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Pete Ohs
Born
Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer
Years active2005–present

Pete Ohs is an American filmmaker. He is known for writing & directing the feature film Everything Beautiful is Far Away (2017) as well as directing music videos for Best Coast, Wavves, Slow Club, and The Fiery Furnaces.

Personal life

Ohs was born & raised in Ohio.[1]

Career

Ohs directed the No Hope Kids music video for Wavves which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2009[2] and the When I'm With You music video for Best Coast which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2010[3] as well as NME's Top 50 Videos of the Year.[4]

Ohs frequently collaborates with interdisciplinary artist Andrea Sisson.[5] In 2012, his hybrid-documentary feature I Send You This Place premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.[6]

He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" for 2013.[7]

In 2013, his screenplay for Everything Beautiful is Far Away was selected for IFP's Emerging Storytellers program.[8] In 2017, Everything Beautiful is Far Away had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival and received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award.[9] The film stars Julia Garner & Joseph Cross with an original score by Alan Palomo.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
2012 I Send You This Place Documentary
2014 The Vision Quest™ Short Film
2017 Everything Beautiful is Far Away Feature

Music videos

Year Song Artist
2005 "I Was Born (A Unicorn)" The Unicorns
2007 "Parking Lot Nights" Ghosthustler
2008 "Duplexes of the Dead" The Fiery Furnaces
2009 "No Hope Kids" Wavves
"Trophy Room" Slow Club
2010 "When I'm With You" Best Coast

References

  1. ^ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Top Music Videos of 2009". Pitchfork.com. December 30, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ "The Top Music Videos of 2010". Pitchfork.com. December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "50 Best Music Videos Of 2010". NME.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ "About: Peter Ohs and Andrea Sisson". Urban Outfitters Blog. January 23, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "Full Frame: I Send You This Place". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ "Here's The 163 Films Selected For IFP's 2013 Project Forum at Independent Film Week". Indiewire. July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ "'Becks,' 'Everything Beautiful Is Far Away' among L.A. Film Festival award winners" latimes.com, November 27, 2017.