Art Star Scene Studios
Industry | Movie studio |
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Founded | April 1, 2011 |
Founders | Courtney Fathom Sell Reverend Jen Miller |
Defunct | 2014 |
Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Producer: Jonathan Ames, notable cast members: Janeane Garofalo, Francis Hall as Faceboy, Robert Prichard, Rachel Trachtenberg |
Products | Motion pictures |
Art Star Scene Studios or ASS Studios as it is commonly referred to as, is an American independent Motion Picture Studio founded by Courtney Fathom Sell &
History
The studio, which Sell and Miller claim was launched off of money won on scratch tickets while drunk at a bar, was a recent development in
Distribution
ASS Studios found distribution with MVD Entertainment who released both a box-set of the studios short films as well as Satan, Hold My Hand. The distribution label is also responsible for releasing work by Sell and Miller prior to their collaboration.[8]
ASSdance Film Festival
After returning to New York City from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Sell and co. developed an idea to start their own independent film festival which would only screen films rejected by other film festivals. The ASSdance Film Festival took place during an entire week in 2012, where films from various no-budget filmmakers were shown at numerous Lower East Side venues and eventually hosting a closing night ceremony at Bowery Poetry Club, where every filmmaker was given an award for their work presented by various celebrities including Janeane Garofalo and Michael Musto.[9][10]
Select filmography
- Elf Workout! (2011)
- Killer Unicorn (2011)
- The Bitches of Bowery (2011)
- The Sinful Bitches (2011)
- Waltz of the Bitches (2013)
- Pretty Pretty Pretty (2013)
- Orgy Whiplash (2013)
- Satan, Hold My Hand (2013)
- Werewolf Bitches From Outer Space - Incomplete. Trailer only. (2013)
References
- ^ "Untitled". assstudios.tumblr.com.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott. "COURTNEY FATHOM SELL: SO YOU WANNA BE AN UNDERGROUND FILMMAKER?".
- ^ Macaulay, Scott. "COURTNEY FATHOM SELL'S HI-8 HIGH LIFE". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ "My Top 5 Slightly Illegal Tips For No-Budget Filmmakers". 5 August 2011.
- ^ travsd (31 August 2013). "Satan, Hold My Hand".
- ^ "Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space Benefit Par-Tay - Clubs in New York". Time Out New York. 26 September 2013.
- ^ Sell, Courtney. "Turns Out Hell Didn't Want Me Either…".
- ^ "Satan, Hold My Hand: Robert Prichard, Reverend Jen, Faceboy, Scooter Pie, Reina Terror Janeane Garofalo: Movies & TV". Amazon. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ VanAirsdale, S. T. (30 January 2012). "Behold the Film Festival of the Future".
- ^ [1][dead link]