Ramzi Abed (was born on March 5, 1973) is the founder of Bloodshot Pictures and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity. He is a Palestinian-American visual artist, performer and filmmaker known for ''The Tunnel'' (2001), ''Waking'' (1999) and ''Telephone World'' (2013). He works out of both Falls Church, Virginia and Los Angeles, California.
Film career
His early short film ''The Tunnel'' was screened at the
Deep Ellum
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and
TromaDance film festivals in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Abed's projects include ''Upside Downtown'', starring Masuimi Max, and ''The Devil's Muse'', based on the unsolved murder of
Elizabeth Short known as the "Black Dahlia murder". ''The Devil's Muse'' marked his first collaboration with
David J
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, who created the original score and soundtrack for the film. ''The Devil's Muse'' was released digitally by
Cinetic Media and theatrically and on DVD by
HALO 8 Entertainment. His English- and Hebrew-language feature film ''In A Spiral State'' was released theatrically and on DVD through HALO 8 on September 29, 2009. His documentary on
avant-garde
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erotica
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, ''The New Erotic'' was originally slated to be released in the summer of 2011. His feature film ''Noirland'' starring
James Duval
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and
Twink Caplan wrapped production in 2010, and was preparing for a theatrical premiere in 2014.
Music career
Abed is a founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity known for their improvisation and layered sound effects. Other members include make-up artist and fashion designer Amanda Staggs and producer/actor, Eric Fleming.
Filmography
*1998: ''Nobody'' (short)
*1999: ''Waking'' (short)
*2000: ''The Interview'' (documentary short)
*2001: ''The Tunnel'' (short)
*2003: ''Clay Fields'' (documentary)
*2003: ''Shortkutz Vol. IV'' (video short)
*2005: ''Upside Downtown''
*2006: ''Black Dahlia Movie'' (documentary)
*2007: ''The Devil's Muse''
*2009: ''Kelly Deerdale, Naturist'' (video short)
*2009: ''In a Spiral State''
*2011: ''The New Erotic: Art Sex Revolution'' (documentary)
*2012: ''Telephone World''
*2012: ''Nerdy Girls'' (credited as MR. E)
*2020: ''Noirland'' (post-production)
References
External links
* as seen on July, 29, 2013
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* https://www.stage32.com/profile/864581/about
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MovieMaker Magazine
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; Winter 2002, Iss. 45, pg. 62–65, by: Lloyd Kaufman & Adam Jahnke, "Troma Tricks of the Trade: Semi-Legal Ways to Get Noticed at Festivals"
Film directors from Texas
1973 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
*Dallas Morning News; June 2001, pg. E4, by: Jane Sumner, "Tunnel Vision"
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