Adam Reid
OccupationFilm director
Known forHello Lonesome
The Adventures of Barry & Joe
Websitewww.adamreid.tv

Adam Reid is an American writer and film director and co-founder of Bodega Studios. His film Hello Lonesome won numerous film festival awards as well as a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination. He is also the author of the book The Adventures of Barry & Joe.

Career

Reid got his start in the film industry with producing promotional videos for Comedy Central.[1] is the co-founder of the production company and agency Bodega Studios where he has made commercials for brands such as M&M's and Lean Cuisine.[2]

Reid's major directorial debut was Hello Lonesome, an indie film that he also wrote and produced.[3] The film was shot on a budget of $50,000 and completed in 15 days.[3] It won numerous awards including at the Los Angeles Film Festival[4] and the Bahamas International Film Festival.[5] Hello Lonesome was also nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award.[6]

Reid is also the creator of Barry & Joe, an animated series concept, featuring cartoon versions of Barack Obama and Joe Biden who travel through time.[2] The concept was conceived the day after the 2016 United States presidential election, but Reid did not immediately pursue it thinking it was a "stoner idea."[2] Reid launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project in August 2017,[7] raising more than $100,000.[2] Conan O'Brien has signed on to be one of the producers of the series.[8]

Reid is also the author of The Adventures of Barry & Joe, a graphic novel based on the same concept as the animated series.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title
[10]		 Role Notes
2005 While the Widow is Away Writer, Director Short film, winner of numerous film festival awards and shortlisted for an Oscar nomination.[11][12]
2010 Hello Lonesome Writer, Director, Producer Winner (Audience Award) at Ashland Independent Film Festival; Winner (New Visions Award) at Bahamas International Film Festival; Winner (Best Screenplay) at BendFilm Festival, Winner (Jury Prize) at Los Angeles Film Festival. Nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award.

Other projects

Year Title
[10]		 Role Notes
2007 She's Not There Director
2009 Just Like That Director
2011 The Understanding Director Music video for Jones Street Station starring Danny Pudi.[13]
2014 The Holiday Spirit Director
2015 Born on 9/11 Director[14]
The Back Ninety-Nine Director
2016 Ken Bone's Fifteen Minutes Director

References

  1. ↑ Wax, Alyse (2017-08-21). "Barry & Joe The Animated Time-Traveling Adventures of a President and Vice-President". Syfy.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ziv, Stav (7 September 2017). "Barack Obama and Joe Biden Will Take On Trump and Try to Save Humanity in Animated Series Barry & Joe". Newsweek.
  3. 1 2 Holden, Stephen (26 May 2011). "Among Lonelyhearts, a Meeting of Minds". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (26 June 2010). "L.A. Film Festival awards 'A Family'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ↑ "BIFF Monthly Film Series to feature Hello Lonesome, May 5th". The Bahamas Weekly.
  6. ↑ "ndependent Spirit Awards 2012: Winners and nominees". The Los Angeles Times. 23 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Donaghey, River (29 August 2017). "This Kickstarter Wants to Make Obama and Biden Animated Time-Travel Heroes". Vice.
  8. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (1 December 2017). "Barack Obama-Joe Biden Animated "Bromantic Comedy" In Works With Conan O'Brien Among EPs". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ "The On-Sale Calendar: March 2019". Publishers Weekly.
  10. 1 2 "Adam Reid Filmography". IMDb.
  11. ↑ Eisner, Ken (2005-06-14). "Golden Voices". Variety.
  12. ↑ "LAFF '10 Director Adam Reid on his Low-Budget Multi-Narrative "Hello Lonesome"". IndieWire. 14 June 2010.
  13. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (30 August 2011). "'Community's' Danny Pudi Gets Lucky in New Jones Street Station Music Video". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ↑ Beer, Jeff (27 August 2015). "Kids Born On 9/11 Want You To Remember The Day With A Good Deed". Fast Company.
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