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Raymond Knudsen

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Raymond Knudsen
A bodybuilding fever dream fueled by childhood trauma, food porn and acid techno music.
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Raymond Knudsen (he/him) is an award-winning Filipino-American writer, director and producer based in NYC. Knudsen founded BIG BLUE PICTURES in 2020.

Knudsen has produced multiple short films including WEAPONS AND THEIR NAMES (Sundance, Palm Springs ShortFest) and MONKEY BARS (NoBudge, NFFTY).

As a director, Knudsen aims to tell slice of life stories within the worlds of bodybuilding, American football and dysfunctional families that remind people they are not alone. His latest short film, PREP, screened at the Indie Memphis Film Festival (Audience Choice: Best Departures Short), Mammoth Lakes Film Festival and Bend Film Festival. Knudsen was awarded the Florida Filmmaker Award from the Tallahassee Film Festival in 2023.

Since 2021, Knudsen has coordinated union commercials for production companies like SMUGGLER (Truist), RESET CONTENT (Walmart x World Cup) and DOMO (Under Armour x Seth Curry). He is also a graduate from the FSU College of Motion Picture Arts.
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chibueze Anaysor in Stage Ready (2019)
    Stage Ready
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
    4th and Forever: Muck City (2020)
    4th and Forever: Muck City
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Anquan Boldin in Full Circle (2017)
    Full Circle
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
    Fred Lasday in Scenes from a Hibachi Restaurant (2019)
    Scenes from a Hibachi Restaurant
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2019

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    Director



    • Chibueze Anaysor in Prep (2023)
      Prep
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Chibueze Anaysor in Stage Ready (2019)
      Stage Ready
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Cayden Scriven and Dylan Henry in Flag Duty (2018)
      Flag Duty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Anquan Boldin in Full Circle (2017)
      Full Circle
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • In Motion (2017)
      In Motion
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Natalie Duran, John Reece, Christian Paugam, and Abel Holmes in Pure (2016)
      Pure
      • Director
      • 2016
    • It's Time (2014)
      It's Time
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Clean
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Resiliency
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Producer



    • The Big Game
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Field Mouse
      • producer
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Chibueze Anaysor in Prep (2023)
      Prep
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Weapons and Their Names (2023)
      Weapons and Their Names
      5.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Portrait of a Young Man (2022)
      Portrait of a Young Man
      • co-producer
      • 2022
    • Monkey Bars (2021)
      Monkey Bars
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • 4th and Forever: Muck City (2020)
      4th and Forever: Muck City
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Steven Scot Bono, Jonathan Yaskoff, and Bryson JonSteele in Grown Boy (2019)
      Grown Boy
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • The Awakening (2019)
      The Awakening
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Paradise Village (2019)
      Paradise Village
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Fred Lasday in Scenes from a Hibachi Restaurant (2019)
      Scenes from a Hibachi Restaurant
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • When She Speaks (2019)
      When She Speaks
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Anquan Boldin in Full Circle (2017)
      Full Circle
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Jahkiyla Atwaters in Child Support (2017)
      Child Support
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Natalie Duran, John Reece, Christian Paugam, and Abel Holmes in Pure (2016)
      Pure
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Salman Sheikh, Chelsea Ann, Sophia Tome, and Abel Holmes in Livin-a-little.com (2016)
      Livin-a-little.com
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Clean
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012

    Videos4

    Flag Duty (2018)
    Trailer 0:31
    Flag Duty (2018)
    Full Circle (2017)
    Trailer 0:30
    Full Circle (2017)
    Full Circle (2017)
    Trailer 0:30
    Full Circle (2017)
    PREP (2023)
    Trailer 0:47
    PREP (2023)
    STAGE READY (2019)
    Trailer 0:34
    STAGE READY (2019)

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