Damion Dietz is an American writer and film director known for his
underground/indie films.In 1990, Dietz appeared as an actor in Welcome
Home, Roxy Carmichael, starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.A
graduate (1992) of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of
Southern California. Dietz' debut feature film Fag Hag (1998), a
politically incorrect, low-budget satire for Troma Entertainment,
described as "a punk, underground trash cinema classic" (New York Post
/ Page Six), "a savagely funny, deranged comedy of manners" (Chicago
Tribune), and "rollicking, trashy and clever" (Variety) stars Dietz,
Stephanie Orff and features Wil Wheaton.Dietz' subsequent films:
Neverland (2003), a surreal and modern retelling of the classic J.M.
Barrie play Peter Pan, Beverly Kills (2005), a campy farce about a
terrorist cult of failed Hollywood actors, Love Life (2006), a
melodrama about the marriage of convenience between a closeted former
athlete and his lesbian wife, which premiered at the Frameline Film
Festival in San Francisco and was selected as the benefit film for the
Human Rights Campaign, and Dog Tags (2008), starring Academy Award
nominee Candy Clark.
underground/indie films.In 1990, Dietz appeared as an actor in Welcome
Home, Roxy Carmichael, starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.A
graduate (1992) of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of
Southern California. Dietz' debut feature film Fag Hag (1998), a
politically incorrect, low-budget satire for Troma Entertainment,
described as "a punk, underground trash cinema classic" (New York Post
/ Page Six), "a savagely funny, deranged comedy of manners" (Chicago
Tribune), and "rollicking, trashy and clever" (Variety) stars Dietz,
Stephanie Orff and features Wil Wheaton.Dietz' subsequent films:
Neverland (2003), a surreal and modern retelling of the classic J.M.
Barrie play Peter Pan, Beverly Kills (2005), a campy farce about a
terrorist cult of failed Hollywood actors, Love Life (2006), a
melodrama about the marriage of convenience between a closeted former
athlete and his lesbian wife, which premiered at the Frameline Film
Festival in San Francisco and was selected as the benefit film for the
Human Rights Campaign, and Dog Tags (2008), starring Academy Award
nominee Candy Clark.
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