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Usher
"The job defines the man."

Male
40 years old
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
United States



Last Login: 12/1/2008
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   Contacting Usher

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   Usher's Film Bio
WebsiteArt Over Life Studios (artoverlifestudios.com)
InfluencesStanley Kubrick, Alex Cox, Samuel R. Delany, Robert Bresson, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, Paul Schrader, Jean Gremillon
Awards2004 BEST FEATURE
Key West Indiefest
2004 BEST FEATURE Telluride Indiefest
2004 BEST LEAD ACTOR Thomas Alexander WickedPixel.com Cinema Edge Awards
Festivals2004 Telluride Indiefest Film Festival, 2004 Silver Lake Film Festival, 2004 Secret City Film Festival, 2004 Key West Independent Film Festival

    Usher's Interests
MoviesWhatever's showing

     Usher's Details
Status:In a Relationship
Here for:Networking
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Orinda, CA
Body type:0' 0"
Zodiac Sign:Virgo
Smoke / Drink:Yes / Yes
Children:Proud parent
Income:Less than $30,000

   Usher's Companies
Art Over Life Studios
Murrieta, California US




Usher's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

Interview with Director Roger Leatherwood  (view more)

Why movie theatres are doomed  (view more)

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   Usher's Blurbs
About me:


A young hit man falls on hard times and gets a job as an usher in a movie theatre. He can't handle it. He finds himself faced with the everyday frustrations of the workplace, and embroiled in the petty romances and power struggles of the high-school-aged employees. Unable to comprehend the unique social and moral rules of this environment, he begins to break down and lose touch with reality. Eventually his presumed training as a killer resurfaces as his last defense.

On the surface, USHER is a "genre-based" drama (the story of a "hit man in hiding"), but placed in a controlled, determined, work-based setting (a movie theatre), to explore the quieter reaches of the genre. It's by turns romantic, a thriller, and a meditation on art (it does take place in a movie theatre), its consumption and presumptions.

Screenings/Awards
- 2004 Key West Indiefest (WINNER: Best Feature)
- 2004 Secret City Film Festival
- 2004 Telluride Indiefest Film Festival (WINNER: Best Feature)
- 2004 Silver Lake Film Festival
- 2004 Cinema Edge Awards (WINNER: Best Actor - Thomas Alexander)

Reviews
- Shock Cinema magazine
- FilmThreat.com

You can also visit us at the official Usher website and the Internet Movie Database.
Who I'd like to meet:
The girl behind the candy counter

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Nov 11 2008 6:01 PM


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Oct 10 2008 2:05 PM

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Sep 17 2008 2:13 PM

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Jul 10 2008 1:36 PM

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Feb 18 2008 8:45 PM

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May 21 2007 4:36 AM

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