David Gordon Green

David Gordon Green has rapidly established himself as one of a handful of visionary filmmakers for the new century.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1975, Green completed film studies at the North Carolina School of the Arts. While there, he created a series of impressive short films including Roughhouse (1995), Pleasant Grove (1996), Artificial Insemination (1996), A Biography of Barrels (1997), and Physical Pinball (1998). Each were noted for their command of cinematic grammar as well as Green's unique and highly personal observations of the American South.

In 2000, he released his first feature film, George Washington. Its success put the young filmmaker on the international map. His position was further solidified with his next two films, All the Real Girls (2003) and Undertow (2004).

Known primarily for his coming of age tales, Green's films are noted for strong visuals and a subtle, almost musical cutting rhythm. Dramatically, Green is a proponent of the Southern Gothic tradition pioneered by such writers as William Faulkner, while his style is frequently compared to that of writer/director Terence Malick. This latter distinction led to the legendary Malick's executive producing Green's Undertow.

Green has won numerous awards for his work. George Washington received the New York Film Critics prize for Best First Film, and The Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival; it was also named one of the top films of 2000 by Roger Ebert, The New York Times, Time Maqazine and many others.

David Gordon Green is currently completing Snow Angels and is in pre-production for Goat.

Eddie Rouse

Eddie Rouse began his acting career in Philadelphia with the Bush Fire Theatre Company. While studying under Nathan Ross Freeman, he excelled in acting, directing and miming. Eddie has starred in numerous theatre presentations from New York to Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, Eddie worked with the North Carolina School of the Arts film department appearing in over 25 student films, including award-winning "Physical Pinball" which was directed by David Gordon Green. Eddie's film credits include "Juwanna Mann," "George Washington" (best actor at the Newport International Film Festival), "All The Real Girls, "Undertow," "The Jogger," and current projects "Number 23" (starring Jim Carrey, directed by Joel Schumacher) and "Low and Behold," and "Dirty Hands" (scheduled shooting July 2006).

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