Adam Collis is an American

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and

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. He attended the

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from 1986 to 1990 and the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

from 2007 to 2010. He also studied cinema at the

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from 1991 to 1997. Collis first work was the assistant director for the

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's short '' Love in the Ruins'' (1995). In 1998, he played "Crankshaft" in Eric Koyanagi's ''Hundred Percent''. He has also directed several shorts and documentaries, including the award winning short film, ''Mad Boy, I'll Blow Your Blues Away''. In 2000, Collis directed ''

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'', a feature film about the Los Angeles rock 'n roll scene in the early 1970s. The film was produced by

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and starred

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and

Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'' (1993–1995), later coming to international prominence with her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charle ...

. He received awards and nominations from the Aspen Shortsfest,

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Hamptons International Film Festival The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...

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, New York Comedy Festival, and

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. Infamous amongst his students for coining the term "Image Size Variation" and "Psycho-Emotional Instrument" when referring to directing actors.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collis, Adam Film directors from Los Angeles American male film actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)