Duane Graves
Duane Graves | |
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 Duane Graves at the 2019 Victoria TX Indie Film Festival. | |
| Born | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, editor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Duane Graves is an American film director, writer, producer, cinematographer and editor who has produced a body of work spanning multiple genres.[1] His career began with the documentary Up Syndrome, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2001.[2] A portrait of his childhood friend born with Down syndrome,[3] Up Syndrome won numerous awards, including the National Media Award from the National Down Syndrome Congress in 2002,[4] and the Grand Prize at the 2006 Movies Askew Film Festival hosted by Clerks (film) director Kevin Smith.[5] He formed Greeks Films with film school peer, actor and filmmaking partner Justin Meeks in 2001.[6]
Graves then co-wrote/co-directed his first narrative film with Meeks, The Wild Man of the Navidad, a 70's-inspired creature feature based on real-life journals and starring Meeks.[7] The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival[8] and later Fantastic Fest,[9] before being released internationally by IFC Films in 2009,[10] and again in 2021 by MPI Media Group.[11]
Graves' sophomore effort - the cannibal-themed horror Butcher Boys (2013) - was written and produced by Kim Henkel, co-creator of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and loosely based on Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 essay A Modest Proposal.[12] It debuted at the 2012 Fantasia International Film Festival under the original moniker Boneboys,[13] before being released in North America as Butcher Boys by Phase 4 Films in 2013.[14]
Also in 2013, Graves co-wrote/co-directed the horror Western Kill or Be Killed (2015 film), also starring partner Meeks and featuring genre icons Michael Berryman, Pepe Serna, Edwin Neal, and Luce Rains.[15][16] Originally titled Red on Yella, Kill a Fella, it premiered at the 2015 Dallas International Film Festival[17] before being acquired by RLJE Films for wide release in 2016.[18]
Graves is currently based in Austin, Texas.[6]
Bio[]
Duane Graves grew up in San Antonio, Texas,[3]. He attended The University of Texas at Austin,[19] but ultimately received a BA in TV/Film from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in 1999.[20]
Notable filmography (as director or producer)[]
- Up Syndrome (feature documentary) (2000)[21]
- Headcheese (short) (2001)[22]
- Voltagen (short) (2002)[23]
- Rio Peligroso (short) (2004)[24]
- The Hypostatic Union (short) (2005)[25]
- The Wild Man of the Navidad (narrative feature) (2008)[26]
- Slacker 2011 (directed segment) (2011)[27]
- Butcher Boys (narrative feature) (2013)[28]
- Kill or Be Killed (2015 film) (narrative feature) (2016)[29]
- Melontana (short documentary) (2020)[30]
References[]
- ^ "Duane Graves: Biofilmografía". Amazon.
- ^ "PARK CITY 2001: Slamdance Movin' On Up; Alternafests Form United Front". January 27, 2001.
- ^ a b Martinez, Kiko. "Lifelong Friendship: Local filmmaker Duane Graves Looks Back 20 Years on His Directorial Debut Up Syndrome". San Antonio Current.
- ^ https://www.ndsccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/SD-AwardRecipients.pdf
- ^ Smith, Kevin (December 1, 2010). My Boring-Ass Life (Revised Edition): The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith. Titan Books (US, CA). ISBN 9781848569409 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "About Us". greeksfilms.com.
- ^ "The Wild Man of the Navidad". 25 April 2008.
- ^ "The Wild Man of the Navidad | 2008 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca.
- ^ "Final Slate of films announced for Fantastic Fest 2008". Fantastic Fest.
- ^ "Beware: Bigfoot Ahead". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "TEXAS TERROR "THE WILD MAN OF THE NAVIDAD" RETURNS ON DVD; NEW TRAILER & ART". www.rue-morgue.com. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "A 'Texas Chain Saw' Pedigree". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "Fantasia 2012: Trailer for Original Texas Chain Saw Massacre Producer's New Urban Massacre Flick Boneboys". August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Phase 4 Takes On the Butcher Boys". ComingSoon.net. August 9, 2013.
- ^ "More blood & guts from the 'Boneboys' team – but this time with *horses*". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "DVDanger: Kill or Be Killed". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "Today at the Dallas International Film Festival (4/11/15)". April 11, 2015.
- ^ "RLJ – ENTERTAINMENT". us.rljentertainment.com.
- ^ "UP SYNDROME by Duane Graves @ Brooklyn Film Festival".
- ^ "News Releases". www.tamucc.edu.
- ^ "Movie Review: Up Syndrome".
- ^ "Movie Review: "Headcheese"".
- ^ "The Weirdest "Wild Man" of All? | Mysterious Universe".
- ^ "Rio Peligroso: A Day in the Life of a Legendary Coyote".
- ^ "Feeding the Masses by Billy Garberina".
- ^ "The Wild Man of the Navidad".
- ^ "23 Austin Filmmakers to Remake Richard Linklater's SLACKER in Honor of Film's 20th Anniversary". Collider. 3 May 2011.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Sonny-Carl-Davis/dp/B00ES1UKPW/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_US=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=butcher+boys&qid=1622347664&sr=8-1
- ^ "Vudu - Watch Movies".
- ^ "International filmmakers featured at South Texas Underground Film Festival 2020".
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