Dylan Greenberg is an American film director and musician most notable for directing the 2015 film ''Dark Prism''. She has directed content for

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as well as the feature films ''ReAgitator: Revenge of the Parody'', ''Glamarus'', ''Wakers'', and ''Amityville: Vanishing Point''. Greenberg has directed music videos for

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's band Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum,

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Finnish funk star Mac Gollehon Blondie keyboardist

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's solo project with his wife Laurel, Pastel Confession and Suicide Squeeze Records band Death Valley Girls. Greenberg directed a horror parody of ''

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'' entitled ''Re-Agitator: Revenge of the Parody'' starring Aurelio Voltaire Hernandez and

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Early life

Greenberg was born in Manhattan, New York to parents

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and Jennifer Berton and was raised in

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. She directed her first feature film at 17, and has since directed and co-directed six released feature films.

Career

Dylan is currently in production on her seventh feature film ''Spirit Riser'' which stars Cherie Currie and

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. Dylan is also known for her work with Troma Entertainment and

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. Greenberg is currently co-starring in Kaufman's upcoming film "Shakespeare's Shitstorm" with

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. Greenberg directed a music video for Finnish funk star Sam Huber, which premiered on European television network

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''Dark Prism''

Greenberg directed the microbudget feature film ''Dark Prism'' (2015) while she was still in high school, which featured appearances by

, and

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. At age 18 Greenberg was able to garner press from ''

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'',

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, Pitchfork and more, arguably making it the most internationally discussed feature film to have a total budget under 1,000 dollars of 2015. ''Dark Prism'' showed internationally at Festivalito De La Palma festival in the Canary Islands to critical acclaim and is now available to watch on

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''Amityville: Vanishing Point''

Greenberg directed a feature film titled ''Amityville: Vanishing Point'' which served as a

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inspired dark parody of horror films.

''ReAgitator: Revenge of the Parody''

Hoping to take the parody element further, Greenberg directed the feature film ''ReAgitator: Revenge of the Parody'' as a queer and woman centered Dada inspired homage to horror films such as ''

'' and ''The Pit and the Pendulum''.

''The Bathtub''

In 2020, Greenberg released a short film starring ''

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'' of ''

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'' called The Bathtub. The actors were shot entirely on green screen and then inserted into carefully placed miniatures, to create the illusion of the action taking place inside of dollhouses. The film premiered in ''

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'' Entertainment.

''The Puppeteer’s Assistant''

In 2021, Greenberg directed a short film for the ''

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'' compilation “Smalls Volume 5” entitled “The Puppeteer’s Assistant”. The film utilized a combination of live action and computer animation.

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