- Ash (director)
Ash Baron-Cohen (born
1967 inLondon ) is an independent, Englishfilm-maker known as Ash, who works from frugal budgets. He has a bachelor's degree inexperimental psychology fromSussex University , trained as a filmmaker at thePasadena Art Center . He resides inLos Angeles, CA .As a student at the Pasadena Art Center, he persuaded
Richard Harris to act in his student film for free [ [http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Ash_000211.html INTERVIEW: Playing With Fire: "Pups" Director Ash ] ] .Ash's film "Bang" was expired by his experiences of stripping to fund his first film.
Filmography
* "Bang" - 1995
* "Pups" - 1999
* "The Blind Bastards Club " - 2002
* "Little Warriors " - 2002
* "This Girl's Life " - 2003
* "The Confession " - 2005
* "Poor Things " - Pre-production - 2008Awards
* 1999 - Stockholm Film Festival - Nominated for "Bronze Horse" Award for "Pups"
* 2000 - Cognac Festival du Film Policier - Won "New Blood" Award for "Pups"
* 2000 - Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - Won "Grand Jury Prize" for "Pups"Background
His brother is the academic
Simon Baron-Cohen .Ash is
legally blind without his contact lens [ [http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Ash_971203.html Seven Questions with Ash, Director of "Bang" ] ] .He once convinced british Page 3 girl Chrissie Wunna, to pull down her pants and rub her bum on a statue of an 'Idol' in Los Angeles
References
* [http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Ash_971203.html]
* [http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Ash_000211.html]
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