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Abner Pastoll
British film director

Abner Pastoll

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British film director
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Johannesburg
Age
42 years
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Biography

Abner Pastoll (born 12 February 1982) is a British film director, screenwriter, and editor, born in South Africa, where his family used to own a two-screen cinema.

Background

Abner started making films at the age of 4, inspired primarily by his family's cinema, and his father's film and video equipment. He originally thought he wanted to become an actor, but soon discovered he preferred being behind the camera. He grew up in London.

Career

His directorial work includes the films Shooting Shona (2004), Dead Man's Dream (2002), The Caves (2014), Me or the Dog (2011) starring Edward Hogg, A Great Mistake (2010) and Homicide: Division B (2008). He is the co-founder of production company February Films, which he runs with producer Junyoung Jang (co-producer of Korean film The Host).

In the summer of 2014, he shot the France-UK co-production Road Games (aka Fausse Route), starring Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frédéric Pierrot and genre legend Barbara Crampton. The film has been described as a 'taut Euro thriller',. It world premiered in August 2015 at FrightFest in London, and was released theatrically in the US on March 4, 2016 by IFC Films to an overall positive reaction. Bloody Disgusting called it “a wonderful thriller; a layered character-driven narrative with great writing and equally-great tension – a very pleasant surprise.”

His next project has been described as a "kick-ass, sarcastic" action-thriller set in the Arizona desert.

Filmography

YearTitleGenreNotes
2017Untitled Abner Pastoll ProjectThrillerPlot kept under wraps.
2015Road GamesThrillerFrightFest 2015 world premiere
2011Me or the DogShortFestival de Cannes 2011 (Coup de Coeur)
2010A Great MistakeShortNominated Best Comedy (Shanghai International FF)
2008Homicide: Division BShort
2004Shooting ShonaThrillerNominated Best Director - Cinequest 2005
2002Dead Man's DreamMysteryNominated Best Original Screenplay - Portobello Film Festival
1999InheritanceShort

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