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Jordan Galland is an independent filmmaker and musician who lives and works in New York City.
Biography
Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Galland was raised in New York City and graduated in 2002 from New York University, where he studied film, animation and mythology.
Music career
At eighteen, Galland formed the rock band Dopo Yume, which played shows with Rufus Wainwright, Cibo Matto, and Phantom Planet. A later band, Domino, is signed to Mark Ronson's Allido Records label. Additionally, Galland has collaborated with his childhood friend, Sean Lennon, and played electric piano on Mark Ronson's album Version.
Film career
Galland's 2005 short film,Smile for the Camera, received an award for best screencraft at the New York Independent International Film and Video Festival in 2005. Galland directed, photographed, and edited the film himself, and wrote the film’s theme song and musical score with Sean Lennon and Timo Ellis.
An animated music video for his band Domino, Green Umbrella, was shown at multiple film festivals in the U.S., and in Madrid at Alcine37.
His feature-length debut, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead, which he wrote and directed, was filmed in New York City during December 2007 but has yet to be released.
Galland has also been working on a screen adaptation of Ryu Murakami's Coin Locker Babies, since 1998, in collaboration with Michele Civetta, Peter Kline, and Sean Lennon.
Dopo Yume discography
- Yumania (2001)
- In the Bedroom (2002)
- True Romance (2003) (with guitar and piano by Sean Lennon, and backing vocals by Bijou Phillips)
- The Secret Show (2006)
Filmography
- Smile for the Camera (short) (2005) (directed, co-wrote)
- Friendly Fire (2006) (acting)
- Coven (short) (2006) (score)
- Green Umbrella (music video) (2006) (directed)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (in post-production) (wrote, directed)
- Coin Locker Babies (in production) (co-wrote)
Awards won
- Green Umbrella — Best Musical Form, 2006 Da Vinci Film and Video Festival
- Green Umbrella – Best Animated Short, 2006 Black Earth Film Festival
- Green Umbrella — Music Video Award (animation), second place, 2006 Indie Gathering
- Smile for the Camera — ScreenCraft Award (short film), 2005 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
References
- Bio, Dopo Yume website.
- “Dopo Yume”, Allmusic biography.
- Discography, Sean Lennon's website
- Version,www.silverplatters.com.
- ^ 2005 Award Winners, New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
- Green Umbrella, Internet Movie Database.
- Green Umbrella, Alcine: Alcalá de Henares program listing.
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead at Internet Movie Database.
- Lennon Gives Birth to 'Coin Locker Babies', Time Out London, March 9, 2005
- “Coin Locker Babies”, Hollywood.com
- Serious Dope, Daily Candy, January 27, 2003.
- Hopeful Romantics, Megan Gerrity, The Dedicated Follower of Fashion, November 2003.
- Friendly Fire on Internet Movie Database.
- Virgins of Un-Hollywood, Whitney Spaner, Paper, October 4, 2006.
- 2006 Award Winners, Da Vinci Film Festival
- 2006 Laser Carved Granite Awards, Black Earth Film Festival 2006.
- 2006 Winners, The "Reel" News, Summer 2006.