Dylan Verrechia
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| Born | Dylan Jonas Riis Verrechia March 9, 1976 |
| Nationality | French Danish American |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Website | www |
Dylan Riis Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer. He grew up in Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies, and was bedridden at age 8 from severe ankylosing spondylitis for ten years. After the national service in France, he studied Cinema at Paris Nanterre University taught by Jean Rouch from la Cinémathèque française. He then graduated with honors in Film & TV from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Verrechia's movies have screened world-wide.
Tierra Madre (Part II of the Tijuana Trilogy) won in 2010 the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival[1], the Special Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival[2], the Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at the Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival [3], the Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at the Williamsburg International Film Festival [4], the Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at the Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival, the Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival, the Honorary Mention Prize at the New Jersey Film Festival, and the Silver Lei for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu International Film Festival.
Tijuana Makes Me Happy (Part I of the Tijuana Trilogy) won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival,[1][2] and the Indie Max Award at the San Antonio Film Festival[5]. Kids of the Majestic won the Artivist Award for Best Feature in Children's Advocacy Category at the 2010 Artivist Film Festival & Awards[6], and the Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists [7]. The Laughter of God won the World Tour Award for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography at the 2003 IFCT Film Festival. He is also the co-founder of Troopers Films (Arakimentari directed by Travis Klose, 2004 Audience Award for Best Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival), Palenque Filmaciones (Sangre de mi sangre directed by Christopher Zalla, 2007 Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival), and 25th Frame (Picture Me: A Model's Diary[8] directed by Sara Ziff, 2009 Audience Award for Best Documentary at Milan International Film Festival).
His company Verrechia Films LLC has offices in Brooklyn, New York, and in Baja California, Mexico, and collaborated on films such as BlackCard directed by Pete Chatmon with Dorian Missick, Simone Missick and Hisham Tawfiq (Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes, acquired by HBO), Sega directed by Idil Ibrahim with Alassane Sy (Best Narrative at BlackStar Film Festival, acquired by Canal +), ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film) directed by Martin Prakkat, participated on documentaries 499 (film) directed by Rodrigo Reyes (Golden Frog Prize for Best Docudrama at EnergaCAMERIMAGE)[3], The Price We Pay directed by Harold Crooks, Anthrax War directed by Bob Coen, 2B (film) directed by Rich Kroehling with James Remar and Kevin Corrigan, Storytelling (film) directed by Todd Solondz with Selma Blair, Paul Giamatti and John Goodman, conducted interviews with Akebono Taro, Ken Alibek, Wouter Basson, Beck, Björk, Hillary Clinton, Tiger Hattori, Henry Kissinger, Jaron Lanier, The Rolling Stones, Beat Takeshi, and on the making of music videos with artists Wu-Tang, Kanye West, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Plies, Rae Sremmurd, Thieves Like Us (band), Von Haze, Nortec Collective, and The Calling.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer |
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| 2000 | The Laughter of God | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2001 | The Making of Bamboozled by Spike Lee & Sam Pollard | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2001 | Storytelling (film) by Todd Solondz (doc) | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2004 | Arakimentari by Travis Klose | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2007 | Tijuana Makes Me Happy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2007 | Sangre de mi sangre by Chris Zalla | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2009 | 2B (film) by Richard Kroehling | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Anthrax War by Bob Coen | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Kids of the Majestic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2010 | Tierra madre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | American Florence by Alessio Giorgetti | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2012 | The Warrior and the Savior by Sorrentino | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2012 | Mansome by Morgan Spurlock | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2013 | ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film) by Martin Prakkat | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | I Want To Be an American | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | The Price We Pay (2014 film) by Crooks | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2014 | The Alley Cat by Marie Ullrich | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Henry Kissinger's Secret Negotiations | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | BlackCard by Pete Chatmon | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | The Act of Writing | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| 2015 | Homecoming by Seko Shamte | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2016 | The Rolling Stones: Exhibitionism | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| 2017 | A Seed of Maize by Topaz Adizes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2017 | The Weinstein Company: Rosewood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2018 | Sega by Idil Ibrahim | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | Maya and Her Lover by Nicole Sylvester | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2023 | Kumeyaay Land | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | La Pura Vida | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2025 | Pégame | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awards[edit]
- Special Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia],
- Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival,[1][4]
- Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes Film Showcase,
- Jury Winner for Best Narrative at the BlackStar Film Festival,
- Chicago Award for Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival,
- Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival,
- Artivist Film Festival & Awards for Best Feature Children's Advocacy,
- Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at the Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival,
- Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at the Williamsburg International Film Festival,
- Best International Feature at Out in the Desert Tucson's LGBT International Film Festival,
- Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at the Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival,
- Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival,
- Honorary Mention Prize at the New Jersey Film Festival,
- Silver Lei for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu International Film Festival,
- Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists,
- Audience Winner for Best Documentary at the Milan International Film Festival,
- Audience Winner for Best Documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival,
- Indie Max Award at the San Antonio Film Festival,
- Gold Remi Prize at the WorldFest Houston Film Festival,
- Filmmaking Award of Recognition at IMCED,
- World Tour Award for Best Director at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology
- World Tour Award for Best Actor at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology
- World Tour Award for Best Cinematography at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology
References[edit]
- ^ a b Leydon, Joe (28 January 2007). "Tijuana Makes Me Happy". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ Vice, Jeff (28 January 2007). "Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "ENERGACAMERIMAGE 2020 WINNERS!". Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Vice, Jeff (28 January 2007). "Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
External links[edit]
- Dylan Verrechia at IMDb
- Verrechia Films Official Website
- Diccionario de Directors del Cine Mexicano
- Mexico es Cultura
- Hollywood Reporter
- Variety
- Variety
- Rotten Tomatoes
- ScreenAnarchy
- Fronmer's
- IndieWire
- Los Angeles Times
- University of Arizona's Lesbian Looks Film Series
- Morelia Film Fest
- SlugMag
- PBS Wisconsin
- Chicagoist
- Supporting Women and Feminist Filmmakers
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1976 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- French film directors
- Danish film directors
- Swiss film directors
- Mexican film directors
- Saint Barthélemy people
- Film directors from New York City
- Film directors with disabilities
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Filmmakers from New York (state)
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- Paris Nanterre University alumni
- American atheists
- American cinematographers
- American documentary film directors
- American film editors
- American film producers
- American male screenwriters
- American music video directors
- American people of Danish-Jewish descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American people of Sámi descent
- American people of Sephardic-Jewish descent
- Danish people of Jewish descent
- Danish people of Spanish descent
- Danish people of Swedish descent
- French anarchists
- French atheists
- French people of Breton descent
- French people of Irish descent
- French people of Italian descent
- Libertarian socialists
- People from Brooklyn
- People from Harlem
- People from Manhattan
- People from New York City
- People from Paris
- People from Baja California
- People with ankylosing spondylitis
- Postmodernist filmmakers
- Post-theist
- Secular humanists
- Socialist film directors
- Social realism
- Surrealist filmmakers