Roy Gokay Wol (born on February 13, 1984) is a Turkish-Israeli award winning film producer and director living in the United States. He is known for the film ''

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'' starring Michael Madsen and Ed Asner; and directed the music video ''Try A Little Tenderness'', starring

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Life and career

Roy Wol was born in Israel. Raised in Turkey and Canada, Wol was born as the son of an Argentine mother and a Turkish father. He moved to the US in 2009 and has been working on film since then. Roy is the founder of Studio Autonomous, and has produced several films including ''

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'', ''

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'' and, '' Bikini Moon'' directed by

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nominee

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. Most recently, he produced the 2019
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winning feature film, ''
The Garden Left Behind ''The Garden Left Behind'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera (Carlie Guevara), a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a l ...
'', directed by
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. ''
The Garden Left Behind ''The Garden Left Behind'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera (Carlie Guevara), a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a l ...
'' was selected to the 2017 IFP Lab, and stars Ed Asner and Michael Madsen. Roy has frequently collaborated with fellow producer and director
Flavio Alves Flavio Pimenta Alves (born 30 November 1969) is a Brazilian writer, screenwriter, and film director resident in America since 1998. His movies consistently feature elderly characters as protagonists. He is best known for the film ''The Garden Lef ...
. In 2016 Wol and Alves pioneered the use of
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as a crowdfunding platform. Their campaign raised over $100,000 through their website eBayMyFilm, and ''
The Garden Left Behind ''The Garden Left Behind'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera (Carlie Guevara), a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a l ...
'' became the first independent film to be funded substantially through donations and sales via
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.

Personal life
Roy Wol lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently writing a book about independent film producing.

Filmography

Producer
* 2019: ''
The Garden Left Behind ''The Garden Left Behind'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner, and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera (Carlie Guevara), a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a l ...
'' * 2018: '' Bikini Moon'' * 2014: ''
Tom in America ''Tom in America'' is a short film directed by Flavio Alves and starring Academy Award nominees Burt Young and Sally Kirkland. The story centers around the life of a married elderly man living in a Long Island suburb of New York City who, while rum ...
'' * 2012: ''A Wife Alone'' * 2011: ''
Art Machine ''Art Machine'' is a 2012 comedy film written and directed by Doug Karr and starring Joseph Cross, Jessica Szohr, and Joey Lauren Adams. Cast * Joseph Cross – Declan * Jessica Szohr – Cassandra * Joey Lauren Adams – Prudence * Damian Young � ...
'' * 2011: ''Arkadya'' * 2010: ''57 Ways'' * 2008: ''Kill Your Television''

References

External links
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''eBay My Film''
official web site
''The Garden Left Behind''
official web site
''Art Machine''
official web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Wol, Roy Gokay 1984 births Living people Israeli people of Turkish-Jewish descent Turkish film producers Israeli film producers Film people from Tel Aviv Businesspeople from New York City