Background
Turner was born and raised in New York City, New New York He made his first film with a home movie camera given to him by his father, photographer Pete Turner when he was nine years old on Super 8mm.
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Alex Turner
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State University of New York at Purchase.
Career
After graduating from the film program at State University of New York Purchase, Turner moved to Los Angeles and worked on commercials and as a production assistant on low budget horror films, such as Anthony Hickox"s Warlock: The Armageddon. Alex"s short film Chuck screened in over thirty film festivals. Turner"s second short film, Disposal, starring JK Simmons, was broadcast on International Finance Corporation and was shown as part of LACMA"s 2004 Young Directors Night.
Dead Birds, Turner"s first feature, starring Henry Thomas, Isaiah Washington and Patrick Fugit, premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.
In a positive review, Bloody Disgusting said, "Director Alex Turner masterfully tells the story with visuals rather than spending a great deal of time with dialogue."
In 2009 Turner returned to the genre with Red Sands, a psychological thriller starring Shane West, Aldis Hodge, Leonard Roberts, Callum Blue, JK Simmons, Theo Rossi and Noel Gugliemi as United States soldiers serving in Afghanistan just after the 2001 United States invasion.
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