Pete Ohs
Born
Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer
Years active2005–present
Known forEverything Beautiful Is Far Away
Spouse
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(m. 2010; div. 2021)​

Pete Ohs is an American filmmaker. He is known for writing & directing the feature films Jethica (2022) and Everything Beautiful is Far Away (2017) as well as directing music videos for Best Coast, Wavves, Slow Club, and The Fiery Furnaces.

Personal life

Ohs was born and raised in Ohio.[1]

Career

Ohs directed the No Hope Kids music video for Wavves which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2009[2] and the When I'm With You music video for Best Coast which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2010[3] as well as NME's Top 50 Videos of the Year.[4]

In 2012, the hybrid-documentary feature I Send You This Place premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.[5] The film was co-directed with contemporary artist Andrea Sisson.

He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" for 2013.[6]

In 2013, his screenplay for Everything Beautiful is Far Away was selected for IFP's Emerging Storytellers program.[7] In 2017, Everything Beautiful is Far Away had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival and received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award.[8] The film stars Julia Garner & Joseph Cross with an original score by Alan Palomo.

In 2018, Ohs directed the short film Nothing Bad Will Happen starring Dasha Nekrasova.[9]

In 2022, Ohs produced and directed the feature film Jethica starring Callie Hernandez and Will Madden. The film premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
2012 I Send You This Place Documentary
2014 The Vision Quest™ Short Film
2017 Everything Beautiful is Far Away Feature
2018 Nothing Bad Will Happen Short Film
2021 Youngstown Feature
2022 Jethica Feature

Music videos

Year Song Artist
2005 "I Was Born (A Unicorn)" The Unicorns
2007 "Parking Lot Nights" Ghosthustler
2008 "Duplexes of the Dead" The Fiery Furnaces
2009 "No Hope Kids" Wavves
"Trophy Room" Slow Club
2010 "When I'm With You" Best Coast
2019 "Venice" Magdalena Bay

References

  1. ↑ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Top Music Videos of 2009". Pitchfork.com. December 30, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Top Music Videos of 2010". Pitchfork.com. December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "50 Best Music Videos Of 2010". NME.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Full Frame: I Send You This Place". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Here's The 163 Films Selected For IFP's 2013 Project Forum at Independent Film Week". Indiewire. July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "'Becks,' 'Everything Beautiful Is Far Away' among L.A. Film Festival award winners" latimes.com, November 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "NoBudge: Online Premiere *Nothing Bad Will Happen*". NoBudge. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "SXSW 2022 Announces Features Lineup". IndieWire. Feb 2, 2022. Retrieved Sep 1, 2022.
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