Erin Vassilopoulos

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Born
Riverside, California
EducationBA, MFA
Alma mater
  • University of Wisconsin
  • New York University
Occupation
  • Director
  • writer
  • editor
[1]
Years active2015—present

Erin Vassilopoulos is an American director and writer.[2] She is known for her first feature film Superior,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] starring Alessandra Mesa[1] and Ani Mesa.[10][11][12][13] Matt Jacobs of The Huffington Post described the film as a "playful Almodóvarian psychodrama".[14]

Background

Vassilopoulos was born in 1983 in Riverside, California She studied English and Philosophy as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[15] She has an MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Career

In 2015, Vassilopoulos premiered her short film, Superior, at the Sundance Film Festival, followed by a premiere at the 2015 Berlinale. The short was bought by Arte, and later extended into her first feature film bearing the same title, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The short explores the growing pains between teenage identical twin sisters, Marian and Vivian,[16] and the feature is a thriller/drama that picks up their lives six years later, when Marian returns to her hometown to hide out, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.[17] After a festival run in 2021, Superior (feature) was distributed by Factory 25[18] and was reviewed by Amy Nicholson in The New York Times during its theatrical run.[7] In October 2022, Superior had its streaming premiere on The Criterion Channel along with the short film that preceded it.[19][20]

In 2016, Vassilopoulos released her second short film Valeria. It was nominated for the "Best Short Film" award at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival. It was included in The Eyeslicer TV Series season (episode "Facial Reconstruction") which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.[21] In 2018, the film was screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Champs-Élysées Film Festival.[22]

Vassilopoulos' short film Step into the Mattress received a 2021 production grant from The Future of Film is Female,[23] a nonprofit empowering the works of female filmmakers through exhibition, promotion, and grants.[23]

Filmography

Title Year Type Credit
Walking and Falling 2014 Short Director, writer, editor
Superior (short) 2015 Short Director, writer, editor
Valeria 2016 Short Director, writer, co-editor
Evil Grows in the Dark 2019 Short Director, writer, co-editor
Superior 2021 Feature film Director
Step Into the Mattress[23] Not released yet Short Director, writer

Awards

Year Award Film Event
2021 New Direction Competition - Honorable Mention Superior Cleveland International Film Festival
2021 Film Forward - Special Mention Superior Thessaloniki Film Festival

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "How the Elevator of Blood from The Shining and a Breakup Inspired My Film Superior". Talkhouse.
  2. "About". Erin Vassilopoulos.
  3. Piepenburg, Erik (January 6, 2023). "Five Horror Movies to Stream Now". The New York Times. Erin Vassilopoulos's feature debut is less a horror movie than a psycho-thriller à la "Blue Velvet," its spirit guide.
  4. "Confira cinco filmes de terror que vão arrepiar no streaming". O Globo.
  5. Lemire, Christy. "Superior movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert". Roger Ebert.
  6. Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 31, 2021). "'Superior's Erin Vassilopoulos Serves '80s Style In Twin Thriller – Sundance Studio".
  7. 7.0 7.1 Nicholson, Amy (March 24, 2022). "'Superior' Review: Double Fantasy" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. Lattanzio, Ryan; Lattanzio, Ryan (January 20, 2022). "'Superior' Trailer: Noir Retro Thriller Gives De Palma and Almodóvar Vibes".
  9. "Superior (2021) Movie Review from Eye for Film". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk.
  10. Kwong, Wilson (February 1, 2021). "Sundance 2021: Interview With Director And Writer Erin Vassilopoulos Of SUPERIOR". Film Inquiry.
  11. Rinaldi, Peter (March 22, 2022). "Back to One, Episode 194: Ani Mesa and Alessandra Mesa | Filmmaker Magazine".
  12. "First Trailer for Thriller 'Superior' with Alessandra Mesa & Ani Mesa | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net.
  13. Saito, Stephen (January 31, 2021). "Sundance 2021 Interview: Erin Vassilopoulos on the Spellbinding Sister Act of "Superior"". The Moveable Fest.
  14. https://twitter.com/majacobs/status/1355723730866089986
  15. "Berlinale Talents". Berlinale Talents.
  16. "Director Erin Vassilopoulos On 'Superior,' Her Genre-Bending Sundance Debut". Nylon.
  17. "Sundance 2021 Women Directors: Meet Erin Vassilopoulos – "Superior"". womenandhollywood.com.
  18. "Superior". Factory 25.
  19. "The Criterion Channel's October 2022 Lineup". The Criterion Collection.
  20. Duffy, Thomas (February 12, 2022). "Film Review: SUPERIOR (2021): A Fascinating David Lynch-style Thriller Set in the 1980's".
  21. "16th ANNUAL TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL TRIBECA TV® PROGRAM FEATURING WORLD PREMIERES OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SHOWS AND FAN FAVORITE RETURNING SERIES, AND A SLATE OF INDEPENDENT PILOTS". Tribeca.
  22. "Champs-Élysées Film Festival - 12 au 19 juin 2018". www.champselyseesfilmfestival.com.
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 "STEP INTO THE MATTRESS". THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE.

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