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ElloryElkayem

  • Director
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Christchurch-born and raised, Ellory Elkayem began making films as a teen. After his 13-minute, spider monster movie homage Larger than Life won solid international sales, Roland Emmerich (Independence Day director) invited him to expand his spider tale into $30 million Hollywood feature: Eight Legged Freaks. Since then Elkayem has specialised in horror. Future projects include films and a series of interactive e-books.

Screenography

Without a Paddle - Nature’s Calling
2009 Director Film
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2005 Director Film
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
2005 Director Film
Eight Legged Freaks
2002 Director, Writer Film
Larger Than Life
1997 Director, Writer Short film

Awards

2001 Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival (France)
Audience Award: for They Nest

1997 Sweden Fantastic Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Short: for Larger than Life

“Now here is Eight Legged Freaks, which has laughs, thrills, wit and scary monsters, and is one of those goofy movies like Critters that kids itself and gets away with it.”

— Roger Ebert, 17 July 2002