Pearry Reginald Teo

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Pearry Teo
Born
Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli

(1978-07-23)23 July 1978
Singapore
Died9 March 2023(2023-03-09) (aged 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesPearry Reginald Teo
Alma mater
OccupationsFilm director, film producer and screenwriter
Years active2002–2023
Websitehttp://www.pearryteo.com/

Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (23 July 1978 – 9 March 2023), commonly known as Pearry Teo, was a Singaporean filmmaker. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film.[1]

Biography

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Teo began his career as a school drop out, making quirky horror films, with borrowed cameras. His first film, Liberata Me, won the New York International Film Festival for best horror film. Shortly after, his following films won him awards leading to his first feature film deal The Gene Generation.

A fashion design drop out, Teo attended school in Melbourne, Australia before arriving to the United States to pursue his career in filmmaking (then he studied until he obtained a doctorate degree[1]). His fan base comprises mostly those in the underground sub-culture, whose keen interest in him lies in his unique but dark visual style.[2] The movie, The Gene Generation, stars Bai Ling and Faye Dunaway. The movie was released on DVD on 27 January 2009.

In August 2009, Teo shot NBC / Universal (Syfy) first production in China called Witchville which starred Luke Goss, MyAnna Buring and Sarah Douglas. The film premiered on 22 May 2010 in the USA via Syfy Channel.[3]

In 2013, Teo collaborated with author Christine Converse on Bedlam Stories,[4] a fictional account of famous reporter Nellie Bly's stay in a mental institution in the 1920s. The novel combines the fictional worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz in a horror genre.

Teo died at his North Hollywood home on 9 March 2023, at the age of 44.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref.
2002 Liberata Me (aka Fade to Black) Yes Yes Yes
2003 Children of the Arcana Yes Yes Yes
2004 Take Me Somewhere Nice Yes Yes Yes
2007 The Gene Generation Yes No No
2009 Necromentia Yes Yes No [6]
2010 Witchville Yes No No [7]
2011 The Evil Inside Yes No No
2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince Yes No No [8]
2015 Strange Blood No Yes Yes [9]
2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Yes Yes Yes [7]
2016 Pale Horse Yes No No
Ghosthunters Yes Yes No [7]
2017 Stasis No No Yes
2018 The Ghost Beyond No Yes No
2019 The Assent Yes Yes No
2021 Fast Vengeance Yes Yes No [10]
2022 Shadow Master Yes Yes No
2023 19 HZ Yes Yes No

References

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