SVA Features - Ti West
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SVA Features video subject, leading independent filmmaker Ti West (BFA 2003 Film and Video).
West's films tread familiar horror ground (paranormal activity, creepy houses, satanic
practices, a fair share of blood) but always with a modern touch, a wink toward what's
come before and patient, suspenseful storytelling—the slow burn. Following his feature-
length debut The Roost (2005), about four friends stranded on a remote farm replete
with killer bats, West has continued to direct, write, edit, produce and at times act in his
own films. His titles include the new cult classic The House of the Devil (2009), a
Rosemary's Baby-meets- pitch-perfect- 80s-pastiche; The Innkeepers (2011), with Kelly
McGillis (Top Gun, Witness) starring as a psychic medium; the "Second Honeymoon"
segment for horror anthology V/H/S (2012); and The Sacrament (2013), a faux found-
footage documentary about a Jonestown-like cult.
Last year, West traded ghosts for gunslingers in In a Valley of Violence, a Western
shoot-'em- up starring Ethan Hawke and John Travolta. His skills have been applied to
the small screen as well, with directing stints for such series as Scream (2015) and
Wayward Pines (2016). Most recently West helmed an episode for this season of
Robert Kirkman's Outcast, a possession-and- exorcism-focused drama complete with
demons and dark secrets.
SVA NYC - http://www.sva.edu/
Ti West - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1488800/
Credits:
Steve Birnbaum - director, producer - https://www.instagram.com/bandofshirts/
Miwa Sakulrat - editor - http://www.miwasakulrat.com/
Heath Saunders - Cinematographer - http://www.heathsaunders.com/
Clayton DeWet - Sound - http://claytoneproductions.com/
