Brian Tetsuro Ivie
American filmmaker
Brian Tetsuro Ivie (born September 27, 1990, in Glendale, California) is a Japanese-American filmmaker, film producer and documentarian. He is the writer and director of the forthcoming science fiction road film, Anima, starring Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira.
Alongside his directing work, Ivie is known for executive producing such independent films as,Wildcat, directed by Ethan Hawke, Concessions starring Michael Madsen and Josh Hamilton, Isle Child, starring Ethan Hwang and Ben Wang, and The Queen of Basketball, winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. He is also a former creative producer for Stephen Curry's Unanimous Media.
Career
Ivie studied film and television at the University of Southern California, where he also began producing his first documentary feature, The Drop Box, the story of a South Korean pastor, who rescues children through a small "hatch" built into the wall of his home. The film was later released by Fathom Events.
After graduation, Ivie signed to Creative Artists Agency, and would go on to produce and direct Emanuel, the story of forgiveness following a mass shooting, along with executive producers Viola Davis, Mariska Hargitay, and Stephen Curry, & release it to critical acclaim on the fourth anniversary of the shooting. The film made its television debut on Starz. Ivie is a frequent collaborator of actor and producer John Shepherd of the Friday the 13th horror franchise.
In 2019, it was announced that Ivie would write the Kirk Franklin biopic for producer Devon Franklin and Sony Pictures.
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