Helen Stickler (born 1968) is an American designer and filmmaker, who
wrote, directed and produced Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003)
and Andre the Giant Has a Posse (1995). In 2019, she helped to found a
progressive news aggregator, Front Page Live, where she serves as Art
Director.Stickler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in
1991 and is known for her midcentury home interior design. She is also
known for creating political memes.Stickler's early independent films
include the shorts Queen Mercy and the documentary Andre the Giant has
a Posse, the first documentary to discover graphic artist Shepard
Fairey. In 2003, Village Voice film critic Ed Halter described the
film as "legendary … a canonical study of Gen-X media manipulation.
One of the keenest examinations of ‘90s underground
culture".Stickler is the producer, director, and writer of the feature
film "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator", a documentary about 80's
professional skateboarding champion Mark Rogowski, who is serving life
in prison for rape and murder. Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan
described the film as "strongly directed and unexpectedly poignant. An
excellent documentary about the compelling dark side of the American
dream."
wrote, directed and produced Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003)
and Andre the Giant Has a Posse (1995). In 2019, she helped to found a
progressive news aggregator, Front Page Live, where she serves as Art
Director.Stickler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in
1991 and is known for her midcentury home interior design. She is also
known for creating political memes.Stickler's early independent films
include the shorts Queen Mercy and the documentary Andre the Giant has
a Posse, the first documentary to discover graphic artist Shepard
Fairey. In 2003, Village Voice film critic Ed Halter described the
film as "legendary … a canonical study of Gen-X media manipulation.
One of the keenest examinations of ‘90s underground
culture".Stickler is the producer, director, and writer of the feature
film "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator", a documentary about 80's
professional skateboarding champion Mark Rogowski, who is serving life
in prison for rape and murder. Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan
described the film as "strongly directed and unexpectedly poignant. An
excellent documentary about the compelling dark side of the American
dream."
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