Alan Rowe Kelly
Alan Rowe Kelly (born January 13, 1959 in Dover, New Jersey) is an American independent film actor, director, writer and producer, specializing in horror movies.
Biography
After attending New York City art schools, Kelly commenced his career as an art director in the cosmetics field before becoming a makeup artist and hair stylist in Manhattan's fashion/advertising industry, working behind the camera for fashion magazines, catalogs, television commercials and infomercials.[1]
In 1999 Kelly began directing, producing and writing screenplays for horror movies, entering the independent horror scene with his award-winning debut film I'll Bury You Tomorrow (2002).[1]In 2006, Kelly founded SouthPaw Pictures, a film production company based in Paterson, New Jersey. His other directing credits include Gallery of Fear (2013), The Blood Shed (2007) and Tales of Poe (2013). [2] He performed in drag in these and other films, such as Vindication (2006), Satan Hates You (2010) and Razor Days (2012).[3]
Filmography
Feature film
- I'll Bury You Tomorrow (2002) - Corey Nichols
- Opening The Mind – (2005) – Prostitute
- Dead Serious (2005) - Eden
- Splatter Movie: The Director's Cut (2007) - Devora Simmons
- The Blood Shed (2007) - Beefteena Bullion
- Ding Dong Date (2007) - Jul
- The Screening (2007)
- Eat Your Heart Out (2008) - Mama
- Pink Eye (2008) - Schlitze
- Vindication (2008) - Urbane
- Experiment 7 (2009) - Dr. Melanie Phillips
- Crossed (2009) - Ed
- Sculpture (2009) - William
- Slices of Life (2010) - Web Cam Vamp
- Satan Hates You (2010) - Cokey
- Kodie (2010) - The Witch
- She Wolf Rising (2010) - Tess
- River of Darkness (2011) - Mary Rutledge
- The Big Bad (2011) - Dr. Annabelle Voitch
- I Heart U (2012) - Rachel the Reporter
- Razor Days (2013) - Dr. Mortensen
- Gallery of Fear (2013) - Director, Lane
Short film
- The Pod (2006)
- Insatiable (2008) - Organ Player
- Contact (2009) - Rowan
- Something Just (2010) - Thomas Sutcliffe
- Psycho Street (2012) - Charity Betencourt ("Hypochondriac")
- Gallery of Fear (2012) - Lane ("A Far Cry from Home")
- Tales of Poe (2013) - Miss Lamarr/Gogo Montresor ("The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Cask")
Bibliography
- Wharton (Arcadia Press) - Charlotte Kelly & Alan Rowe Kelly
Awards
- 2002 Telluride Indiefest Best Horror Feature for I'll Bury You Tomorrow.[4]
- 2002 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Best Horror Feature for I'll Bury You Tomorrow.[4]
- 2007 Dark Carnival Film Festival Best Feature for The Blood Shed.[5]
- 2009 Terror Film Festival Best Actor for A Far Cry from Home/Gallery of Fear.[6]
- 2009 Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Jury Award for Most Exciting New Filmmaker - A Far Cry from Home/Gallery of Fear.[7]
- 2010 Terror Film Festival Best Supporting Actor for Bart Mastronardi's Vindication.[8]
- 2010 Dark Carnival Film Festival Best Supporting Actor for Hypochondriac/Psycho Street.[5]
- 2012 Terror Film Festival Best Actor in Something Just.[9]
Notes
- 1 2 "Alan Rowe Kelly Interview". Horror Society. 9 April 2009.
- ↑ Alan Rowe Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Razor Days cast also includes Alan Rowe Kelly (who also co-produced), David Marancik, Michael Varrati and DEADTIME STORIES director Jeff Monahan.". Horror Society. 9 April 2009.
- 1 2 Watt, Mike (6 December 2005). "Exhuming Alan Rowe Kelly". Film Threat.
- 1 2 "Award", Dark Carnival Film Festival. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "2009 Claw Award Winners and Nominees", Terror Film Festival. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Film Festival Winners", Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "2010 Claw Award Winners and Nominees", Terror Film Festival. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Claw Award Winners and Nominees", Terror Film Festival. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
References
- Watt, Mike (6 December 2005). "Exhuming Alan Rowe Kelly". Film Threat.
- Nahmod, David Alexander (26 October 2006). "Scream Queen: Horror homo Alan Rowe Kelly". Bay Area Reporter.
- Lamkin, Elaine (19 August 2005). "An Interview with Alan Rowe Kelly". Severed Cinema.
- Keehnen, Owen. "ALAN ROWE KELLY: Slashing Gender Barriers in Horror". Racks and Razors.
- "Featured Filmmaker: Alan Rowe Kelly". Daily Grindhouse. 16 January 2012.
- "The Shorts of Alan Rowe Kelly". Daily Grindhouse. 23 January 2012.
- "Alan Rowe Kelly Interview". Horror Society. 9 April 2009.
- "Alan Rowe Kelly". KillingBoxx.