Ilya Naishuller
| Ilya Naishuller | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller November 19, 1983 Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation | Musician, director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller (Russian: Илья Викторович Найшуллер; born 1983, Moscow, USSR[1]) is a Russian musician, film director, and screenwriter. He is a member of the Russian indie rock band Biting Elbows.
Life
Naishuller was born in Russia, the son of a surgeon and a businessman, but from the age of 7 onwards, he lived with his mother in London.[2][3] Seven years later, however, they returned to Russia.[2]
He studied at the Tisch School of the Arts, but he left after a short time, since it appeared "useless" to him.[3] However he met various filmmakers some of whom he would cooperate with later.
In 1999, with some fellow students, he founded his first band but they soon broke up.[2] In 2008, he founded the rock band Biting Elbows, where he is a singer and guitarist. In 2011, he appeared in the EP Dope Fiend Massacre and the debut album Biting Elbows.
In 2013, Naishuller appeared in the single Bad Motherfucker, where he also directed the music video. The first-person shooter Amateur video went on to be a viral hit online with over 20 million views[4] and was, among others, praised by Darren Aronofsky.[3]
In the same year he was an actor, with a small role in the Roman Karimov crime comedy All at Once (Russian: Всё и сразу).
Shortly thereafter Naishuller began shooting his film-directing debut Hardcore, later renamed Hardcore Henry. The action movie was produced by Timur Bekmambetov and featured supporting roles from Sharlto Copley and Tim Roth. Naishuller functioned as a screenwriter, director, producer and also took on a role as an actor. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015, and went on to gross $14.3 million USD.[5]
Filmography
- 2013: Biting Elbows – Bad Motherfucker (Music video; director)
- 2015: Hardcore Henry (feature film; director, writer, producer, cinematographer)
- 2016: "The Weeknd" – "False Alarm" (Music video; director)
External links
References
- ↑ Ilja Naischuller bei kp.ru, abgerufen am 13.
- 1 2 3 Ilja Naischuller bei kino-teatr.ua, abgerufen am 12.
- 1 2 3 Ilya Naishuller: Young Russian is the Next Quentin Tarantino bei bigthink.com, abgerufen am 12.
- ↑ Biting Elbows – ‘Bad Motherfucker’ Official Music Video bei vimeo.com, abgerufen am 12.
- ↑ Rapid Round: 'Hardcore Henry' Director Ilya Naishuller on First-Person Filmmaking, His Favorite Video Game bei hollywoodreporter.com, abgerufen am 12.