Ronnie Cramer (born May 5, 1957) is an American film producer, film
director, screenwriter, artist and composer.Born in Bismarck, North
Dakota, Cramer currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado. During
the 1980s he produced watercolor paintings, video installations and
played guitar in several rock bands, most notably Alarming Trends, the
subject and title of his first film (1987). Cramer's musical
compositions include an award-winning score for the Fritz Lang sci-fi
classic Metropolis (1927 film). As a director, Cramer gained national
attention with his film Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend, a 1991 black
comedy which was named "Best Drive-In Movie of the Year" by cult
critic Joe Bob Briggs.Cramer's first documentary film was Highway
Amazon (2001), which told the story of Christine Fetzer, a female body
builder who travels the country wrestling men in hotel rooms. The film
was named Best Documentary at the Humboldt Film Festival and has won
other similar awards. Cramer's multimedia piece Pillow Girl combined
traditional film techniques with pulp imagery and experimental music.
It has been screened at over 150 film festivals worldwide and was
named "Best Experimental Work" at several events, including the Miami
Short Film Festival, the Route 66 Film Festival, and the Big Muddy
Film Festival at Southern Illinois University. Cramer's other work
includes the experimental films Cantata in C Major, Mugs, Sixty in 60,
September Sketch Book, and Icons.Icons
director, screenwriter, artist and composer.Born in Bismarck, North
Dakota, Cramer currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado. During
the 1980s he produced watercolor paintings, video installations and
played guitar in several rock bands, most notably Alarming Trends, the
subject and title of his first film (1987). Cramer's musical
compositions include an award-winning score for the Fritz Lang sci-fi
classic Metropolis (1927 film). As a director, Cramer gained national
attention with his film Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend, a 1991 black
comedy which was named "Best Drive-In Movie of the Year" by cult
critic Joe Bob Briggs.Cramer's first documentary film was Highway
Amazon (2001), which told the story of Christine Fetzer, a female body
builder who travels the country wrestling men in hotel rooms. The film
was named Best Documentary at the Humboldt Film Festival and has won
other similar awards. Cramer's multimedia piece Pillow Girl combined
traditional film techniques with pulp imagery and experimental music.
It has been screened at over 150 film festivals worldwide and was
named "Best Experimental Work" at several events, including the Miami
Short Film Festival, the Route 66 Film Festival, and the Big Muddy
Film Festival at Southern Illinois University. Cramer's other work
includes the experimental films Cantata in C Major, Mugs, Sixty in 60,
September Sketch Book, and Icons.Icons
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