'' was selected for IFP's Emerging Storytellers program. In 2017, ''Everything Beautiful is Far Away'' had its world premiere at the

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and received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award. The film stars

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with an original score by

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. In 2018, Ohs directed the short film ''Nothing Bad Will Happen'' starring

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. In 2022, Ohs produced and directed the feature film ''Jethica'' starring

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and Will Madden. The film premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohs, Pete American film directors American cinematographers American male screenwriters Filmmakers from Ohio