Kyle Rankin (born September 13, 1972) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for directing '' The Battle of Shaker Heights'' and '' Night of the Living Deb.'' In 2020, his film ''

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'', about a school shooting, was shown at the

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Early life and education

Rankin was born in

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and attended the

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, where he was the president of the student video club, and was a winner at the Maine Student Film and Video Festival. As a college student, Rankin was the star and co-producer, along with Efram Potelle, of a movie called ''Dorm''. The film was originally intended to be a serial for campus TV, but ended up being a campus-murder mystery. The pair convinced their friends to appear in the film, and received donations from campus organizations, which they used to rent out empty dorm rooms as a set. The film took 3½ months to make, and was shown in Maine theaters, and was available to rent from video stores in Maine.

Career

Kyle co-directed '' The Battle of Shaker Heights'' through the second season of

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's ''

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''. He wrote and directed a movie produced by

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, called ''Infestation'', starring

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; it was shot in the summer of 2007 in Bulgaria. He created the feature/web-series ''Nuclear Family'', and the indie features ''Night of the Living Deb'' and ''The Witch Files''. ''Run Hide Fight'' was filmed in

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in the fall of 2019 and stars Isabel May,

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, and

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. The film was screened at the

in 2020.

Personal life

As of 2020, Rankin lives in

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with his wife and daughters.

Filmography

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'' (2021) *''The Witch Files'' (2017) *'' Night of the Living Deb'' (2015) *''Nuclear Family'' (2011) *''Exhibit B-5'' (2010) *''

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'' (2009) *''Hellholes'' (Internet film) (2006) *''Insex'' (short film) (2006) *'' The Battle of Shaker Heights'' (2003) *''Alias: The Lost Episode'' (2002) *''They Came to Attack Us'' (2001) *''Pennyweight'' (1999) *''The Girl in the Basement'' (1997) (Formerly known as "Reindeer Games") *''Dorm'' (1995)

References

External links

Interview with Rankin
at ''

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'' *
Kyle Rankin
at

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