Jimmy Joe Roche is an American visual artist and underground filmmaker, based in

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. He is a long-time collaborator with Baltimore-based musician

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Career

Roche's works have been screened in venues and museums all over the U.S. and Canada including the

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Walters Art Museum The Walters Art Museum is a public art museum located in the Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Founded and opened in 1934, it holds collections from the mid-19th century that were amassed substantially ...

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, New York Underground Film Festival, Yale College, the

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, and San Francisco International Animation festival. His collaboration, ''Ultimate Reality,'' with musician

has gained national press attention. Roche has also worked with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker

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, most recently acting in the film

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. In 2006 he shot and edited the

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"Heart of Gold: Behind the Scenes" featurette, and in 2003 he worked with Demme to create the journal for Corporal Melvin in the Paramount film ''

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''. Recently Roche's short film ''Baltimore Shopping Network'' was featured on the New Museum's website Rizhome, and his music video for Deacon's "Crystal Cat" was featured on the front page of

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, gathering over a million views. In June 2008 Roche had his first solo exhibition of his work at R.A.R.E Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan. Since 2011, Roche has curated and hosted the ongoing Gunky's Basement Film Series, a project of

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, with his frequent collaborator, musician

. Starting in September 2012, he has also hosted and curated Maryland Film Festival's horror series "Night Zones With Jimmy Joe Roche".

Education

Roche briefly attended

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in Tallahassee, FL. He later attended and received his BFA from

SUNY Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a Public college, public Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by G ...

in Film in 2004, and his MFA from the

Maryland Institute College of Art The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a Private university, private art school, art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, it is regarded as one of ...

in 2008.

Selected works

Videography

*''How to Make a Toothbeef Sandwich (2007) *''Freedom Was Made in 7 Days'' (2007) *''Lean Cuts For Osama Bin (2007) *''Ultimate Reality'' (2007) *''Gather Round'' (2008) *''My Brother Wolf Spirit'' (2008) *''Back In Black'' (2008) *''Vortex Accumulator'' (2008) *''Organic Noise'' (2009) *''Basement Bleeds'' (2009) *''Earth Currents'' (2009) *''Sitting Still'' (2010) *''Peacing Out'' (2011) *''Static Sermon'' (2011) *''Neutral Death Test'' (2011) *''Homelands'' (2011) *''Pascal's Room'' (2011) *''Beamsplitter'' (2011) *''Rooster Bob's - Caffeinated Chicken'' (2011) *''Mad Max Noise Vest'' (2012)

Filmography

*''Hilvarenbeek'' (2011)

Music videos

*"Crystal Cat" —

(2007)

References

External links

Jimmy Joe Roche's website

Jimmy Joe Roche's YouTube channel
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roche, Jimmy Joe Living people Artists from Maryland Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Maryland