View sean cunninghams profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sean cunninghams birthday is 12281966 and is 53 years old. Sean sexton cunningham is an american film director, producer, and writer. Cunningham is a capricorn and was born in the year of the serpent life. Cunningham is an american filmmaker, producer, director, and. Cunningham is an american film producer, director and founder of sean s. Cunningham cocreated the friday the th series of horror films, producing a number of entries and directing two of the films. No score yet, terminal invasion, director producer, 2002. Wikidata image sean sexton cunningham born december 1941 is an american filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. Interview with sean cunningham friday the th director. Sean cunningham national sales director covermymeds. Cunningham fictupedia wiki fandom powered by wikia. Cunningham was bornon december 01, 1941 in new york city, new york, united states, is producer, writer, director.
Cunningham graduated from franklin and marshall college and studied. He married and had children with film editor and art director susan e. He and wes craven made the comedyromance together in 1971. American express small business chickfila breakfast rut agency. Graphic design, digital art, web and mobile development, user interface and user experience design, ui ux sean cunningham bcit d3 2019. Join facebook to connect with sean cunningham and others you may know. Cunningham is best known as the creator and driving force behind the friday the th franchise. Sean sexton cunningham born december 1941 is an american movie director, producer, and writer. After xcu, cunningham only directed a single tv movie terminal. Some of her honors include shoots new directors and showcases evolution showcase award. The work of director chris cunningham is the second release in palms directors label series. Interview with sean cunningham, director of the friday the th franchise in october i was honored to be part of the san pedro international film festival, where i got to walk and work the red carpet, see some amazing new indie films, support those filmmakers, and celebrate the industry. Cunningham meets craven and decided to make a comedyromance film called. Cunningham and father of chelsea and noel cunningham.
Cunningham is known for creating the friday the th. In the past, sean has also been known as sean a cunnigham, sean a cunning, sean a cunningam and sean a cunningham. If a horror movie was released in the 80s and it hasnt yet been remade, then its either completely irrelevant or someone just hasnt. With deep ad agency experience as a seniorlevel strategic advisor to marketers on all media formats, sean is passionate about championing marketers in their quest to maximize outcomes, solve business challenges, build highvalue brands and drive. In the early 1970s, friday the th directorproducer sean cunningham quit his jobas a theater directorstage manager to make movies, starting off with two softcore pornos, the art of marriage and together starring a pre behind the green door marilyn chambers. Original paintings from houston area artist sean cunningham. Sean cunningham is remaking 1986 horror film house dread. Sean cunningham leads vab, marketers foremost industry source for insightsdriven video research, intelligence and thought leadership in the u. He is best known for directing and producing several horror films, beginning in the early 1970s. Previously cities included concord ca, hayward ca and vacaville ca. His directorial debut was the latter films first sequel, and he directed the third entry less than a year later. Seans career has focused on leading companies through transformation, first as a technology leader, then as cofounder of a growing management consulting firm.
Seans work has been featured at film festivals worldwide, were he won a votd award and received a nomination for young director award at cannes. Like william girdler, oliver hellman or even ed wood, sean s. In high school he started teaching himself cgi techniques and turned pro before graduation, thanks to the gift of the amazingly lowcost but powerful amiga. He received a young director award nomination at cannes lions for his comedic. After completing his education, he worked as a manager for various. Sean grew up mostly in little towns in west and south texas, the son of a baptist preacher. Cunningham talks friday the th tv series and new movie.
Right now sean is a principal at sean alan cunningham. Cunningham was born in new york city, new york, usa on wednesday, december 31, 1941 silent generation. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Oxygen network one of my first jobs at mullen was building these ads working with group creative directors at the time. Slasher film supernatural horror teen movie haunted house film horror comedy scifi horror. Sean cunningham is managing director of onyva, a seattle private equity firm that helps companies overcome the challenges that keep them from operating at their full potential. He is best known for directing and producing several. The film listed five directors, notably the great john huston the maltese falcon, with a sixth uncredited. Sean sexton cunningham born december 1, 1941 is an american film director, producer, and writer. Sean cunningham directed, produced and conceived the story for the. British director chris cunningham has drawn acclaim for groundbreaking music videos for the likes of autechre, aphex twin, squarepusher, bjork, and portishead, his awardwinning commercials, and his risky short films. In the early 1970s, friday the th directorproducer sean cunningham quit his job as a theater directorstage manager to make movies, starting off with two softcore pornos, the art of marriage and together starring a prebehind the green door marilyn chambers. Cunningham, filling in for various behind the scenes roles on films such as the last house on the left and friday the th.
Cunningham meets craven and decided to make a comedyromance film. He began work in the film industry as a recurring collaborator of producerdirector sean s. Cunningham was asked about the next film taking place during winter and also the rumors of it being a foundfootage film. Sean sexton cunningham is an american filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. Sean cunningham is remaking 1986 horror film house. Young director award nomination at cannes lions and over 2m views on youtube.
When a demon approaches her with a deal, he offers her the one thing she wont say no to. Directorproducer sean cunningham began his film career making softcore porn, and gave wes craven his big break. Interview with sean cunningham, director of the friday the. Sean sexton cunningham born december 1941 is an american filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. After completing his education, he worked as a manager for various theater companies, including new york citys lincoln center and the oregon shakespeare festival. He began directing and producing many horror films in the early 1970s. His threeminute short film, this is when we met, shot on zero budget with a. Asking sean cunningham about him supposedly telling adam marcus to do something about the damn hockey mask in jason goes to hell. Long story short, new friday the thjason movies will likely not be made until a deal is reached. Cunningham had a successful career of starting films cheap and fast. Sean was born in 1940s, in the middle of silent generation. Sean cunningham i dont feel like i gave birth to jesus. Hd commercial shootingediting on corporate commercials and documentaries, producing, directing. He is best known for creating the friday the th franchise by directing the first movie 1980 and creating the slasher icon jason voorhees references.
Originally from new york, cunningham had a vast knowledge of directing films and came to hollywood. Friday the th legal battle rages on as sean cunninghams. He received a young director award nomination at cannes lions for his comedic rolo spot, office hottie. After graduation sean fooled around at the local community college, taking art and rtv classes. Sean cunningham sean cunningham urban fantasy author. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover seans. Cunningham celebrity profile check out the latest sean s. Ironbound films is an award winning documentary and new media production company. I assisted with all aspects of production from pre to post.
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