Philip (Jason Schwartzman) supposedly writes good novels, but his best writing involves praises to himself. He has every right to be satisfied: he is publishing a second book, he’s liked by women, and even gets praise from his favorite author. But the truth turns out to be much more brutal.
Locarno IFF 2014 – Special Jury Prize
Born in 1984 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Alex Ross Perry is a film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is a graduate of the film faculty at New York University. After graduation, he worked for two years at a video rental company in the East Village, where he met many of his later collaborators, including cinematographer Sean Price Williams. In 2009, he directed Impolex, his full-length debut, inspired by Thomas Pynchon's iconic Gravity's Rainbow. His later films screened at the world's leading festivals, such as Sundance, Berlinale, and Locarno IFF. In addition to films, he also regularly directs music videos.
2009 Impolex
2011 Paleta barw / The Color Wheel
2014 Do ciebie, Philipie / Listen Up Philip
2015 Królowa Ziemi / Queen of Earth
2017 Złote wyjście / Golden Exits
2018 Her Smell
2020 Paul Schrader: Man in a Room (short doc.)