Visual storyteller, gonzo journalist and filmmaker investigating independent new ways of understanding the creative and business worlds of documentary film, tv & new technologies, media consultancy, art and design, and how each of their trajectories is driven by political, ethical and narrative factors. There’s nothing more pleasurable than putting together non fiction stories.
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Andi Reiss is a British media creative based in Oxford, UK and Palm Springs, USA. He is an independent working in a variety of media including ethnography, documentary film, video projection, sound design, graphics, photography, painting and drawing to bring stories to light.
He is a Producer, an attractively vague job title which has allowed him to work as a Filmmaker (self-shooting documentary producer/director), a Photographer, Writer (research, documentary and drama), Editor (offline using Adobe CS, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve 17 Studio), Educator/Associate Lecturer, teaching students to study specific filmmaking tracks and to deepen their practice in filmmaking. and a Visualist (painter,caricaturist,fashion artist and digital-designer).
He has a particular interest in portraying underrepresented and (to some extent) marginalised and ‘out of the ordinary’ subcultures, and their stories within. He has worked extensively around the world within the charity sector, offering his skills and experience to implement change and understanding. His preference for an alternative narrative from the popularised one aims to change the message to creatively tell stories from different angles.
Biography
Skilled as an independent multidisciplinary creative; a documentary maker, producer and film and video artist, Andi creates content that aims to influence audiences educationally, politically, artistically and spiritually.
Over the past twenty years he has made all kinds of broadcast and online content; a feature drama, festival award-winning documentaries, music videos, commercials, branded content, experimental films, moving image backgrounds, soundscapes, multi-channel installations and photography projects.
In addition, as a director/producer, he regularly teaches and gives workshops on documentary research, storytelling and production. He is an associate lecturer at Bucks New University and Film Oxford.
Just another indie creative, huh?
Andi has a real passion for film and art, and maintains an open-minded and flexible approach to the collaborative creative vision (whether it be for experimental, immersive documentary, factual television, short or feature drama or corporate and branded content)
His documentaries have screened at many international events including Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, New York IFF, Telluride Film Festival, Taormina Film Festival and Queens World Film Festival.
At this time Andi divides his time working between his studio in Oxford (UK) and inPalm Springs (US), and has permanent resident status; a Green Card which allows legal employment stateside.
Education
Sept 1981 – July1986 : John Hampden Grammar School
Sept 1986 – July1989 : Amersham College of FE, Art and Design
Sept 1989 – July1992 : Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Sept 2017 – July 2018 : University of Coventry : Masters with Distinction in 21st Century Media Practice
Contact
UK: +44 (0) 777 571 3363
US: +1 718 316 3359
andi@andireiss.com
Skype: andireiss
Professional Production
August 1992 – December 1995: Producer at Natural Sound, London
Jan 1996 – Dec 1996: Director at The Court Theatre, New Zealand.
Jan 1997 – April 1999: Freelance Filmmaker and Video Artist, London.
May 1999 – June 1999: Multimedia Producer, Hong Kong
July1999 – April 2012: Formed Yellow Media Group, and with a small team based Soho began producing award winning documentaries, video journalism and reportage, commercials and branded content and short drama.
During this time he travelled extensively around the world, including in conflict zones and many third world countries making documentaries, reportage and audio/visual events.
In 2008 he was commissioned to write 12 feature drama scrips, whilst beginning to work as an associate lecturing at University.
May 2012 – August 2012: Creative Director for Resolution Productions in Doha, Qatar.
Sept 2012 – Dec 2012: Creative Director for Fashion One in Cebu in The Philippines.
Jan 2013 – Present: Continues to work as a freelance/self employed writer, filmmaker, multimedia video artist, graphic designer, camera operator, sound designer, painter, cartoonist, and associate lecturer. He also has a documentary consulation business where I advise and produce indie projects.
Interests and Involvements
Recent Projects:-
Producer : CR 69 – Chas’in The Championship (Documentary 2022)
Producer/Director – A World Apart (Multi Channel Installation 2018)
Writer/Producer/Director – Endgame (Documentary 2018)
Future Projects 2022:–
Producer/Director – A Small Stone (Documentary)
Producer/Director – The Aya Experiment (Documentary)
Writer/Producer – If Only (Multimedia Stageplay)
Lead Artist Exhibition
Past Work:
Documentaries from 2010 – 2021
Screenplays for Option: https://andireiss.wordpress.com/writing/
Andi is experienced in writing, teaching and overseeing the following modules/courses:-
Download his teaching assessment report from Film Oxford here:-
Andi Reiss SCP Observation template 2019-20
https://andireiss.wordpress.com/production/lecturing/
Curation
Me My City My World Exhibition for Film Oxford
Art and Digital Design
To make an enquiry about hiring Andi as a documentary filmmaker, camera op, video editor, screenwriter, sound designer, graphic artist, performance painter, caricaturist or educator please use form below.
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