Doug Karr

Doug Karr

editor, producer, director

Doug Karr was born on Mar 27, 1980 in France. Doug Karr's big-screen debut came with The Straitjacket Lottery directed by Doug Karr in 2004. Doug Karr is known for The Straitjacket Lottery directed by Doug Karr, Andy Jones stars as Boris Durban and David Huband as Ralph Stipes. Doug Karr has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Doug Karr achieved is Aspen Shortsfest. The upcoming new movie Doug Karr plays is Art Machine which will be released on Oct 12, 2012.

Doug Karr has been creating original independent films since 1997. Karr credits include narrative shorts Anniversary Present, The Straitjacket Lottery and the award winning documentaries LSD25, The June Bug Symphony, Lifecycles: a story of AIDS in Malawi, and The Face of AIDS. The writer of six feature length screenplays, his recent script My Thermonuclear Family won the Grand Prize at the 2007 Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition. His films have been seen by audiences around the world and on numerous television channels. Karr's last short Ten For Grandpa, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and has gone on to screen at over 50 international film festivals, winning multiple awards. Karr's latest film, Art Machine, stars Joseph Cross (Milk, Flags of Our Fathers, Running with Scissors), Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl, Piranha 3D) and Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy, Big Daddy). Karr is director of Pie Face Pictures in NYC.

  • Birthday

    Mar 27, 1980
  • Place of Birth

    Paris, France

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Aspen Shortsfest
2009
Ten for Grandpa (2009)
Winner - Special Jury Award
Ten for Grandpa (2009)
Fort Collins TriMedia Festival
2009
Best Short Narrative Film
Winner - Jury Award
Ten for Grandpa (2009)

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