Van Alpert
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| Born | Van Alpert August 6, 1986 | ||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||
Notable work | White Iverson | ||
| Website | vanalpert | ||
Van Alpert (born August 6, 1986), is an American filmmaker, music video director, artist and fashion designer. He has directed music videos for some of the world's most prominent artists from Post Malone to Machine Gun Kelly.
Early life
During Alpert's childhood, Alpert's family moved around a lot while his father Marc Alpert worked in Brazil. His family moved to Key Biscayne Florida after hurricane Andrew in August 1992.
Career
Early Career
At 19 years old Van was one of the youngest servers at Nobu in New York City. For 1 year he went to Pasadena Art Center on scholarship for Advertising at the night school program. Van practiced Graffiti around Miami as a teenager and started developing a painting style. He studied Drama in High School with an interest in acting.
Acting
Alpert left school early in Miami at 17 years old, and moved to New York City to briefly study acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Alpert acted in and directed student films in New York and in 2007 moved to Cuba to continue studying film and assistant-directed the documentary "Havana Surf".
Filmmaking
Van moved to LA in 2009 to pursue filmmaking and quickly joined the Art Department Local 44 for commercials while pursuing filmmaking. With a background in building sets and props, Van developed a distinctive style that mixed the street culture with his signature visual realism.
Feature Films
Skategoat
Main Article: skategoat
Van's feature film directorial debut "Skategoat" will be released in 2021, a film he worked on for over 10 years, documenting Venice Beach skater Leandre Sanders.[1][2]
Bolt Driver
Main Article: bolt driver
Van wrote, produced, directed and edited the feature film BOLT DRIVER (2021) together with frequent collaborator and friend Nick Corirossi.[3]
Music Videos
Post Malone White Iverson
Van wrote, directed and edited the first Post Malone breakthrough music video with nearly a billion views world-wide.[4]
The Local Natives
In 2019 Van directed music videos for The Local Natives starring Kate Mara.
Machine Gun Kelly
In 2020 Van wrote and directed Machine Gun Kelly's "my ex's best friend" video with over 65 million views.[5]
Grace Gaustad
2021 Van Alpert directed (12) Music Videos and a short film for Grace Gaustad "BLKBX" Album.
Art
Black i
In October 2014 Van premiered his first solo art exhibition during Miami Art Basel titled "Black i".
i2i
From August 2015 to September 2015, Alpert premiered his second solo art exhibition at Sticks and Stones Gallery titled "i2i".[6][7]
Fashion
Spring Breakers
Main Article: spring breakers
In 2012 Van was commissioned to make custom Vans shoes for the Harmony Korine film Spring Breakers for Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens & Ashley Benson.
Family
He has a younger brother Aaron and older sister Rachel from mother Ingrid Schouten and his father Marc Alpert. Van also has 3 older brothers Ari, Brett, and Greg. His older brother Ari Alpert is a shoe designer and manufacturer and mother was a model from the Netherlands, Miss Holland 1981.[8] Van's aunt is Dutch comedian, actress and recording artist Tineke Schouten.
Filmography
Commercials
2020
- Director of Commercial, Lyft x Lebron James, New York City, NY
2019
- Director of Commercial, Nature Lab Tokyo, Grand Exumas, Bahamas
2018
- Director of Commercial, Nike, Bella Hadid, Los Angeles, CA
- Director of Commercial, Nike, Odell Beckham Jr. Los Angeles, CA
2017
- Director of Commercial, Nike, Vapor Max Edision Chen, Los Angeles, CA
2016
- Director of Commercial, LPA, Los Angeles, CA
2014
- Director of Commercial, Hall Of Fame, New York, NY
- Director of Commercial, Beats By Dre, Nikki Minaj, Miami, FL
2013
- Director of Commercial, Nordstrom, Los Angeles, CA
2012
- Director of Commercial, aNYthing, New York, NY
Short Films
2017
- Director of Short Film, Babyghost 5, Shanghai, CN
- Director of Short Film, LA + Cars + Music, Redbull, Los Angeles, CA
2015
- Director of Short Film, Sugarland, Rhude, Los Angeles, CA
- Director of Short Film, BabyGhost 3, New York, NY
2014
- Director of Short Film, BabyGhost 2, Los Angeles, CA
Feature Films
2021
- Director of Feature Film, Bolt Driver, Los Angeles, CA
2020
- Director of Feature Film, Skategoat, Los Angeles, CA
2016
- Director of Film, BabyGhost 4, Los Angeles, CA
2008
- Assistant Director of Feature Film, Havana Surf, Havana, Cuba
Music Videos
2021
- Director of 12 Music Videos, BLKBX Album, Grace Gaustad, Los Angeles CA
2020
- Director of Music Video, Machine Gun Kelly, Lancaster, CA
2019
- Director of Music Video, Klin by Alle, Badlands, SD
- Director of Music Video, Cafe Amarillo, Local Natives, Los Angeles, CA
- Director of Music Video, When Am I Gonna Lose You, Los Angeles, CA
- Director of Music Video, Friends Go, Maggie Lindemann, Trona, CA
2015
- Director of Music Video Debut, White Iverson, Post Malone, Los Angeles, CA
Documentaries
2013
- Director of Documentary, Leandre, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibitions
2020
We Will Rise
Sydney, AUS
2019
Commissioned Installation, Milk Studios
Los Angeles, CA
2018
Commissioned Installation, Milk Studios
Los Angeles, CA
2017
Red i, Solo Exhibition
Depict Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Bump Your Tiny Fists
Piece of Work LA, Los Angeles, CA
2015
i2i, Solo Exhibition
Sticks & Stones Gallery, Seattle, WA
Gravity Falls
Seattle Art Fair satellite group exhibition, Surface Theory, Seattle, WA
2014
Black i, Solo Exhibition
Art Basel Miami satellite exhibit, Miami, FL
Live Painting
Soho House, Miami, FL
Commissioned Installation
Edition Hotel, Miami, FL
2011
Live installation
Ciao Panic Festival, Tokyo, Japan
References
- ↑ "Van Alpert".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Skategoat (2020)".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bolt Driver (2021)".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Post Malone - White Iverson".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Machine gun Kelly - my ex's best friend".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Van Alpert: i2i" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Van Alpert: i2i".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Miss Holland 1981".
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