Bilge Ebiri (/ˈbɪlɡə ɛˈbɪəri/; born 1973 in York) is an
American journalist and filmmaker. His first feature film, a comedy
thriller entitled New Guy, was released in 2004.Ebiri studied film at
Yale University, where his thesis film Bad Neighborhood won the Lamar
Prize for Achievement in Film.After graduation, Ebiri worked as an
assistant director for Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on The Barber
of Siberia.He both wrote and directed New Guy, his debut feature. Time
Out called it "broadly predictable and increasingly one note, but
passable sadistic fun." In 2003 he wrote, directed, and co-produced
the low-budget feature film New Guy. It was released in 2004, and,
after positive reviews in The New York Times and Variety, had a
successful theatrical run in New York City. It was released on DVD in
2005 by Vanguard Cinema.
American journalist and filmmaker. His first feature film, a comedy
thriller entitled New Guy, was released in 2004.Ebiri studied film at
Yale University, where his thesis film Bad Neighborhood won the Lamar
Prize for Achievement in Film.After graduation, Ebiri worked as an
assistant director for Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on The Barber
of Siberia.He both wrote and directed New Guy, his debut feature. Time
Out called it "broadly predictable and increasingly one note, but
passable sadistic fun." In 2003 he wrote, directed, and co-produced
the low-budget feature film New Guy. It was released in 2004, and,
after positive reviews in The New York Times and Variety, had a
successful theatrical run in New York City. It was released on DVD in
2005 by Vanguard Cinema.
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