Ezra J. Stanley

Ezra J. Stanley

director, actor, editor

Ezra J. Stanley was born on Sep 12, 1981 in USA. Ezra J. Stanley's big-screen debut came with Raising Cain directed by Brian De Palma in 1992, strarring Boy in Park (uncredited). Ezra J. Stanley is known for Mitsein directed by Aparna Malladi, Smriti Mishra stars as Moksha and Namrata Singh Gujral as Vidi. Ezra J. Stanley has got 4 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Ezra J. Stanley achieved is HollyShorts Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Ezra J. Stanley plays is Mitsein which will be released on Jul 17, 2009.

Ezra J. Stanley is a multi-award winning Screen Artist and Writer. He is a two-time winner of the Best Commercial Award at the HollyShorts Film Festival, billed as the "Cannes of Short Films." A native of San Francisco, and with creole roots in Belize, he is Maya Mestizo and Garifuna (Black Carib) giving him a versatile on screen look. Ezra J is the brand face of the Cannes Lions and AICP awarded Michelob ULTRA Courtside Campaign, with Peyton Manning and Scottie Pippen. It is one of the biggest national commercials of the Pandemic, bringing the NBA's courtside views to the home, through Microsoft Teams virtual technology. He's starring in Junior, an Oakland based short film garnering official selections and awards, including the 2020 SF Indie Film Fest and Winner of the 2020 Detroit Black Film Fest. He won the Best Commercial award as auteur Writer-Director for his Toymail "Pancakes" Commercial with a world premiere at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatres, screening with Oscar winning animations Bear Story, Oscar winning Manoman, and Palm D'or winner Waves 98. Stanley's director work ranges from inspirational and uplifting, to the twisted and humorous branded commercials, music videos, and fine art. He had his debut in SHOOT Magazine's 2010 New Directors Showcase selected as one of "the world's hot New Directors," held at New York's Directors Guild of America theater. As a writer-director at his company AboveGrey Pictures, he has showcased today's leading tech, fashion, painters, dancers and Grammy winners through his award winning cinematic commercials, and concerts to audiences that number into thousands. He creates fine art paintings and video art, and in 2020 had his video art selected for exhibition at the Lightbox Gallery in Manhattan.

  • Birthday

    Sep 12, 1981
  • Place of Birth

    San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 1 nominations

HollyShorts Film Festival
2016
Commercial
Winner - Best Commercial Award
2011
Commercial
Winner - Best Commercial Award
Burbank International Film Festival
2010
Commercial
Winner - Best Commercial Award
2009
Commercial
Winner - Best Commercial Award

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