The Driver is Red
Set in Argentina 1960, this true crime documentary follows the story of secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunted down one of the highest ranking Nazi war criminals on the run. Written, directed, drawn, and animated by Randall Christopher, the film was hailed “an artistic triumph” by Kurt Brokaw of The Independent. It has been officially selected to 97 film festivals including the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, along with numerous special screenings at places such as The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and Pixar Animation Studios. It was won 35 awards. THE DRIVER IS RED world premiered in October 2017 at Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biographies:
ED PERKINS is a 2015 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. After directing the behind-the-scenes documentaries for "THE IMPOSTER," "PROJECT NIM" and "SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN," Ed made his debut feature documentary "GARNET’S GOLD," winning a Grierson Award for Best Newcomer. Since then he has directed "BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT CLUB" and numerous short films including "BLACK SHEEP" which has won 10 international awards. He is currently directing his second feature documentary. (Black Sheep)
ROB EPSTEIN’S groundbreaking films include “WORD IS OUT” (1977); “THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK” (Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1984); “THE AIDS SHOW” (1986); “COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT” (Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1990); “WHERE ARE WE? OUR TRIP THROUGH AMERICA” (1991); “THE CELLULOID CLOSET” (Emmy award for non-fiction Directing, 1995); “PARAGRAPH 175” (Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2000); and the dramatic narrative features “HOWL” (National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award, 2010), starring James Franco and Jon Hamm, and “LOVELACE” (2013), starring Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sharon Stone. Rob is he recipient of two Academy Awards®, five Emmy Awards, three Peabodys, a Guggenheim Fellowship, IDA Pioneer Award, and Cinema Eye Legacy Award. Epstein is a professor at California College of the Arts. He co-authored “THE ART OF NONFICTION MOVIE MAKING” (Praeger, 2012) with Jeffrey Friedman and Sharon Wood. (End Game)
JEFFREY FRIEDMAN is an award-winning film director, editor, and producer. His directing credits include the documentaries “PARAGRAPH 175” (Sundance directing award, 2000), “THE CELLULOID CLOSET” (Emmy for non-fiction directing, 1995), “COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT” (Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1989)—the latter two of which he also co-edited—and the dramatic narrative features “HOWL” (Sundance opening night, 2010), starring James Franco and “LOVELACE” (2013) starring Amanda Seyfried. Friedman received his film training in the New York editing rooms of such films as “MARJOE” (Academy Award, Documentary Feature, 1972); “THE EXORCIST” (1973); and “RAGING BULL” (Academy Award, Editing, 1980). His other editing credits include the Oscar-nominated documentary short “KINGS POINT” (2012). Friedman has taught film in the Stanford graduate documentary program, and co-authored “THE ART OF NONFICTION MOVIE MAKING” (Praeger, 2012). (End Game)
RANDALL CHRISTOPHER is an award-winning filmmaker and artist best known for his cartoon project Kleeman and Mike and the experimental YouTube animation series "Skate Sketch.” His newest film, The Driver Is Red, screened at DOC NYC in November 2017 and was hailed as “an artistic triumph” by The Independent. In addition to his animated film projects, Christopher has been a college professor of art in his hometown of San Diego since 2005. (The Driver is Red)