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| Born | 21 May 1981 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Awards | Silver Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature - "The Demolisher" at the Fantasia International Film Festival |
Gabriel Carrer (born May 21, 1981) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.[1]
He is a graduate from the School of English and Theatre studies at the University of Guelph and the Suzuki Method. He is known for directing the vigilante genre film The Demolisher (2015), which won the Silver Audience Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival where it had its world premiere, and In the House of Flies (2012), featuring punk rock icon and social commentator Henry Rollins as "The Voice". Other credits include directing the documentary film Underbelly (2019), and the Shudder Exclusive For the Sake of Vicious (2021).
Career
2003 – 2010
During the span of seven years, Carrer was hired by Kevin Zinger, a producer and media entrepreneur based in San Diego, California. During this time Carrer travelled in a van, shot and directed nearly 50 music videos across Los Angeles and North America for Zinger's management company Regime72 and record label Suburban Noise Records. Some of the artists included Eyes Set to Kill, Swollen Members, Kottonmouth Kings, Unwritten Law, X-Clan and Hed p.e.
Prior to directing music videos, Carrer made his directorial debut with film director Chad Archibald at the age of twenty-three with their ultra low budget horror film Desperate Souls (2004). The film was later released by Alliance Atlantis (Canada) and Lions Gate Films (U.S). Soon after the release, Carrer and Archibald co-directed another film called Kill (2005), which featured much of the same cast from Desperate Souls. The film was nearly lost due to the digital footage being damaged, but was recovered and had a late release by Troma Entertainment.
The third film Carrer helmed shortly after was entitled If A Tree Falls (2010), written by Ry Barrett. It had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The film was picked up and released internationally by Raven Banner Entertainment.
2010 – 2015
In 2011, Carrer directed the claustrophobic thriller In the House of Flies, featuring punk rock icon and social commentator Henry Rollins as "The Voice".[2]
Following the tense thriller, Gabriel wrote and directed The Demolisher (2015).[3] The film won the Silver Audience Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival where it had its world premiere, and won Best Director at the Fantastic Planet Film Festival in Australia. The film also premiered at SITGES, the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.
2015 - present
Carrer was hired by executive producer Brian Greif to undertake a new documentary called Underbelly (2019). The documentary explored the adventure underground of the world's leading urban artists, such as Ron English, Swoon, Faile, Revok, and Shepard Fairey.
In late 2020, Canadian producer Avi Federgreen and Raven Banner Entertainment produced For the Sake of Vicious, which was co-directed by Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen.[4] The film had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival, and was picked up by Epic Pictures and released under its branch Dread Presents for North America.
Filmography
Feature films
- 2004: Desperate Souls
- 2005: Kill
- 2010: If a Tree Falls
- 2012: In the House of Flies
- 2016: Demolisher
- 2017: Death On Scenic Drive
- 2019: Underbelly
- 2021: For the Sake of Vicious
References
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Raven Banner joins Federgreen on For the Sake of Vicious". Playback, September 24, 2019.
- ^ "In the House of Flies: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, May 9. 2014.
- ^ "‘The Demolisher’: Fantasia Review". The Hollywood Reporter, July 28, 2015.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Raven Banner announces October production start on 'For The Sake Of Vicious'". Screen Daily, September 23, 2019.