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Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (23 July 1978 – 9 March 2023), commonly known as Pearry Teo, was a Singaporean filmmaker. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film.


Biography

Teo began his career as a school drop out, making quirky horror films, with borrowed cameras. His first film, ''Liberata Me'', won the New York International Film Festival for best horror film. Shortly after, his following films won him awards leading to his first feature film deal '' The Gene Generation''. A fashion design drop out, Teo attended school in
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before arriving to the
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to pursue his career in filmmaking (then he studied until he obtained a doctorate degr

. His fan base comprises mostly those in the Underground film, underground sub-culture, whose keen interest in him lies in his unique but dark visual style. The movie, ''The Gene Generation'', stars Bai Ling and
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. The movie was released on DVD on 27 January 2009. In August 2009, Teo shot NBC / Universal (Syfy) first production in China called '' Witchville'' which starred Luke Goss,
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and Sarah Douglas. The film premiered on 22 May 2010 in the USA via Syfy Channel. In 2013, Teo collaborated with author Christine Converse on Bedlam Stories, a fictional account of famous reporter Nellie Bly's stay in a mental institution in the 1920s. The novel combines the fictional worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz in a horror genre. Teo died at his North Hollywood home on 9 March 2023, at the age of 44.


Filmography


References


External links


Official Site

Syfy's Saturday Night Movies
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teo, Peary 1978 births 2023 deaths Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean film directors Singaporean film producers Singaporean screenwriters