Alex Turner was eleven years old when he made his first film with a home movie camera given to him by his father, legendary photographer Pete Turner. His skewed vision of the world was apparent at an early age in Super8mm epics like Dr. Griffin's Creation and Starflight 7. A graduate of the film program at SUNY Purchase, Turner immersed himself in the world of feature and commercial production in New York and Los Angeles. Memorable events from this time include a disastrous stint as a pigeon wrangler on a shoot for commercial director Steve Horn and working as a PA on several low budget films. Turner eventually began directing music videos and made the transition to directing commercials for clients including McDonald's, General Electric and Quaker State. Alex's acclaimed short film CHUCK has screened in over thirty film festivals. It was featured on the Sci-Fi Channel, and won the Rod Sterling award at the 2001 Long Island Film Festival. Turner's short film DISPOSAL can be seen on IFC and was shown as part of LACMA's Young Directors Night. DEAD BIRDS, Turner's first feature, staring Henry Thomas, Isaiah Washington and Patrick Fugit, premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival. His latest film, RED SANDS, starring Shane West, Leonard Roberts and J.K. Simmons, was released by Sony Pictures/Stage 6 in February 2009. A native of New York City, Alex currently lives in Northern California. FILM THE GERSH AGENCY David Kopple 232 North Canon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 T 310.205.5888 F 310.276.0670 EVOLUTION MANAGEMENT Chris Ridenhour Andrew Wilson 901 N. Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 T 323.337.0655 F 323.850.0521 COMMERCIALS HIGH LINE FILMS David Schiavone 799 Washington Street, NYC 10014 T 646.224.6995 | 888.598.1112 F 888.506.8881