Rodrigo Gudiño is a

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film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company '' Rue Morgue''. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that ''Rue Morgue'' holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's

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before leaving the position to focus on making films. His short films were collected into the DVD ''Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols'' in 2009. Gudiño was born in

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before moving to

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at a young age. He began creating films in 2006 with the short ''The Eyes of Edward James'' and saw filmmaker

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as an influence on his work. Gudiño has also stated that his

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upbringing also influenced his work, and has remarked that he started his directing with short films released directly to film festival circuits as he wanted to " evelophis abilities from an artistic standpoint" before moving to feature-length films.

Filmography

Shorts

*''The Eyes of Edward James'' (2006) *''The Demonology of Desire'' (2007) *'' The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow'' (2008, with Vincent Marcone)

Collections

* ''Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols'' (2009, collects his three short films)

Feature films

*'' The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh'' (2012) *'' The Breach'' (2022) - based on the novel ''

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''.

Television

* ''

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'' (2014, one episode)

Interviews

*'' Why Horror?'' (2014, as himself)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudino, Rodrigo Mass media people from San Diego Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film directors from California