Anderson Drew Boyd (born November 18, 1985) is an American

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, producer and

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from

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. He studied filmmaking at the

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and is best known for his debut feature film, '' Well Wishes'' (2015).

Career

After leaving

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for Manhattan, Boyd matriculated into then worked for a post-production trade school before hiring into its sister company. His first major screen credit was the

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nominated ''

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'' (2010), of which he was attributed by director

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with shaping into a

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, away from observational iterations. During this period he cut scenes for the films '' Cold Weather'' (2010) and ''Up Heartbreak Hill'' (2011). He worked as an

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for the

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documentaries '' Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work'', '' The Tillman Story,'' the

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documentary '' Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields'' and subsequently in creative

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with the

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nominated film ''

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'' and the

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television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. Boyd's feature directorial debut, '' Well Wishes'', was a 2013 quarter-finalist of

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's American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest before entering production in October 2013. The film was lensed at 65 locations across

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over a period of 29 days with a production budget of only $300,000, qualifying it for the now-defunct North Carolina Film Incentive 25% refund. Boyd won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Feature Narrative for the film at the 2015 Williamsburg International Film Festival. He is currently writing a follow-up feature film, an international

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concerning

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Filmography

Feature films

Short films

References

External links

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Caronova Pictures
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