River Faught
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| Born | Donnie Faught February 11, 1975 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Arkansas State University |
| Occupation | American Actor and Performance Artist |
| Years active | 1998-Present |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Richardson (m. 1995–2006) |
| Children | Staysha Faught (born 1999) |
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| Relatives | David Faught (brother) |
| Awards | 2017 Winner Actors Award - "1 Buck" - Best Ensemble, 2012 Audience Award - "Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream" |
| Website | www.RiverFaught.com |
River Faught (born February 11, 1975) is an American actor and performance artist. Known for playing dark and surreal characters in independent films. Breaking away from the norm, his unconventional film roles are the cornerstone of independent films that abandon the traditional 3 act structure.
Early Life & Education
Faught was born on February 11, 1975, in Kansas City, Missouri. His family legacy is one of hard work. Phyllis Jean Eddings[1], his mother, labored in a factory before transitioning to become a dedicated beautician, while his father, Wayne Faught, tirelessly worked in a paper mill. Despite their divorce during his early childhood, both parents remarried and instilled a strong work ethic in Faught and his older brother, David Faught. Raised by his resilient mother in the small town of Western Grove, Arkansas, he spent summers with his father in Atkins, Arkansas, shaping a family legacy rooted in diligence and perseverance.[2]
He regards Western Grove as his true hometown, having spent the majority of his youth there. As a young child, Faught secretly harbored thoughts of becoming an actor and gracing the big screen. Being raised in the small town of Western Grove, Arkansas, with a population of only 365 people at the time, Faught kept his dreams of being on the big screen to himself. He did not share them with anyone else, believing that his dream was unattainable coming from such a small, seemingly remote place in the middle of nowhere. His acting dream would be put on hold for college, as it seemed like the safe route for him.
Faught attended three different high schools: Western Grove High School, Atkins High School, and Lead Hill High School, where he graduated one of 18 in his graduating class of 1993. He then enrolled at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where he earned a degree in Criminology with a Bachelor of Arts. Following his graduation with honors in 1997, Faught and his newlywed wife, Cyndi Richardson (whom he married during his second year of college), immediately relocated to Springdale, Arkansas. There, he secured a job at a dilapidated hotel situated in a questionable part of town. After enduring a year in this dangerous work environment, and with an unfortunate incident involving a hotel resident's suicide attempt, Faught was now convinced that life was too short for him not to pursue his life's dream of acting. He and his wife made the decision to move to Los Angeles, California, where he would finally have the long-awaited opportunity to pursue a career in acting.[3]
Documentaries
Performance Art
Career
Books
- Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream - Donnie Faught (aka River Faught) Journals[4](2011)
In 2011, Faught wrote a book titled Flesh On Fire: Addicted To A Dream - The Donnie Faught (AKA River Faught) Journals, which describes the grueling, step-by-step process he underwent in creating his autobiographical, award-winning feature documentary film, Flesh On Fire: Addicted To A Dream.[5][6]
The book provides readers with a distinctive perspective and an intimate glimpse into Faught's innermost thoughts, chronicled through his daily journal entries throughout the process of bringing his film to life.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Big Top Winkle[7] | Carny | Lara Jo Regan | Short Film |
| 2000 | Chances or Choices | Instructor | Unknown | Educational School Video |
| 2001 | Stain | Delusional Man | Takae Hoshina | Short Film |
| 2001 | William Hertz Documentary | Common Man | Unknown | Feature Documentary |
| 2002 | After the Dance | Jesse | Chris Seals | Short Film |
| 2002 | Cedar Flats | Gambler | Andrew Robert Muller | Short Film |
| 2002 | Shadow Box | Southern Man | Kelley O'Connor | Short Film |
| 2004 | Blacklist Commie | Communist | Tenzin Wangchuk | Short Film |
| 2005 | Short Side of Nothing[8] | Creep | Phillip Garcia | Short Film |
| 2006 | A Dentist's Best Friend | Harry Jacoby | Eric Thompson[9] | Short Film |
| 2007 | Caroline: The Bearded Woman | Tom | Jackson Lanzing[10] | Short Film |
| 2007 | Montana | Montana | Esther Elise Johnson[11] | Short Film |
| 2007 | Salesman of the Year | Lucas Peabody | Matthew Stubstad[12] | Short Film |
| 2007 | Ten Years' Time | Convict 1 | Drew Walkup[13] | Short Film |
| 2007 | The Swimming Pool | Rodgers | Chineze Anyaene | Short Film |
| 2008 | Cronulla | Skinhead | Jason Mavraidis[14] | Short Film |
| 2008 | Jack in the Pulpit | Janitor | Ben Conrad[15] | Short Film |
| 2008 | Some Meaning | John | Jillian Leynes | Short Fillm |
| 2008 | Strange Tail | Mad Scientist | E.M. Garol | Short Film |
| 2008 | True Perfection[16] | Professor Wright | Sarah Mohen | Short Film |
| 2009 | A Film About Races[17][18] | The Terminators (Himself) | Jonathan Baker | Feature Documentary |
| 2009 | Academy of Satan | Dalton Jenkins | Rasika Ruwanpathirana | Co-Writer |
| 2009 | The Things We Carry[19] | Drug Dealer | Ian McCrudden | |
| 2010 | Blockhead[20][21] | John | John Francis Conway[22] | Short Film |
| 2010 | Less to Pack | Homeless Man | Jennifer Hanks | Short Film |
| 2010 | Saul of Suburbia | Inmate 1, Guard | Benjamin Ironside Koppin[23] | Short Film |
| 2010 | Staying Clean[24] | James | Brian Brookshire | Short Film |
| 2010 | Thirst | Mr. Cup | Rasika Ruwanpathirana | Short Film |
| 2012 | Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream | Himself | Benjamin Ironside Koppin | Autobiographical Feature Documentary |
| 2012 | Jim | Jim | Jason Monares | Short Film |
| 2016 | Guiding Light | Abusive Boyfriend | Benjamin Ironside Koppin[25] | Short Film |
| 2016 | The Lodge | Didi | Rasika Ruwanpathirana[26] | Short Film |
| 2017 | 1 Buck[27][28] | Bill | Fabien Dufils[29] | Actors Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2018 | Darwin'd[30][31] | Roger | Brigg Bloomquist[32][33] | Short Film |
| 2019 | King Baby[34] | Santa | Case Esparros | |
| 2023 | The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost[35][36] | Demon #1 | Case Esparros[37][38] |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bonnie and Clyde | Gang Member | Yuki Wakano | Documentary (Yuki Wakano Productions) |
| 2001 | Madonna "V.I.P." MTV Promo | Jim the Sound Guy | Melissa Silverman[39] | TV Commercial |
| 2002 | IBM "Vin Extraordinaire" | Grocery Store Employee | Joe Pytka | TV Commercial |
| 2003 | Dance Fever | Dancer | Alan Nash | ABC Family Channel |
| 2006 | Best Damn Sports Show Period | Uncredited | Scott Bantle[40] | Sports TV Show |
| 2007 | Manhunter | Detective | Leonardo Corbucci | TV Pilot |
| 2008 | Baggage | Homeless Man | Eben McGarr | TV Pilot |
| 2008 | Date My House | Home Buyer | Damon Zwicker | Learning Channel (Team Tiara Productions) |
| 2008 | Oregon Lottery | Lottery Winner | Unknown | TV Commercial |
| 2021 | Haunted | Himself | Jan Pavlacky | Season 3, Ep. 3: "Gift of Evil"[41] |
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream[42][43] | Yes | Benjamin Ironside Koppin[44] | Yes | Himself | Autobiographical Feature Documentary |
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Funk It Up"[45] | Toshi Kubota | Psycho Dancer | Steven Mirashiga | |
| 2000 | "Fa Fa"[46] | Guster | High School Student | Steve Hanft | |
| 2000 | "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"[47] | Eels | Weirdo | Marcos Siega | |
| 2000 | "Yes!"[48] | Chad Brock | Boyfriend | Gerry Wenner | |
| 2001 | "Evolution Revolution Love"[49] | Tricky | Pedestrian | Jake Scott | |
| 2004 | "Mono"[50] | Courtney Love | Head Security Guard | Chris Milk | |
| 2007 | "A Gondola Ride in Paris"[51] | The Messenger | Mental Hospital Patient | Nicole Bossier | |
| 2007 | "The Sound of Truth"[52] | As I Lay Dying | Dystopian Human | Brian Thompson[53] |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Vidigreet.com[54] Online Video Greeting Card | Hillbilly | Unknown | Mother's Day Video Greeting |
| 2022 | River Faught Performance Artist | Day 1 Transmission #1[55] | Performer | Himself | In this Performance Art Series on YouTube, Faught is sharing with you a Daily Transmission From Planet Earth. Faught shares artistic consciousness through his Performance Art. These are daily Performance Art Pieces. This Series ran from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022. During those 90 days he shot 2 videos (1 Horizontal & 1 Vertical) a day, for a total of 180 videos! |
| 2023 | "The Ghost of Saturn" 8.2[56] | Himself | Joey Borovicka[57] | YouTube Collaboration: "An Experimental Variety Show" |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Creator | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | River Faught Performance Artist | Day 1 Transmission #1 | Performer | Yes | Yes | [58] |
| 2022 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Love... Why Drive When You Can Fly" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [59] |
| 2022 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Heal... A Cut, The Heart, Without Choice" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [60] |
| 2022 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Masking The Flavor Of Thorned Ego" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [61] |
| 2023 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "A Mealworm Dream" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [62] |
| 2023 | "Object Of Mutual Attraction" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [63] |
| 2023 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "Blood, Earth & In Between" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [64] |
| 2023 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "Life Force Absorption" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [65] |
| 2023 | River Faught Hoarder House Performance Art | "This Is The Normal" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [66] |
| 2024 | #238 | Performer | Yes | Yes | [67] |
| 2024 | #245 | "Hoarder Song" | Performer | Yes | Yes | [68] |
References
- ↑ "Obituary for Phyllis Gene Tramell at Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison". www.coffmanfh.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ Productions, Radical Humility. "River Faught's Documentary "Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream" to Be Released by Indie Rights". www.prweb.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ "River Faught | Actor, Writer, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ↑ "Blurb Books". www.blurb.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ↑ "Documentary Film makers & Film Productions. Watch Documentaries Online". cultureunplugged.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ "River Faught's Award-Winning Documentary Film "Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream," Now on VUDU". www.newswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Big Top Winkle (2006)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "JWR Articles: Film/DVD - Short Side of Nothing (Director: Phil Garcia) - December 5, 2005". www.jamesweggreview.org. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "Eric L Thompson - Coverfly". writers.coverfly.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "Jackson Lanzing". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "Esther Elise Johnson". www.metacritic.com. 2020. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "Director | Stubstad | Los Angeles".
- ↑ https://drewwalkup.com/
- ↑ "About". Rezistor Studios. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "Ben Conrad".
- ↑ "Ashely Reign Interview". www.rivetingriffs.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "A Film About Races looks at the origins, definitions and meanings of racial classifications. | Sideways Film". Sideways Film | Film and television distribution. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "British Council Film: A Film About Races". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ "The Things We Carry -". 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ Astell, Hal C. F. "Blockhead (2010)". Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ↑ deadlymovies (2010-04-15). "First Look at 'Blockhead'". Deadly Movies. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ https://johnfconway.com/
- ↑ https://ironsidefilms.tv/
- ↑ LLC, Stage 32. "Brian Brookshire - Brian's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more". Stage 32. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Benjamin Ironside Koppin: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Rasika Ruwanpathirana".
- ↑ "One Buck | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ Thomas, Angela ThomasAngela (2016-06-07). "Shreveport-made Film 'One Buck' Nearly Finished". News Radio 710 KEEL. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ https://www.fabiendufils.com/
- ↑ "Darwin'd (an episodic comedy pilot) — Regan Kline - Creative Director / Copywriter". regankline.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Darwin'd". Darwin'd. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ http://www.briggbloomquist.com/
- ↑ "BRIGG BLOOMQUIST". BRIGG BLOOMQUIST. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ King Baby (2019), retrieved 2024-03-23
- ↑ "The Absence of Milk In the Mouths of the Lost". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Gary Wilson goes from documentary subject to dramatic movie star in The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Meet Case Esparros - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "THE ABSENCE OF MILK IN THE MOUTHS OF THE LOST – Spectacle Theater". 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Melissa Silverman | Director".
- ↑ "Motion".
- ↑ "Haunted: Season 3, Episode 3 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ "Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ Productions, Radical Humility. "River Faught's Documentary "Flesh on Fire: Addicted to a Dream" to Be Released by Indie Rights". www.prweb.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ "Ironside Films / Flesh On Fire: Addicted to a Dream / Los Angeles and O.C. Based Film Production Company / We Create Films That Blow Minds!". ironsidefilms.tv. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ Clipland. "Toshi Kubota - Funk It Up - Music Video on Clipland". www.clipland.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Prime Video: Fa Fa (Never Be The Same Again)(Radio Version) in the Style of Guster". www.primevideo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues - Eels - IMVDb". 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Chad Brock - Yes! (2000 Music Video) | #6 Country Song". Playback.fm. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/537059-Tricky-Evolution-Revolution-Love
- ↑ "Courtney Love - Mono (2004) - IMVDb". 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "A Gondola Ride In Paris — The Messenger". Last.fm. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "The Sound of Truth - As I Lay Dying Songfacts". 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "AS I LAY DYING's 'The Sound of Truth' Video Honored at HOLLYWOOD DISCOVERY AWARDS". 29 October 2009.
- ↑ https://www.socaltech.com/vidigreet_launches_new_e_card_line/s-0019142.html
- ↑ A Daily Transmission From Planet Earth #2 | River Faught Performance Artist | Day 1 Transmission #1, retrieved 2024-03-15
- ↑ THE GHOST OF SATURN 🩸 Episode 8.2 🩸 [psychedelic, trippy, ai, midjourney, weird, abstract, glitch], retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ "tHe MaDnEsS HoUr - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ A Daily Transmission From Planet Earth #2 | River Faught Performance Artist | Day 1 Transmission #1, retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Surreal Performance Art #28 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Love... Why Drive When You Can Fly", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Performance Art #192 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Heal... A Cut, The Heart, Without Choice", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Performance Art #200 | River Faught Performance Artist | "Masking The Flavor Of Thorned Ego", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Mealworm Performance Art #210 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "A Mealworm Dream", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Surreal Performance Art #223 River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "Object Of Mutual Attraction", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Surreal Performance Art #221 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "Blood, Earth & In Between", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Surreal Performance Art #231 | River Faught Surreal Performance Artist | "Life Force Absorption", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Surreal Performance Art #229 | River Faught Hoarder House Performance Art | "This Is The Normal", retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ "Love" Performance Art by Surreal Performance Artist River Faught | #238, retrieved 2024-03-13
- ↑ Hoarder House Toilet: River Faught's Hoarder House Bathroom Performance Art | #245 | "Hoarder Song", retrieved 2024-03-15
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