|  JIM DWYER
was born March 4, 1970 and grew up on Cape Cod, MA. He received
a BFA degree in Writing and Photography at Emerson
College in Boston. It was while studying at Emerson that he met
director Todd Verow
and began to collaborate on the feature film script of Frisk
(Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto ’96). Frisk whet Dwyer’s appetite
for screenwriting and producing (he had initially worked as a still
photographer on various low budget indie flicks.) Due to its controversial
reception, Frisk was a baptism of fire that both Dwyer and Verow arose
from stronger, with a clearer sense of their artistic conviction and
vocation.
For the award winning features LITTLE
SHOT OF HAPPINESS (Berlin, SXSW, Mill Valley ’97) and SHUCKING
THE CURVE (No Dance ’99, [d] vision 2000), Dwyer and Verow
formulated an approach to filmmaking that they felt more comfortable
with than the strict definitions of “standard” film crews and
production house organizations. An approach that would allow them
to break and make rules on their own terms. Digital video and emerging
internet and computer technologies would factor heavily in their modus
operandi.
Dwyer
has a hand in all aspects of Bangor Films. From film "scripts,"
titles, to characters, dialog, plots and soundtracks themselves, to
the design of film posters and as the webmaster of www.bangorfilms.com,
Dwyer is behind the scenes- yet his influence is everywhere in the Bangor
Films' scene. His “Home Town” concept with Verow yields the NYUFF Choice
Award Winner/ CUFF Silver Prize winner/No Dance winner THE
TROUBLE WITH PERPETUAL DÉJÀ VU shot in his hometown
of South Yarmouth.
Other award winning films include: A
SUDDEN LOSS OF GRAVITY, set in Verow’s hometown of Bangor, and World
Premiered at the 50th Berlin International
Film Festival and ONCE & FUTURE QUEEN
which premiered in Europe at the 53rd
Locarno International Film Festival.
Jim
is almost always in pre-production for Todd Verow’s numerous projects.
He recently attended the World Premiere of Verow's Berlin fugue TAKE-AWAY
in Chicago and is now writing voice-overs for THE
FINAL GIRL starring Brenda Velez. Jim has written articles for
Filmmaker magazine, insound.com, reel.com and Ifilm. His photography
has appeared in numerous national and international publications including
the New York Times, Screen and Variety. He is also finding time to
pen his first novel, COMMERCIAL SMILE.
Articles by Jim on the Web:
Interview
with Jon Moritsugu
Berlinale
2001: Cannibal Eye
Indie Film is Dead diatribe @ LAtribe
Jim's articles at Insound's
Cinema Section
Interview
with Eric Sapp
Interview
with Leanne Whitney
The
50th Berlin Film Festival 2000 diary
Philly:
An Appreciation
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