Jason Eisener

Jason Eisener is a Canadian screenwriter, editor and director. He is known for his "high-concept" filmmaking style and use of color.[1]

Jason Eisener
Canadian Filmmaker

Life and career

He is known for films such as Hobo with a Shotgun, The ABCs of Death's Y is for Youngbuck segment and V/H/S/2's Alien Abduction Slumber Party. In 2008 Eisener co-wrote and directed the Christmas slasher short film Treevenge.[2] In 2017, he was the 2nd Unit Director on the Adam Wingard adaptation of Death Note and the editor on Goon: Last of the Enforcers. As of 2017, Eisener is in pre-production on his next film, an adaptation of the comic New York City Outlaws.

Grindhouse faux trailer contest

In 2007, Eisener entered and won the Grindhouse fake trailer contest hosted by Robert Rodriguez and the SXSW Festival.[3]

Influences

In an interview with DIY magazine in 2011, Eisener cited Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Walter Hill, and Brian Trenchard-Smith as influences.[4]

Filmography
Year Film Credit
2005 The Teeth Beneath (Short) Director
2007 Grindhouse (Segment: Hobo with a Shotgun)

Director
2008 Treevenge (Short) Director / Co-Writer
2011 Hobo with a Shotgun Director
2012 The ABCs of Death (Segment: Y is for Youngbuck) Director / Writer
2013 V/H/S/2 (Segment: Slumber Party Alien Abduction) Director
2013 Rewind This! as himself
2015 Turbo Kid Executive Producer
2017 Death Note Second-unit director
2017 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Editor
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References
  1. "Jason Eisener Talks V/H/S/2, Anthologies, Basing a Film on His Childhood Nightmares, Designing an Alien, His Use of Color, and More". Collider. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  2. ""Treevenge": Revisit the Gory Holiday Classic!". WhatCulture.com. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  3. "Director Jason Eisener on the Real-Life Hobo with a Shotgun". Indiewire. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. Faulkner, Sam (2011-07-11). "Interview: Hobo with a Shotgun Director Jason Eisener". DIY. Retrieved 2015-06-07.


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