Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer (1979), Ms. 45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996).
The director has recently completed a documentary called Chelsea on the Rocks (which will premiere out of competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival), and has another documentary Mulberry St. being released later this year. Later in 2009 he will begin production on his first feature film since Go Go Tales; an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The film will be called Jekyll and Hyde and will take place in the modern day. The film stars Forrest Whitaker as Dr. Jekyll and 50 Cent as Mr. Hyde. This will be Whitaker's third film with Ferrara after Mary and Body Snatchers but 50 Cent's first. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Ferrara)
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Director Abel Ferrara made a short video to explain how he has been working with Film Annex for the past years through his website www.abelferrara.com. He also…
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Director Abel Ferrara attended the premiere of his new movie 4:44 Last Day on Earth at the New York Film Festival this month. 4:44 focuses on the relationship between…
Abel Ferarra took the spotlight at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland when he received the most prestigious Leopard of Honor. The award denotes recognition…
NEW YORK, NY, March 22, 2011 – Film Annex (http://www.filmannex.com), online film promotion and distribution company, announced today that it has joined forces…
My new film, 4:44, starring Willem Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh, begins filming shortly. We are looking for a loft space, which is 2000+ square feet in size with a terrace/patio…
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The following article was written by David Hudson and published on The Daily, Mubi's blog, on January 7, 2011. Even though Abel Ferrara never really went away,…
Illustration by Victoria Ford The following article was written by Ananda Pellerin and published on the online magazine Wheel Me Out , in 2010. Controversial film…
The following article was written by Christian Niedan and published on his blog 'Camera in the Sun', on January 3, 2011. Camera Q&A;: Abel Ferrara on shooting films…
Abel Ferrara – Official Website 
Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer (1979), Ms. 45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996).
