Silas Howard is an American director, scriptwriter and actor. His
first feature film was By Hook or by Crook in 2001 with Harry Dodge,
and he earned an MFA in directing at UCLA. He began directing episodes
during the second season of Transparent, making him the show's first
trans director.Howard grew up in south Vermont. He arrived in San
Francisco in the early 1990s. Howard played guitar for Tribe 8, a
queer punk rock band originating in the San Francisco area. In San
Francisco, he and Harry Dodge, a former band member, opened Red Dora's
Bearded Lady Café, where artists displayed their art.In 2001, Howard
and Harry Dodge again wrote, directed and acted in By Hook or by
Crook. The film depicts the tale of two unlikely friends who commit
petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and
the outside world. Howard later earned an MFA in directing at UCLA in
2008. He currently is a visiting lecturer at Cornell University.
first feature film was By Hook or by Crook in 2001 with Harry Dodge,
and he earned an MFA in directing at UCLA. He began directing episodes
during the second season of Transparent, making him the show's first
trans director.Howard grew up in south Vermont. He arrived in San
Francisco in the early 1990s. Howard played guitar for Tribe 8, a
queer punk rock band originating in the San Francisco area. In San
Francisco, he and Harry Dodge, a former band member, opened Red Dora's
Bearded Lady Café, where artists displayed their art.In 2001, Howard
and Harry Dodge again wrote, directed and acted in By Hook or by
Crook. The film depicts the tale of two unlikely friends who commit
petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and
the outside world. Howard later earned an MFA in directing at UCLA in
2008. He currently is a visiting lecturer at Cornell University.
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