Seth Landau is an actor/writer/director and former newspaper reporter for

The Arizona Republic ''The Arizona Republic'' is an American daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. Copies are sold at $2 daily or at $3 ...

and New Times. Landau is known for two

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

s, ''Take Out'' and "A.P.U.: Art, Pot and Underwear". The latter was termed by

Film Threat ''Film Threat'' is an online film review publication, and earlier, a national magazine that focused primarily on independent film, although it also reviewed videos and DVDs of mainstream films, as well as Hollywood movies in theaters. It first ...

as "a look at Hollywood you're not likely to find anywhere else". The former, "Take Out", was the target of a locally publicized dispute regarding Sean Baker and

Shih-Ching Tsou Shih-Ching Tsou () is a Taiwan-born film producer, director, and actress. She co-directed the film ''Take Out'' (2004) with Sean Baker. She also produced Baker's other films ''Starlet'' (2012), ''Tangerine'' (2015), ''The Florida Project'' (2017) ...

's film of the same name. Landau also directed the 2008

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

Bryan Loves You ''Bryan Loves You'' is a 2008 horror film directed by Seth Landau. The film relates the supposed true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It was shot in 17 days with a budget of $25,000. It was released on D ...

''.

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Story on "Take Out" by Brown University PressFilm Threat review of "A.P.U.: Art, Pot and Underwear"
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