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Ti West
West at the Venice Film Festival in 2013
Born (1980-10-05) October 5, 1980 (age 44)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • editor
  • cinematographer
  • actor
Years active2001–present
Known forPearl, X
PartnerAlison Wonderland
Children1

Timon C. West[1] (born October 5, 1980)[2] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and occasional actor, best known for his work in horror films.[3][4] He directed the horror films The Roost (2005), Trigger Man (2007), The House of the Devil (2009), The Innkeepers (2011), The Sacrament (2013), X and its prequel Pearl (both 2022), and the Western In a Valley of Violence (2016). He has also acted in a number of films, mostly in those directed by either himself or Joe Swanberg.[3]

Early life

West was born in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] His given name Timon was the surname of his maternal grandfather.[5][6][1] He was featured in a 2001 fall issue of Teen People magazine.[7] West attended the School of Visual Arts.[8]

Career

West's directorial work includes the 2001 short The Wicked, and feature films The Roost (2005), Trigger Man (2007), The House of the Devil (2009),[9] The Innkeepers (2011), and The Sacrament (2013). He appeared in 2004's The Woman Who Split Before Dinner as Old Man Conrad. In 2009, West wrote, produced and directed the web series Dead & Lonely for IFC Films.[10] The first series run ended in October 2009.[11] West disowned the 2009 horror film Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, citing massive interference and re-editing as the reasons. He wanted to remove his name completely from the film and give directing credit to Alan Smithee, but his request was denied.[12]

West in September 2009

West was set to direct The Haunting in Georgia, the sequel to The Haunting in Connecticut, but left the project in March 2010.[13] In 2012, he worked with Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg, Glenn McQuaid and the Radio Silence Productions hosts Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella on the anthology horror film V/H/S. He directed the segment "Second Honeymoon".[14]

In June 2015, it was reported that West would direct an episode of MTV's Scream television series. He directed the penultimate episode of the first season, titled "The Dance".[15] He has also directed an episode of Jason Blum and Eli Roth's We TV horror series South of Hell, titled "Take Life Now".[16] West wrote, directed, produced and edited the Western film In a Valley of Violence, starring Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, and John Travolta.[17] It premiered at South by Southwest in March 2016.[18]

In late 2020, it was announced that A24 would produce a horror film titled X, which would be directed by West and will star Mia Goth, Scott Mescudi, Jenna Ortega, and Brittany Snow. The film was released on March 18, 2022, to critical acclaim. While X was in production, filming in New Zealand was temporarily halted due to the country's lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to West spending the time writing a screenplay to a prequel. The film, Pearl, was filmed back-to-back with X once production started up again. Pearl was released in September 2022 to critical acclaim. West later confirmed he was working on a third instalment in the series, a sequel to X titled MaXXXine.

Personal life

West is engaged to Australian DJ Alison Wonderland. On June 13, 2023, they welcomed their first child together, a son named Max.

Filmography

Feature films by Ti West
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
2005 The Roost Yes Yes No Yes Also composer
2007 Trigger Man Yes Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
2009 The House of the Devil Yes Yes No Yes
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Yes Story No No
2011 The Innkeepers Yes Yes Yes Yes
2013 The Sacrament Yes Yes Yes Yes
2016 In a Valley of Violence Yes Yes Yes Yes
2022 X Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pearl Yes Yes Yes Yes
TBA MaXXXine Yes Yes Yes Yes Post-production
Short films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
2001 Prey Yes Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
Infested Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Wicked Yes Yes Yes Yes
2008 Christmas Decay Yes Yes Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their
2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival
2012 Second Honeymoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Segment of V/H/S
M Is for Miscarriage Yes Yes No No Segment of The ABCs of Death
2013 Box Yes Yes Segment of The 3:07 AM Project, a short anthology
produced to promote The Conjuring
2022 The Farmer's Daughters Yes Yes Yes Yes Chronological compilation of the porn film that was shot in X.
Released as an extra on the home media releases of the film.
Web series by Ti West
Year Title Director Writer Producer
2009 Dead & Lonely Yes Yes Yes
Acting roles by Ti West
Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Roost Professor
2009 The House of the Devil Favorite Teacher
2011 You're Next Tariq
Silver Bullets Ben
2012 Marriage Material Also cinematographer
All the Light in the Sky Director
2013 Drinking Buddies Dave
Television work by Ti West
Year Title Episode(s)
2015 Scream "The Dance"
South of Hell "Take Life Now"
2016 Wayward Pines "Exit Strategy" and "Bedtime Story"
2017 Outcast "The Common Good"
The Exorcist "Unclean"
2019 The Passage "You Are Not That Girl Anymore"
Chambers "Bad Inside" and "Heroic Dose"
The Resident "Belief System"
Soundtrack "Track 3: Sam and Dante" and "Track 5: Dante and Annette"
2020 Tales from the Loop "Enemies"
2021 Them "DAY 7: NIGHT" and "DAY 10"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result
2001 NYIIFVF Short Film Award for Best Director – Student Film The Wicked Won
2005 Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best with Less The Roost Nominated
2009 Best of Puchon The House of the Devil Won
Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition Nominated
2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Fan's Choice Award for Scariest Film The Innkeepers Won
SXSW Spotlight Premiere Audience Award Nominated
2012 Fright Meter Award for Best Director Nominated
Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition The ABCs of Death (shared with Kaare Andrews, et al.) Nominated
SXSW Midnight Audience Award V/H/S (shared with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, et al.) Nominated
Sitges Film Festival Maria Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated
2013 Gold Hugo for After Dark Competition The Sacrament Nominated
Venice Horizons Award for Best Film Nominated
2014 Fright Meter Award for Best Editing Nominated
Gérardmer Film Festival Syfy Jury Prize Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film 3rd Place
2015 Fangoria Hall of Fame Himself Won
2022 Sitges Film Festival for Best Director Pearl Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituaries: Violet A. West Stout". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Ti West". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ti West". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-01.
  4. ^ "Ti West Talks House of the Devil, Cabin Fever 2, and More!". Dread Central. January 25, 2010.
  5. ^ Dawson, Nick (October 30, 2009). "Ti West, The House Of The Devil". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Obituaries: Patrick J. Timon". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Hunt, Kristin (April 23, 2012). "Ti West's Four Horror Movie Classics (and One That's Way Overrated)". Maxim. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  8. ^ Macauly, Scott (March 11, 2016). "In a Valley of Violence DP Eric Robbins on Shooting Ti West's New Film in 35mm". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Barton, Steve (October 27, 2009). "The House of the Devil: Live Twitter Chat with Director Ti West". Dread Central.
  10. ^ Barton, Steve (September 21, 2009). "IFC Explores Being Dead & Lonely in New Web Series". Dread Central.
  11. ^ "Online Horror Goods: IFC's 'Dead & Lonely', Animated 'Dexter: Early Cuts'". Bloody Disgusting. October 26, 2009.
  12. ^ Turek, Ryan (October 16, 2009). "EXCL: Ti West and the Cabin Fever 2 Experience". Shock Till You Drop.
  13. ^ Barton, Steve (March 30, 2010). "Ti West Talks Haunting in Georgia Exit". Dread Central.
  14. ^ Gallagher, Brian (December 5, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Ti West Talks 'V/H/S' Blu-ray". MovieWeb.
  15. ^ Fischer, Russ (June 29, 2015). "Ti West Directing Part of 'Scream' TV Series". /Film.
  16. ^ "'South Of Hell' Adds Directors Ti West, Rachel Talalay, Jennifer Lynch & Jeremiah Chechik". Deadline Hollywood. November 11, 2014.
  17. ^ Kit, Borys (March 18, 2014). "John Travolta, Ethan Hawke to Star in Western Film From Jason Blum". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (February 2, 2016). "SXSW Unveils Lineup With James Caan, Ethan Hawke, Keegan-Michael Key Movies". Variety.
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