Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (born 23 July 1978) commonly known as Pearry Teo, is a

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an filmmaker. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film.

Biography

Teo began his career with as a school drop out, making quirky horror films, with borrowed cameras. His first film, ''Liberata Me'', won the New York International Film Festival for best horror film. Shortly after, his following films won him awards leading to his first feature film deal ''

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''. A fashion design drop out, Teo attended school in

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, Australia before arriving to the

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to pursue his career in filmmaking. His fan base comprises mostly those in the underground sub-culture, whose keen interest in him lies in his unique but dark visual style. The movie, ''The Gene Generation'', stars

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and

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. The movie was released on DVD on 27 January 2009. In August 2009, Teo shot NBC / Universal (Syfy) first production in China called " Witchville" which stars

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, MyAnna Buring and Sarah Douglas. The film has a release date of 22 May 2010 on the

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. In 2013, Teo collaborated with author Christine Converse on Bedlam Stories, a fictional account of famous reporter

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's stay in a mental institution in the 1920s. The novel combines the fictional worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz in a horror genre.

Filmography

* ''Fast Vengeance'' (2021) (director / writer / film editor) *''The Assent'' (2019) (director / writer) * ''The Ghost Beyond'' (2018) (writer) * '' Ghosthunters'' (2016) (director / writer) * ''

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty ''The Curse of Sleeping Beauty'' is a 2016 American fantasy horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo and written by Teo alongside Josh Nadler. The film stars Ethan Peck, India Eisley and Natalie Hall. It is based on a comic book of the same ...

'' (2016) (director / writer / producer) * '' Strange Blood'' (2015) (writer / producer) * '' Dracula: The Dark Prince'' (2013) (director) * ''The Evil Inside'' (2011) (director) * '' Witchville'' (2010) (director) * '' Necromentia'' (2009) (director/co-writer)Director Pearry Reginald Teo Talks 'Necromentia'
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'' (2007) (director) * ''Take Me Somewhere Nice'' (2004) (director / writer / producer) * ''Children of the Arcana'' (2003) (director / writer / producer) * ''Liberata Me'', aka ''Fade to Black'' (USA) (2002) (director / writer / producer)

References

External links

Official Site

Syfy's Saturday Night Movies
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teo, Peary Singaporean people of Chinese descent 1978 births Living people Singaporean film directors Singaporean film producers Singaporean screenwriters