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Phil Messerer

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Creator of the Vampire Diaries Franchise. His father is Azharik Messerer, child star of Russian cinema. His aunt is the famous prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater, Maya Plisetskaya. Messerer immigrated to America from Russia at the age of 7, grew up in New York City and went to a summer camp for underprivileged kids which would become the subject of his first film... See full bio »

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At the premiere of The Other Venice Film Festival Phil Messerer in Thicker Than Water. Phil Messerer in Seoul, Korea working on Hip Korea: Yuna Kim. Phil Messerer directing Underbelly Blues. Phil Messerer at The Independent Film Quarterly Magazine Film Festival. Accepting the award for Best feature for Underbelly Blues at the Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival.
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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2012 Underbelly Blues
 
2011 There's No Grass in the Ghetto (documentary)
 
2010 Hip Korea: Seoul Spirit - Yu-Na Kim (TV movie)
 
2009 Revealed: Anatomy of a Recovery (TV documentary)
 
2009 Clouds (short)
 
2009 Wabenaki Braves (documentary short)
 
2008 Model Latina (TV series)
– Viva Latina (2008) (lead editor)
– Mi Gente (2008) (lead editor)
– Kitchen Goddess (2008)
– Ugly Beauty (2008) (lead editor)
– On-Call Part 3: LA (2008) (lead editor)
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2008 Bloodborne
 
2008 Hollywood Hustle (documentary)
 
2002 Amerikanskaya tragediya. Nashi (documentary) (as Phillip Messerer)
 
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2010 How Weed Won the West (documentary) (consulting editor)
 
2008 Model Latina (TV series) (lead editor - 12 episodes)
– Curtain Call (2008) (lead editor)
– A Model Recap (2008) (lead editor)
– Viva Latina (2008) (lead editor)
– Mi Gente (2008) (lead editor)
– Kitchen Goddess (2008) (lead editor)
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1998 The Sugar Factory (first assistant editor)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
2012 The Bad, the Black and the Beautiful (short) (completed)
 
2012 Underbelly Blues
 
2011 There's No Grass in the Ghetto (documentary)
 
2009 Clouds (short)
 
2009 Wabenaki Braves (documentary short)
 
2008 Bloodborne
 
2008 Hollywood Hustle (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2012 Underbelly Blues (producer)
 
2011 There's No Grass in the Ghetto (documentary) (producer)
 
2009 Clouds (short) (producer)
 
2009 Wabenaki Braves (documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Bloodborne (producer)
 
2008 Hollywood Hustle (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (5 titles)
2011 There's No Grass in the Ghetto (documentary)
 
2009 Clouds (short)
 
2009 Wabenaki Braves (documentary short)
 
2008 Bloodborne
 
2008 Hollywood Hustle (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
2012 The Bad, the Black and the Beautiful (short) (writer) (completed)
 
2012 Underbelly Blues (screenplay)
 
2008 Bloodborne (written by)
 
2008 Hollywood Hustle (documentary) (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2012 Underbelly Blues
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Clouds -- Inspired by Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi series, this musical montage goes around the world in search of the most beautiful images involving stop motion cloud movement to show the contrast between those clouds and the cloud of smoke emanating from the Worl Bloodborne -- Award winning horror/ dark comedy about a family taking care of their vampire daughter. Clouds -- Award winning Lead / Finishing Editor of Model Latina, The Vampire Diaries and Hollywood Hustle. Contact: sugarfactoryfilms@yahoo.com
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