Sandy Collora (born August 8, 1968) is an American

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and design artist, best known for the independent short film '' Batman: Dead End''.

Career

Collora was born in

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, New York. After freelance assignments in comic books and gaming magazines, he moved to

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to pursue his dreams in

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at age 17. In 1988, after Collora landed a job at

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on ''

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'', he became known as a creature designer and sculptor. Collora spent the next decade in concept design, sculpting, storyboarding, and art direction. He claims to have designed the logo for ''

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'', and his designs can be seen in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Arrival'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He made his directorial debut in 1999 with the short film ''Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom''. 1999 also saw the birth of his toy development studio and independent production company Montauk Films. Collora attracted attention with his 2003 short film '' Batman: Dead End'', intended to act as a director's demonstration reel. After premiering the film at

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, it became popular on the Internet, and was downloaded more than 600,000 times in the first week. Director

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called it "possibly the truest, best Batman movie ever made". Collora filmed a similar project, 2004's ''World's Finest'', with much of the same cast and crew. In 2010, Collora released his first feature film, ''

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''. In 2015 Collora stated that he was working on a new film entitled ''Shallow Water'' and was seeking to raise $550,000 via

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, making it the largest campaign of its type in the horror category.

Filmography

Director: *''Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom'' (2000) *''Archangel'' (2002) *'' Batman: Dead End'' (2003) *''World's Finest'' (2004) *''

'' (2010) *''Shallow Water'' (2017) *''The Delray Misunderstood: The Legend of Big Lenny'' (2018)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collora, Sandy Film directors from New York City 1968 births Living people Artists from Brooklyn Filmmakers from Brooklyn