Alex Karpovsky

Alex Karpovsky

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alex Karpovsky is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and editor. Alex Karpovsky's first feature-length film, The Hole Story, was completed in 2006. The critically acclaimed dark comedy garnered numerous awards on the festival circuit before being released theatrically by Indiepix. Karpovsky's follow-up feature, Woodpecker premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by Carnivalesque Films in September 2009. Alex's most recent film, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, premiered at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival and was released by B-Side Entertainment in February 2010 before the company folded a few days later (the film was subsequently released by the New Video Group and continues to air regularly on The Documentary Channel). As an actor, Karpovsky recently played the male lead in Beeswax which premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival; the voices of several Russian gangsters in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV; Mean Man Mike in Harmony and Me, which premiered at the 2009 New Directors/New Films Series; Paul Lucas in Lovers of Hate, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Vlad in Bass Ackwards, which also premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; Jed in Tiny Furniture, which premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Narrative Jury Prize for Best Feature Film; Paul in The Grownups, which screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Rookie Agent in Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and Wally Combs in Wuss, which is set to premiere at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Karpovsky also recently acted or is committed to act in the following films, set to be released later in 2011: Almost in Love, Home, Incredibly Small, The Third Day, Marvin Seth and Stanley, and Seven Chinese Brothers. This fall Karpovsky will also appear as Ray in the HBO comedy series Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Karpovsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Профиль

Alex Karpovsky
Alex Karpovsky

Фильмы

Криптополис
David (voice)
В детстве Лорен мучали ночные кошмары, пока однажды не явился таинственный баку, который освободил ее от наваждений. Спустя годы Лорен становится профессиональной охотницей за криптидами. Она решает посвятить свою жизнь спасению таинственных существ, укрывая их в секретном заповеднике. Однажды на его территорию проникает пара влюбленных, что приводит к сокрушительным последствиям.
Getting Stoned with Caveh
Himself
How can you have a talk show if you can't remember what you're talking about? Getting Stoned With Caveh is a show in which Caveh Zahedi gets high with film director guests who join in or let him get stoned on his own. Directors joining Caveh include Alex Karpovsky, Andrew Bujalski, Alex Ross Perry, Sophia Takal, Rick Alverson, Jon Jost, Bob Byington, and Kevin Corrigan.
The Ride
Chris
Wayne, a 40-year-old rideshare driver and spiritual coach, recently moved back in with his mom. He discovers that the key to giving his life meaning is to help his unsuspecting passengers let go of their negative thoughts—whether they want his help or not.
The Return of the Yuletide Kid
Michael
The Christmas Kid stars Craig Roberts (Red Oaks, Submarine,) in a warm-hearted comedy from writer/director Jamie Adams (Black Mountain Poets), about a former child star who learns what’s really important at Christmastime. Anthony Richards (Roberts) – you know, the Anthony Richards, The Actor – is depressed. His agent (Dolly Wells) has just dropped him, he’s unemployed, and he has little choice but to go home for Christmas - home to his doting mother, his jealous brother and a claustrophobic Welsh community that still reveres him as the home town boy who made it big. Back in his childhood home Anthony has demons to confront. But when Patricia (Erin Richards), the Head of Drama at the area’s most prestigious stage school, presents Ant with an offer to write and direct a play, Anthony finally has the chance to leave his Christmas Kid’s baggage in the past, once and for all.
Звук тишины
Landon
Питер Люциан — представитель одной из самых экзотических профессий на свете: этот замкнутый, холодный, всегда с иголочки одетый в твид умник с академическим образованием в области теории классической музыки стал настройщиком. Только не гитар и роялей, а домов — специалистом по саунду квартир, способным устранить (или хотя бы сгладить) те звуковые рельефы, что вызывают беспокойство и уныние. Новой клиенткой Питера становится Эллен, только что переехавшая в Нью-Йорк и страдающая синдромом хронической усталости.
Being Frank
Ross
A seventeen-year-old boy blackmails his father after discovering his secret second family
Как не стать президентом
Mike Stratton
История американского сенатора Гэри Харта, который собирается баллотироваться в президенты, однако оказывается в центре скандала, связанного с его внебрачными связями.
Рози
Marty
Молодой человек, испытывающий проблемы с социализацией, похищает девушку - начинающую актрису - в надежде, что они полюбят друг друга.
Исчезновение Сидни Холла
Mr. Bauer
Три этапа в жизни Сидни Холла, который пишет книгу о своем поколении, а затем исчезает без следа.
A Goodbye to Girls
Self
A featurette celebrating six seasons of "Girls."
The Show About the Show
Himself
Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode. In the process of creating the show, everything can-and does-go wrong. The cast, a who's who of Brooklyn's independent filmmaking community, includes Alex Karpovsky, Eleonore Hendricks, Dustin Defa, and Onur Tukel.
Fits and Starts
Charles
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
День любимой
Styvesan
В городе, где составителей открыток любят так же, как кинозвезд, автор любовных открыток Рэй когда-то был королём. Пытаясь завоевать былое уважение, он ввязывается в паутину из убийств и лжи, в то время как писатели пытаются создать идеальную открытку на новый праздник: День Любимой.
Моя школа тонет в море
Drake (voice)
Дружба двух друзей, редакторов школьной газеты, переживает не лучшие времена. Но мелкие разногласия отходят на второй план, как только становится понятно, что их школа вот-вот рухнет в море! Дальнейшие события связаны с попыткой выжить в условиях этой катастрофы.
Oh Jerome, No
Barman (uncredited)
A guy takes surreal measures to conceal his true emotions.
Oh Jerome, No
Screenplay
A guy takes surreal measures to conceal his true emotions.
Oh Jerome, No
Director
A guy takes surreal measures to conceal his true emotions.
Crush
Steven
A diminished gallery girl finds a way to silence her toxic boss.
Рубаха-парень и весельчак
Paul Scott
Успешный музыкант пытается помочь другу-комику, страдающему от неразделенной любви, и нанимает его для своего сольного турне.
Да здравствует Цезарь!
Mr. Smitrovich
Действие разворачивается в 1950-х. Фильм расскажет о человеке, который следит за звездами Голливуда и вытаскивает их, при необходимости, из неприятностей — избавляется от компромата, обнаруженного папарацци, решает сложные ситуации и докладывает студиям обо всех нарушениях.
7 китайских братьев
Kaminsky
Larry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough to win the girl, provide for man's best friend (his dog Arrow), and do his grandmother proud?
Actor Seeks Role
Paul
An aspiring method actor (Alex Karpovsky) in New York City resorts to medical acting, a part-time gig performing the symptoms of various illnesses for student doctors. Although his talents are overlooked for traditional roles on stage and screen, they catch the attention of a medical instructor (Dylan Baker) with a flair for the theatric.
Amy
Saddler
A pair of ex-lovers spend a spontaneous afternoon together that could either lead to rekindled love or further heartbreak.
Devil Town
Terrence Bard
A young woman's sister goes missing. She then sets out on a quest through Brooklyn to find her on her own, enlisting the help of a motley crew of New York weirdos.
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
Chuck
Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.
Tired Moonlight
Associate Producer
Dawn, a middle aged woman who lives alone in a small town in Montana spends her days working as a maid at a roadside motel and scrounging through junk she purchases at local storage auctions hoping to one day 'hit the jackpot' and fund her travels and her escape from the town. Her humdrum life is slowly upended as Paul, a ramblin' man from her past, rolls like a tumbleweed through her small town. Pitting grand landscapes against dinners of fried chicken and the roar of V8 engines on Saturday nights, Tired Moonlight explores the relationship between extravagant nature and the tiny mundane moments of small town life.
Tired Moonlight
Mike
Dawn, a middle aged woman who lives alone in a small town in Montana spends her days working as a maid at a roadside motel and scrounging through junk she purchases at local storage auctions hoping to one day 'hit the jackpot' and fund her travels and her escape from the town. Her humdrum life is slowly upended as Paul, a ramblin' man from her past, rolls like a tumbleweed through her small town. Pitting grand landscapes against dinners of fried chicken and the roar of V8 engines on Saturday nights, Tired Moonlight explores the relationship between extravagant nature and the tiny mundane moments of small town life.
Кровавое лето
Jamie
Никчемного любовника и эгоиста Эрика Спэрроу бросает его подруга. После череды неудачных свиданий Эрик случайно встречается с вампиром и превращается в бога секса…
Possibilia
Rick
Alex Karpovsky and Zoe Jarman star as a young couple contemplating breaking up. You witness the events from any of 16 different perspectives.
Dinner With Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
Alex
You are cordially invited to join Brett Gelman and his Hollywood friends for a lively night of dining, tasty showbiz chit-chat, and psychological torture.
Внутри Льюина Дэвиса
Marty Green
Богемные кварталы Манхэттена и клубы табачного дыма, пыльные дороги Америки и гигантские тиражи винила… Нью-Йорк. 60-е. После первого же выступления в одном из клубов Гринвич-Виллиджа Льюин Дэвис, талантливый певец и гитарист из Квинса завоевал восторг музыкальной элиты и неожиданную славу среди слушателей. Но это был первый и последний его концерт… Музыкант стал легендой. Удастся ли разгадать тайны мира его музыки? Что там, внутри Льюина Дэвиса?
The Foxy Merkins
The Mumbling Erotic Accessory Salesman / CNN Executive
Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler films. Margaret is a down-on-her-luck hooker in training, who meets up with Jo, a beautiful and self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on servicing women, even as she considers herself proudly heterosexual. The film follows their adventures together on the street, through encounters with husky-voiced seductresses, mumbling erotic accessory salesmen and shopaholic swingers. Navigating the bizarre fetishes and sexual needs of their 'dates' brings into focus the hilarious and pathetic disparity between the two hookers, fellow travelers who will share the road together but only for a while.
Good Night
Jake
Leigh’s 29th birthday party takes a sudden turn when she announces that the evening maybe the last time her friends see her alive. A night of questions, coping and debauchery immediately follow.
Зевака
Editor
Пол Харрис работает на небольшой экспериментальной установке, находящейся в предместье Бостона вместе со своей симпатичной коллегой Даниэль, к которой он испытывает страстное физическое влечение. Но после воскресного свидания с ней, которое не оправдало надежд Пола, его неосуществленные желания начинают трансформироваться.
Зевака
Writer
Пол Харрис работает на небольшой экспериментальной установке, находящейся в предместье Бостона вместе со своей симпатичной коллегой Даниэль, к которой он испытывает страстное физическое влечение. Но после воскресного свидания с ней, которое не оправдало надежд Пола, его неосуществленные желания начинают трансформироваться.
Красный флаг
Alex
Трагикомедия о смерти и браке, развёртывается через шесть сытых, четыре сломанные души и одну очень неуловимую птицу.
Красный флаг
Producer
Трагикомедия о смерти и браке, развёртывается через шесть сытых, четыре сломанные души и одну очень неуловимую птицу.
Красный флаг
Writer
Трагикомедия о смерти и браке, развёртывается через шесть сытых, четыре сломанные души и одну очень неуловимую птицу.
Красный флаг
Director
Трагикомедия о смерти и браке, развёртывается через шесть сытых, четыре сломанные души и одну очень неуловимую птицу.
Зевака
Paul Harris
Пол Харрис работает на небольшой экспериментальной установке, находящейся в предместье Бостона вместе со своей симпатичной коллегой Даниэль, к которой он испытывает страстное физическое влечение. Но после воскресного свидания с ней, которое не оправдало надежд Пола, его неосуществленные желания начинают трансформироваться.
Зевака
Director
Пол Харрис работает на небольшой экспериментальной установке, находящейся в предместье Бостона вместе со своей симпатичной коллегой Даниэль, к которой он испытывает страстное физическое влечение. Но после воскресного свидания с ней, которое не оправдало надежд Пола, его неосуществленные желания начинают трансформироваться.
Almost in Love
Sasha
A love triangle shot in two continuous 45-minute takes set eighteen months apart: the first over a sunset, the second a sunrise.
Гейби
Peter
Дженн и Мэтт, которые в колледже были лучшими друзьями, все еще одиноки, хотя им уже за тридцать. Они решили выполнить свое обещание, данное в юности - обзавестись ребенком, использовав для этого обычный естественный способ.
Лунатики
Ian
Фильм следует за стенд-ап комиком, у которого случился не лучший период в жизни. Его все возрастающее беспокойство по поводу неудач в личной жизни и карьере начинает проявляться в постоянно усиливающихся приступах лунатизма, которые герой безуспешно пытается игнорировать.
Marvin, Seth and Stanley
Associate Producer
Marvin's estranged sons, Seth and Stanley, return home for a camping trip. As past grudges are exposed, their weekend getaway slowly unfurls.
Marvin, Seth and Stanley
Seth Greenstein
Marvin's estranged sons, Seth and Stanley, return home for a camping trip. As past grudges are exposed, their weekend getaway slowly unfurls.
Солнце, не свети
Thanks
Мужчина и женщина едут по выжженной солнцем Флориде с трупом в багажнике. Женщина сильно переживает, мужчина пытается все как-то наладить…
Supporting Characters
Nick
Two New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
Rookie Agent
Приключения космических пришельцев-лесбиянок на Земле и любовная история между застенчивой девушкой из маленького магазинчика Джейн и Зоинкс, женщиной, о происхождении которой она даже не догадывается. Тем временем, два правительственных агента близки к тому, чтобы отследить Джейн и пришельцев, тогда как они пытаются скрыться.
Wuss
Wally Combs
The story of a high school teacher who faces constant ridicule after he's repeatedly beaten up by several of his own students. Having nowhere else to turn, he eventually teams up with another of his students to fight back. This student, a young girl, is feared school-wide because of a dark family reputation. She also has an unfortunate nickname grafted to her due to her predilection for smoking discarded cigarettes. Bonded in battle, the student and teacher form a friendship that stretches the use of the word inappropriate.
Крошечная мебель
Jed
Двадцатидвухлетняя Аура возвращается к матери-художнице и обнаруживает, что ее бросил парень, любимый хомяк при смерти, ее страницу на Youtube почти никто не посещает, и кучу других "приятных" мелочей. Время начинать новую жизнь! Окруженная со всех сторон возможностями, Аура мечтает о том, чтобы кто-нибудь сказал ей, кто она.
Любовь ненависти
Paul
«Любовь ненависти» — черная комедия об отношении родных братьев. Между Руди и Полом немного общего — один успешный детский писатель, национальная знаменитость, другой — неудачник, который вот-вот потеряет единственного по-настоящему важного человека для себя человека, горячо любимую жену Диану. Мир рушится окончательно, когда Руди узнает, что счастливый соперник, к которому собирается от него уйти Диана — его родной брат.
Выворот-нашиворот
Vlad
Автобиографическая история Линаса Филлипса и его старых друзей, которые также приняли участие в работе над картиной: Дейви-Блю Басич, Джима Флетчера и Шона Портера. Застенчивый Линас, отвергнутый возлюбленной, находит старенький мини-вэн в Сиетле и отправляется путешествовать по Америке. Дорога подкидывает ему массу приключений и странных встреч, которые мягко и ненавязчиво заставят его почувствовать, что значит по-настоящему быть человеком…
Хармони и я
Mean Man Mike
Автор песен Хармони служит источником раздражения его матери и источником развлечений его эксцентричных друзей.
Incredibly Small
Tom
Two recent college graduates, Anne, an ambitious law student and Amir, an aimless escalator attendant and aspiring sculptor move into a 300 square foot apartment and try to start a life together. But the combination of their small apartment, their threateningly handsome neighbor across the hall and unexpected visitors from the past make them realize that maybe they aren't as perfect for each other as they previously had thought.
Воск
Merrill
Jeannie and her estranged business partner Amanda have a falling out leading to Amanda getting back with an ex and Jeannie bonding more with her non-paralyzed twin Lauren.
Trust Us, This Is All Made Up
Producer
Immortalized in the world of improv comedy, Second City veterans TJ Jagodowksi and David Pasquesi explore the unique partnership and transcendental forces that govern their legendary performances.
Trust Us, This Is All Made Up
Editor
Immortalized in the world of improv comedy, Second City veterans TJ Jagodowksi and David Pasquesi explore the unique partnership and transcendental forces that govern their legendary performances.
Trust Us, This Is All Made Up
Director
Immortalized in the world of improv comedy, Second City veterans TJ Jagodowksi and David Pasquesi explore the unique partnership and transcendental forces that govern their legendary performances.
Woodpecker
Producer
Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940’s, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander, who has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find the elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between believers and non-believers, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself, Woodpecker explores the intersection of fact and fiction, manipulating our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope, perception, and some very very strange birds.
Woodpecker
Writer
Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940’s, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander, who has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find the elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between believers and non-believers, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself, Woodpecker explores the intersection of fact and fiction, manipulating our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope, perception, and some very very strange birds.
Woodpecker
Director
Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940’s, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander, who has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find the elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between believers and non-believers, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself, Woodpecker explores the intersection of fact and fiction, manipulating our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope, perception, and some very very strange birds.
Cubby Knowles
Robert Lincoln
The Hole Story
Producer
Winter. Brainerd, Minnesota. Despite arctic temperatures sheathing hundreds of surrounding lakes in three feet of solid ice, a massive stretch of water opens up on the surface of North Long Lake. With repeated scientific investigations yielding no answers, the Black Hole captures the heart of the nearby community while attracting national, even international attention. Convinced this charming story would be perfect for the small town mystery show hes been fervently pitching to cable executives for years, Alex decides to cash in his savings from editing karaoke videos, hire a small crew, and make the pilot episode himself. Upon arrival however, this black hole mystery reveals itself to be much more disturbing and personal than expected, slowly engulfing Alex in an existential search that consumes not only his cherished pilot, but with it the very underpinnings of his sanity.
The Hole Story
Writer
Winter. Brainerd, Minnesota. Despite arctic temperatures sheathing hundreds of surrounding lakes in three feet of solid ice, a massive stretch of water opens up on the surface of North Long Lake. With repeated scientific investigations yielding no answers, the Black Hole captures the heart of the nearby community while attracting national, even international attention. Convinced this charming story would be perfect for the small town mystery show hes been fervently pitching to cable executives for years, Alex decides to cash in his savings from editing karaoke videos, hire a small crew, and make the pilot episode himself. Upon arrival however, this black hole mystery reveals itself to be much more disturbing and personal than expected, slowly engulfing Alex in an existential search that consumes not only his cherished pilot, but with it the very underpinnings of his sanity.
The Hole Story
Director
Winter. Brainerd, Minnesota. Despite arctic temperatures sheathing hundreds of surrounding lakes in three feet of solid ice, a massive stretch of water opens up on the surface of North Long Lake. With repeated scientific investigations yielding no answers, the Black Hole captures the heart of the nearby community while attracting national, even international attention. Convinced this charming story would be perfect for the small town mystery show hes been fervently pitching to cable executives for years, Alex decides to cash in his savings from editing karaoke videos, hire a small crew, and make the pilot episode himself. Upon arrival however, this black hole mystery reveals itself to be much more disturbing and personal than expected, slowly engulfing Alex in an existential search that consumes not only his cherished pilot, but with it the very underpinnings of his sanity.
The Hole Story
Alex
Winter. Brainerd, Minnesota. Despite arctic temperatures sheathing hundreds of surrounding lakes in three feet of solid ice, a massive stretch of water opens up on the surface of North Long Lake. With repeated scientific investigations yielding no answers, the Black Hole captures the heart of the nearby community while attracting national, even international attention. Convinced this charming story would be perfect for the small town mystery show hes been fervently pitching to cable executives for years, Alex decides to cash in his savings from editing karaoke videos, hire a small crew, and make the pilot episode himself. Upon arrival however, this black hole mystery reveals itself to be much more disturbing and personal than expected, slowly engulfing Alex in an existential search that consumes not only his cherished pilot, but with it the very underpinnings of his sanity.
Cry Funny Happy
Henry
Unexpected revelations and unraveling friendships mark a 30th birthday celebration.