Rodrigo Gudiño Explained
Rodrigo Gudiño is a Mexican Canadian film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company Rue Morgue. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that Rue Morgue holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's editor-in-chief before leaving the position to focus on making films.[1] His short films were collected into the DVD Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols in 2009.
Gudiño was born in San Diego, California before moving to Tijuana at a young age.[2] He began creating films in 2006 with the short The Eyes of Edward James and saw filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky as an influence on his work. Gudiño has also stated that his Catholic upbringing also influenced his work,[3] and has remarked that he started his directing with short films released directly to film festival circuits as he wanted to "[develop] his abilities from an artistic standpoint" before moving to feature-length films.[4]
Filmography
Shorts
Collections
- Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols (2009, collects his three short films)[7] [8] [9]
Feature films
Television
Interviews
Notes and References
- Web site: Villainy for Valentines. Dread Central. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Interview: Rodrigo Gudiño. KPBS. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Horror Film Takes Cues From Roman Catholic Church. NPR. 11 October 2013.
- Book: Lamberson, Gregory. Cheap Scares!: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets. 10 January 2014. McFarland. 978-0786452026. 7.
- Web site: Butane. Johnny. Review: Eyes of Edward James. 11 October 2013. Dread Central.
- Web site: Review: Demonology of Desire. 11 October 2013. Dread Central.
- Web site: Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols - Shock Till You Drop. Shock Till You Drop. 2015-12-03. en-US.
- Web site: Film Review: Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols (2009). Horrornews.net. 2015-12-03. en-US.
- Web site: Rodrigo Gudino's Short Films Arrive On DVD!. TwitchFilm. 2015-12-03. en-US.
- Web site: Lott. Rod. Do not watch it while home alone.. OK Gazette. 11 October 2013.
- Matt Donato, "The Breach Review: A Strong Finish Opens The Gates To Hell [Fantasia]"]. /Film, August 1, 2022.
- Web site: Natali, Gudino, Sullivan And More Bring Terror To The Small Screen With DARKNET. Twitch Film. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Watch an exclusive teaser clip for Vincenzo Natali's DARKNET panel this weekend at FanExpo. AICN. 11 October 2013.
- Web site: Interview Subjects. Why Horror?. 3 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103114701/https://whyhorror.com/interview-subjects/. 3 November 2014.