Rodrigo Gudiño is a Mexican Canadian film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company '' Rue Morgue''. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that ''Rue Morgue'' holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's

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before leaving the position to focus on making films. His short films were collected into the DVD ''Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols'' in 2009. Gudiño was born in

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before moving to

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at a young age. He began creating films in 2006 with the short ''The Eyes of Edward James'' and saw filmmaker

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as an influence on his work. Gudiño has also stated that his

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upbringing also influenced his work, and has remarked that he started his directing with short films released directly to film festival circuits as he wanted to " evelophis abilities from an artistic standpoint" before moving to feature-length films.

Filmography

Shorts

*''The Eyes of Edward James'' (2006) *''The Demonology of Desire'' (2007) *''

The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow ''The Facts In the Case of Mister Hollow'' is a 2008 Short horror film that was directed by Rodrigo Gudiño and Vincent Marcone, based upon a story written by Gudiño. The short was first released on July 17, 2008, at the Fantasia Film Festival an ...

'' (2008, with Vincent Marcone)

Collections

* ''Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols'' (2009, collects his three short films)

Feature films

*''

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh ''The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh'' (also known as rus. "Zaveshanie") is a 2012 horror film directed by '' Rue Morgue'' founder Rodrigo Gudiño. It was released in Russia on 13 June 2013 as ''Завещание'' and was later relea ...

'' (2012) *''The Breach'' (2022)

Television

* ''

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'' (2014, one episode)

Interviews

*'' Why Horror?'' (2014, as himself)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudino, Rodrigo People from San Diego Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film directors from California