Adam Egypt Mortimer

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Adam Egypt Mortimer
Education Columbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)director, comic writer
Notable work Daniel Isn't Real and Archenemy

Adam Egypt Mortimer is an American director, comic writer, and producer known for directing Daniel Isn't Real and Archenemy. [1]

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Biography

Mortimer is from Boston and graduated from Columbia University in 1995 as an English major. [2] He was a musician before deciding to enter filmmaking. [3] He began his filmmaking career in directing music videos, promos, and commercials for big companies, including a documentary series commissioned by Sprite named Jerk All-Stars. [4]

Mortimer was briefly in the comic scene by co-writing a 5-issue series named BALLISTIC with comic illustrator Darick Robertson in 2013. [5]

In 2015, he made his directorial debut with the horror movie Some Kind of Hate. [6] He directed a segment of the 2016 horror anthology film Holidays. [7]

He co-wrote and directed the film Daniel Isn't Real, which premiered at South by Southwest on March 29, 2019. The movie received generally favorable reviews from critics. [8] [9] [10]

Mortimer's most recent film, Archenemy, premiered in 2020. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmCreditNotes
2015 Some Kind of Hate Director, producer, written byCo-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw
2016 Holidays Director, producerSegment "New Year's Eve"
Beyond the Gates Special thanks
2017Sequence BreakExecutive producer, special thanks
2019 Daniel Isn't Real Director, producer, screenplay byCo-wrote with Brian Deleeuw
Scare Package Very special thanks
2020 Archenemy Director, producer, screenplay by, story byCo-wrote story with Lucas Passmore
2021 No Man of God The filmmakers wish to thank

Awards and nominations

Mortimer was nominated for two Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in 2020 and 2016, respectively, in the "Best Limited Release" category. [12] He won the Best Director award for Daniel Isn't Real at the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. [13] He also won the Best Director Choice prize at the 2019 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Miska, Brad (2020-12-14). "'Archenemy' and 'Daniel Isn't Real' Take Place in Same Universe; Adam Egypt Mortimer Promises a "Vortex Trilogy"! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. ↑ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1995). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  3. ↑ "On Building THE OBELISK". Fangoria. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Isn't Real - Production Notes" (PDF). Samuel Goldwyn Films. June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Broken Frontier Anthology: "There is Something That Drives Me Insane-in-a-Good-Way About Comics" – Writer Adam Egypt Mortimer Goes 'Ballistic'". Broken Frontier. 2015-04-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  6. ↑ Roth, Dany (2016-02-12). "She's (Not) a Monster! Some Kind of Hate director Adam Egypt Mortimer talks women in horror". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ↑ Earl, William (2016-04-15). "Tribeca Review: 'Holidays' Is A Seasonal Horror Anthology That Thrives From Energy of Depraved Directors". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  8. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2019-03-15). "SXSW Film Review: 'Daniel Isn't Real'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  9. ↑ Bugbee, Teo (2019-12-05). "'Daniel Isn't Real' Review: Even an Imaginary Friend Can Hurt You". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  10. ↑ "Daniel Isn't Real review: an enjoyably edgy psychological horror | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  11. ↑ Ewing, Jeff. "Interview: A Chat With Director Adam Egypt Mortimer About 'Archenemy', Superheroes, And Genre Film". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  12. ↑ Holl, Josh (2016-01-16). "Screw Oscar! Here's the 2016 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees". Tom Hollands Terror Time. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  13. ↑ "SWALLOW, DANIEL ISN'T REAL, and MONUMENT Win Big at Brooklyn Horror". ScreenAnarchy. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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