Tao Ruspoli
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Born | Tao dei Principi Ruspoli 7 November 1975 Bangkok, Thailand |
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Don Tao dei Principi Ruspoli (/ˈrʊspoʊli/; born 7 November 1975) is a Thai born Italian-American filmmaker, photographer, musician, and co-founder of The Bombay Beach Biennale. He is the son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and part of the Papal nobility.
Early life
Ruspoli was born in
He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1993, and later from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998 with a degree in philosophy.[2]
Career
Ruspoli's feature narrative début,
His documentaries include Being in the World, an exploration of the real world implications of the philosophical work of Martin Heidegger, and Monogamish starring Dan Savage, Esther Perel and Christopher Ryan. His other films include Just Say Know, a personal discussion of his family's drug addictions, and Flamenco: A Personal Journey, a feature-length documentary about the flamenco way of life as it is lived by Roma in the south of Spain. He has directed a number of other short documentaries, including El Cable (also about flamenco), and This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan, a portrait of the logician, mathematician and concert pianist Raymond Smullyan).[citation needed]
In 2000, Ruspoli founded LAFCO, the Los Angeles Filmmakers Cooperative, which is a bohemian collective of filmmakers and musicians who work out of a converted school bus. Through LAFCO, Ruspoli has produced several films. His producing credits include the feature film Camjackers, which he also acted in and co-edited. Camjackers won the editing award at the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival.[citation needed]
Tao is a flamenco guitar player and co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale.[citation needed]
Personal life
Ruspoli married actress
Since 2009, he has lived and worked in Venice, Los Angeles, as a photographer and filmmaker.[2]
Filmography
- Just Say Know (2002) Director, Cinematographer and Film editor
- This Film Needs No Title: A Portrait of Raymond Smullyan (2004) Director, Cinematographer and Film editor
- El Cable (2004) Director, Cinematographer, Editor and Film producer
- Flamenco: A Personal Journey (2005) Director, Cinematographer and Film producer
- Camjackers (2006) Whack Filmmaker No. 1 and also Film editor and Executive Producer
- Fix (2008) Writer, Cinematographer, director, and Actor (as Milo)
- Behind the Wheel (film)|Behind the Wheel (2008) Film director
- Being in the World (2009) Film director
- Monogamish (2017) Film director
Recordings
- Flamenco, (Mapleshade, 2005)
References
- ^ "Obituaries: Prince Dado Ruspoli". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b West, Kevin (April 2009). "Celluloid Prince". W magazine. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Rizzo, Monica (12 November 2007). "Olivia Wilde". People Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Jordan, Julie (8 February 2011). "Olivia Wilde Separates from Husband Tao Ruspoli". People Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Gopalan, Nisha (11 March 2011). "Olivia Wilde Divorces Tao Ruspoli". People Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Fleeman, Mike (3 October 2011). "Olivia Wilde Divorce Finalized". People Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Tao Ruspoli at IMDb