This fully sanctioned film is the most extensive survey of ellis s career and life to date. Captured ghosts wont take place until the napa valley film festival next month, but those of us who attended. In addition, four prequels were produced featuring characters created for the movie and written by the screenwriters. Captured ghosts explores warren elliss life from from his first. Eyes only and the four prequels were collected in one edition called better r. I think it might be truer, he says with a grin, to think of myself as just a constantly disappointed optimist. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. From patrick meaney the director of grant morrison talking with gods comes warren ellis. Captured ghosts documentaries, the neil gaiman film will be an allaccess look at the scribes illustrious. Product description an immensely informative look into the psyche of a great writer. Despite the fact that this is a man who shot his girlfriend before.
Captured ghosts takes deep dive into warren ellis mind wired. In 2010 and 2011, legendary comicbook creator warren ellis sat down over several days to film careerspanning interviews for the documentary film warren ellis. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Now i know who must play spider jerusalem when they finally get around to doing the miniseries of transmetropolitan. Nov, 2011 captured ghosts, warren ellis and the return of fell. This is an awesome documentary by the makers of the alan moore and the grant. So, naturally, freakangels was a fantastic read not least because of these things, but more because the characters evoke so many. Captured ghosts warren ellis is an english novelist, comic book writer, screenwriter and occasional columnist. Im currently working on a documentary about the founding and history of image comics. He is best known as the cocreator of several original comics series, including transmetropolitan, global frequency, red adapted into the feature films red and red 2 trees, and injection. Its coproducer sequart organization also plans on publishing, in 2011, three books studying elliss work.
Captured ghosts 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And disclosure, i appear throughout the warren ellis documentary. He is best known as the cocreator of several original comics series, includi. The money raised would support post production on the film and also allow the filmmakers to complete some visuallystriking interludes that spotlight ellis.
Captured ghosts is a featurelength documentary by patrick meaney that. Captured ghosts 2011 the life and work of the author. Captured ghosts dives into the mind of internet jesus warren ellis, the futurist philosopher comic book writer alt culture thinker behind the groundbreaking comics. This insightful documentary dives into the warped mind of the.
Now you can watch the warren ellis and grant morrison. It was written by warren ellis, directed by joaquim dos santos, and produced by sam register, creator of cartoon networks hi hi puffy amiyumi. So i was pleased to come across captured ghosts recently, a documentary on warren embedded below that features indepth chats with both the man himself, and many of his friends and other artistswriters influenced by his work. Initially released by sequart, the two films have been available for download. Captured ghosts about another influential iconoclast. The goal of the film is to create a cinematic representation of warrens mind, and.
Captured ghosts takes deep dive into warren ellis mind comics legend warren ellis is the subject of patrick meaneys upcoming documentary, warren ellis. Director patrick meaney brought his film to cinema village last friday. He always says he doesnt know why were doing this movie about him when hes just a midrange comics writer. It will be shipped to you when filming is complete. With warren ellis, matt fraction, darick robertson, jason aaron. Captured ghosts, sequart and respect films were cooking up another film, one that would take a few years to come to fruition. Find out more in this star studded documentary, featuring interviews with helen mirren, joss whedon, patton oswalt, and wil wheaton. Robyn ferrari is an actress, known for warren ellis. Captured ghosts is a featurelength documentary that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the british comic book writer warren ellis. Warren ellis documentary captured ghosts to screen at new. A savage journey to the heart of transmetropolitan.
Talking with gods, meaney began work on his next project, a documentary profile of warren ellis. Jun 24, 20 in the tradition of sequarts grant morrison. To complete editing and shooting on the film we need your help. The film combines extensive interviews with ellis with insights from his. Captured ghosts a look at the comic legend and not the australian musician. Warren girard ellis is a british comicbook writer, novelist, and screenwriter. Warren ellis is an english author of comics, novels, and television, well known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and his writing, which covers transhumanist themes most notably nanotechnology, cryonics, uploading, and human enhancement. Even though the convention show floor had closed, fans were still interested in getting a first look at the documentary on popular comics writer warren ellis. Warren ellis is currently working on serialising new graphic novel works trees, cemetery beach and injection at image comics, and developing and curating the revival of the wildstorm creative library for dc entertainment with the series the wild storm. The film combines extensive interviews with ellis with insights from his colleagues and friends, as well as ambient visual recreations of his prose and comics work.
Captured ghosts continues to expand on ellis mystique. A prolific comicbook writer, he has written several. Captured ghosts, now available on dvd and download. Captured ghosts a sequartrespect films coproduction. I like stories that involve dystopian futures and wibbily wobbly timey wimey stuff.
Get a one of a kind screenused warren ellis action figure. So close you can taste it 2011 roulette toronto 2011. Captured ghosts and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. It debuted on the web at adult swim video on april 17, 2009 as a series of ten 5minute episodes and a final 10minute episode, with a content rating of tv14v, and. May 05, 2015 patrick meaney is raising funds for warren ellis. Captured ghosts is a fascinating look at where warren ellis has been, and prompts a lot of curiosity about what meaney will do with his next film on chris claremont, due in. Neil gaiman to be the subject of sequarts new documentary.
Sequart organization and respect films are proud to announce that their featurelength documentaries grant morrison. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. This featurelength documentary covers the career of celebrated comics writer warren ellis, focusing on his worldview. Nov 19, 2012 first came the morrison documentary, grant morrison. He speaks to a cult audience of artists, journalists, scientists and fans who hail him as internet jesus. Ellis gave his blessing to the project, but chose not to participate. This is a custom made figure, produced for stop motion animation in the film. Remember johnny, the fast talking, manicgenius character beautifully portrayed by david thewlis. In these extensive interviews, ellis discusses his life, his work, and his thoughts.
This insightful documentary dives into the warped mind of the writer. Captured ghosts, was announced for 2011 completion. Using interviews and imaginative footage, they are invaluable portraits of not only the work of the two, but the fandoms they cr. Captured ghosts is a featurelength documentary by patrick meaney that takes an in depth look at the life, career and mind of the british comic book writer warren ellis.
Sep 27, 2011 captured ghosts explores warren elliss life from from his first memory watching the moon landing as a child, to his recent crossmedia success with the film adaptation of red. Explore each of helen mirrens film projects, theatre productions and television appearances by selecting a category below. His work is primarily within the science fiction genre often concerned with transhumanism and the politics of technology and power. A nickname that originated somewhere around late 90s, it recognizes his loyal internet fan following and his mastery of all forms of internet communication. Its coproducer sequart also plans on publishing, in 2011, three books studying elliss work. Resolute is an animated television series based on the g. Lenny appears in the film, along with the likes of bruce serling, matt fraction, helen mirren, joe quesada, cully hamner. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing warren ellis. The film is nearing the end of photography and has exhausted the initial budget, so the filmmakers are reaching out to warren s fans for support. Captured ghosts, the charismatic chainsmoking troubadour of transhumanism observes that he isntas some have suggesteda cynic. Now he has turned his attention to a group of comic book rabblerousers who dared to try something different.
He is a comic book writer and cyberpunk philosopher living on the edge of tomorrow. Science fiction written really well, while half the writing is just swear words, really. Captured ghosts dives into the mind of internet jesus warren ellis, the futurist philosopher comic book writer alt culture thinker behind the groundbreaking comics freakangels, transmetropolitan, iron man. Warren ellis and the demise of western civilization. Ellis is the author of the novels crooked little vein and gun machine, and the novella normal. The money raised would support post production on the film and also allow the filmmakers to complete some visuallystriking interludes that spotlight elliss prose and writing. Captured ghosts, warren ellis and the return of fell. Captured ghosts documentaries, the neil gaiman film will be an allaccess look at the scribes illustrious, mediaspanning career, from his first foray into published writing all the way up to the current signing tour for his new novel, the ocean at the end of. A documentary about his work, captured ghosts, was released in 2012.
Collider calls it a documentary chock full of fascinating insight into the creation of some of the authors timeless works a and the seattle times calls it a warmly revealing documentary. In 2010, a documentary film on ellis, warren ellis. Image has been dominating the comics marketplace for the past year or so, and its a pretty crazy story that got them there. The clip showed a dark image of a bearded man smoking and drinking red bull, speaking about life and purpose and writing, ending with the words. While hes best known for his work with nick cave and the bad seeds, grinderman and the dirty three. Several interviews with the chain smoking ellis are intercut with interviews with friends, fans and colleagues as he talks about his life, career and fascination with the future.
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