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Todd Hughes is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 13 august 1963 at Salt Lake City (USA)
Todd Hughes (born August 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, producer and film director. He is a Columbia University graduate and currently resides in Los Angeles.
His short film directing credits include "Kaka Ferskur" (1988) and "Ding Dong" (1995). He directed the independent feature "The New Women" (2001) starring Mary Woronov and wrote for the Fox television series Wicked Wicked Games (2007) starring Tatum O'Neal. He produced his first documentary "Hit So Hard" with Christina Soletti about drummer Patty Schemel of the seminal grunge band Hole, which had its world premiere at SXSW 2011 and was released theatrically in 2012.
In 2001, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's New Faces of Indie Film and he is half of a long-standing creative partnership with filmmaker P. David Ebersole, his husband.
Together, Ebersole and Hughes are Executive Producers of Room 237. a subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film "The Shining."
Premiering on Lifetime on May 6, 2013 as a mother's day special, Todd is producer of the documentary Dear Mom, Love Cher as well as Executive Producer along with P. David Ebersole (who also wrote and directed), Cher, Risa Shapiro and Tanya Lopez. Focusing on the superstar actress/singer's mother Georgia Holt, "Dear Mom, Love Cher" provides a rare peek into Cher's fascinating family history.
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Todd Hughes
Birth name Todd Langdon Hughes
Nationality USA
Birth 13 august 1963 (61 years) at Salt Lake City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 13 august 1963 (61 years) at Salt Lake City (USA)
His short film directing credits include "Kaka Ferskur" (1988) and "Ding Dong" (1995). He directed the independent feature "The New Women" (2001) starring Mary Woronov and wrote for the Fox television series Wicked Wicked Games (2007) starring Tatum O'Neal. He produced his first documentary "Hit So Hard" with Christina Soletti about drummer Patty Schemel of the seminal grunge band Hole, which had its world premiere at SXSW 2011 and was released theatrically in 2012.
In 2001, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's New Faces of Indie Film and he is half of a long-standing creative partnership with filmmaker P. David Ebersole, his husband.
Together, Ebersole and Hughes are Executive Producers of Room 237. a subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film "The Shining."
Premiering on Lifetime on May 6, 2013 as a mother's day special, Todd is producer of the documentary Dear Mom, Love Cher as well as Executive Producer along with P. David Ebersole (who also wrote and directed), Cher, Risa Shapiro and Tanya Lopez. Focusing on the superstar actress/singer's mother Georgia Holt, "Dear Mom, Love Cher" provides a rare peek into Cher's fascinating family history.
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Filmography of Todd Hughes (3 films)
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Directed by Todd Hughes
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Rating69%
In Kaka Ferskur, Pippi meets Age, a Swedish ghost at the beach. He challenges her by saying if she can prove to him that she isn't growing up, she may remain a child, living with her pets in her grand mansion "Villa Villekulla". But if she loses the bet, she must admit to Age in the end that she is coming of age and must leave childish things behind.
Scriptwriter
Hit So Hard (2012)
, 1h43Directed by P. David Ebersole
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sarah Vowell, Jenny Shimizu
Roles Writer
Rating67%
The film begins with discussion amidst Hole's 1994 and 1995 world tour, then works backwards to Schemel's childhood growing up in Marysville, Washington, and details her coming out to her family as a lesbian, as well as her immersion in Seattle's music scenes, where she would eventually cross paths with Kurt Cobain. Through contemporary interviews with Schemel's bandmates Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, and Melissa Auf der Maur, her beginnings in Hole are detailed, including her audition with Love and Erlandson in Los Angeles amidst the Rodney King riots, as well as her time living with Love and husband Kurt Cobain, and the songwriting process between Love, Schemel, and Erlandson. Additional commentary from fellow female drummers, musicians, peers, and friends of Schemel's are provided throughout. After the death of Hole's bassist Kristen Pfaff in 1994 (only two months after the suicide of Kurt Cobain), the band embarked on a world tour with Auf der Maur as Pfaff's replacement, and Schemel, along with Love, began heavily using heroin. Schemel's drug use leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, who acted as Love's personal assistant on the tour, and Schemel reflects on her time in a rehabilitation facility she checked into with Love after the conclusion of the tour in 1995.
Producer
Hit So Hard (2012)
, 1h43Directed by P. David Ebersole
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Sarah Vowell, Jenny Shimizu
Roles Producer
Rating67%
The film begins with discussion amidst Hole's 1994 and 1995 world tour, then works backwards to Schemel's childhood growing up in Marysville, Washington, and details her coming out to her family as a lesbian, as well as her immersion in Seattle's music scenes, where she would eventually cross paths with Kurt Cobain. Through contemporary interviews with Schemel's bandmates Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, and Melissa Auf der Maur, her beginnings in Hole are detailed, including her audition with Love and Erlandson in Los Angeles amidst the Rodney King riots, as well as her time living with Love and husband Kurt Cobain, and the songwriting process between Love, Schemel, and Erlandson. Additional commentary from fellow female drummers, musicians, peers, and friends of Schemel's are provided throughout. After the death of Hole's bassist Kristen Pfaff in 1994 (only two months after the suicide of Kurt Cobain), the band embarked on a world tour with Auf der Maur as Pfaff's replacement, and Schemel, along with Love, began heavily using heroin. Schemel's drug use leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, who acted as Love's personal assistant on the tour, and Schemel reflects on her time in a rehabilitation facility she checked into with Love after the conclusion of the tour in 1995.
Room 237 (2012)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Stephen King, Nicole Kidman, Liam Neeson
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61%
The film interviews fans of The Shining who, using their own brands of film analysis, connect Kubrick's film with (among others) genocide of Native Americans, the Holocaust, and the Apollo 11 moon landing. The interviewees are not seen in Room 237, but rather, their commentaries and claims about the film are heard over a variety of visual clips (primarily from the film The Shining itself) which loosely connect with their dialogue.