Adam Reid (filmmaker)

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Adam Reid
OccupationFilm director
Known for Hello Lonesome
The Adventures of Barry & Joe
Website www.adamreid.tv

Adam Reid is an American writer and film director and co-founder of Bodega Studios. His film Hello Lonesome won numerous film festival awards as well as a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination. He is also the author of the book The Adventures of Barry & Joe.

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Career

Reid got his start in the film industry with producing promotional videos for Comedy Central. [1] is the co-founder of the production company and agency Bodega Studios where he has made commercials for brands such as M&M's and Lean Cuisine. [2]

Reid's major directorial debut was Hello Lonesome , an indie film that he also wrote and produced. [3] The film was shot on a budget of $50,000 and completed in 15 days. [3] It won numerous awards including at the Los Angeles Film Festival [4] and the Bahamas International Film Festival. [5] Hello Lonesome was also nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award. [6]

Reid is also the creator of Barry & Joe, an animated series concept, featuring cartoon versions of Barack Obama and Joe Biden who travel through time. [2] The concept was conceived the day after the 2016 United States presidential election, but Reid did not immediately pursue it thinking it was a "stoner idea." [2] Reid launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project in August 2017, [7] raising more than $100,000. [2] Conan O'Brien has signed on to be one of the producers of the series. [8]

Reid is also the author of The Adventures of Barry & Joe, a graphic novel based on the same concept as the animated series. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005While the Widow is AwayWriter, DirectorShort film
winner of numerous film festival awards and shortlisted for an Oscar nomination [10] [11]
2010 Hello Lonesome Writer, Director, ProducerWinner (Audience Award) at Ashland Independent Film Festival
Winner (New Visions Award) at Bahamas International Film Festival
Winner (Best Screenplay) at BendFilm Festival
Winner (Jury Prize) at Los Angeles Film Festival
Nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award

Other projects

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007She's Not ThereDirector
2009Just Like That
2011The UnderstandingMusic video for Jones Street Station starring Danny Pudi [12]
2014The Holiday Spirit
2015Born on 9/11 [13]
The Back Ninety-Nine
2016Ken Bone's Fifteen Minutes

References

  1. ↑ Wax, Alyse (2017-08-21). "Barry & Joe The Animated Time-Traveling Adventures of a President and Vice-President". Syfy.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ziv, Stav (7 September 2017). "Barack Obama and Joe Biden Will Take On Trump and Try to Save Humanity in Animated Series Barry & Joe". Newsweek.
  3. 1 2 Holden, Stephen (26 May 2011). "Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (26 June 2010). "L.A. Film Festival awards 'A Family'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ↑ "BIFF Monthly Film Series to feature Hello Lonesome, May 5th". The Bahamas Weekly.
  6. ↑ "ndependent Spirit Awards 2012: Winners and nominees". The Los Angeles Times. 23 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Donaghey, River (29 August 2017). "This Kickstarter Wants to Make Obama and Biden Animated Time-Travel Heroes". Vice.
  8. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (1 December 2017). "Barack Obama-Joe Biden Animated "Bromantic Comedy" In Works With Conan O'Brien Among EPs". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ "The On-Sale Calendar: March 2019". Publishers Weekly.
  10. ↑ Eisner, Ken (2005-06-14). "Golden Voices". Variety.
  11. ↑ "LAFF '10 Director Adam Reid on his Low-Budget Multi-Narrative "Hello Lonesome"". IndieWire. 14 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (30 August 2011). "'Community's' Danny Pudi Gets Lucky in New Jones Street Station Music Video". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ↑ Beer, Jeff (27 August 2015). "Kids Born On 9/11 Want You To Remember The Day With A Good Deed". Fast Company.
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