Amy Hoff

Amy Hoff
Amy Hoff
Born Duluth, Minnesota
Alma mater University of Glasgow
Occupation Writer, director, historian, folklorist, actress, model
Years active 2010 – present
Organization Cult Classic Theatre Company
Immigrant Films
Notable work Caledonia

Amy Hoff is an American gender-fluid writer, director, Scottish historian, and folklorist specializing in monster legends.[1] She is also an actress and model.

Early life and education

Hoff was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She began acting and writing as a child.[2] She earned degrees in Scottish history, culture, and literature at the University of Glasgow.[3]

Career

Hoff wrote, directed, and produced the 2014 Scottish supernatural detective drama Caledonia.[4][5][6] She is also the author of the fictional novel series of the same name, of which the first book was released in paperback on June 23, 2017.[7][8] She is the writer and director of the follow-up feature film Burns Night, a vampire film about the Scottish national poet Robert Burns.[9] The first two seasons of the series, Caledonia and Caledonia: Mortal Souls, premiered online on June 23, 2017, after screening at multiple film festivals, including the Miami Web Fest, where it was a finalist for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy award, and the LA Web Fest in 2014.[10][11][12] The series received positive reviews from multiple media outlets.[13][14][15][16]

She founded the Glasgow-based theatre company Cult Classic in 2010, where she served as the theatre director for five years, including stage adaptations of Man in the Iron Mask and Good Omens, and the United Kingdom's only official stage production of Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog.[17] She then formed the production company Immigrant Films.[18][19]

In November 2017, Hoff's memoir about her life as a drifter on the road in America, American Drifter, was published.[20] In February 2018, Hoff's book The Connoisseur was released.[21]

Hoff is also a weight lifter, street fighter, and belly dancer.[22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Iron Will Villager
2007 The Path of Souls Director, writer
2014 Soldiers' Stories Researcher Short Film
2016 Lady Pearce Director Short Film
Karate Kill Capital Messiah Web User
2018 Burns Night Desdemona, director, writer
Road Actress, director, writer Short Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Caledonia Desdemona, director, writer, producer 8 episodes
Caledonia: Mortal Souls Desdemona, director, writer 10 episodes
2015 Welcome to the Harvest Actress Episode: "Abscondita, Visitationes et Apparentiae"
2016 Scream Queen Stream Actress, Herself 3 episodes

[23][24][25]

Books

  • Caledonia (2014)
  • American Drifter (2017)
  • The Connoisseur (2018)

Awards and nominations

In 2014, Hoff's series Caledonia was nominated for the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Award at the Miami Web Festival. In 2015, it was nominated for Best Amets and Best Character at the Bilbao Web Festival, and was awarded a Special Mention at the I Filmmaker International Film Festival.[26]

References

  1. ↑ "An Interview with Amy Hoff: Folklore, Faeries, and Fantastic Nerd Theatre". Nerdy But Flirty. February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Amy Hoff". Polychrome Ink. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ↑ "officialamyhoff". officialamyhoff. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ↑ Film, British Council. "British Council Film: Caledonia". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  5. ↑ "MEET A MEMBER – AMY HOFF". britsinla.blogspot.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ↑ "WOMEN IN HORROR SHOWCASE- Part 7: Online Series". SCREENQUEENS. February 26, 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  7. ↑ Hoff, Amy (2015). Caledonia: to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 105. Crooked Cat Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781910510278.
  8. ↑ "AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Amy Hoff – J. Scott Coatsworth". www.jscottcoatsworth.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  9. ↑ "Amy Hoff | CALEDONIA – Starburst Magazine". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  10. ↑ "Caledonia". Caledonia. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  11. ↑ "Interview with Amy Hoff, Director of (and Actor in!) Caledonia". Nerdy But Flirty. June 30, 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  12. ↑ "Round-Up: Egghead Maquette from Tweeterhead & Sideshow, AMERICAN MURDER SONG Trailer, PET Clip, CALEDONIA – Daily Dead". Daily Dead. March 11, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  13. ↑ "CALEDONIA – Starburst Magazine". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  14. ↑ "New detective drama set to hit our screens". Evening Times. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  15. ↑ "CALEDONIA: From a Ph.D In Scottish Folklore To Fantasy Series Showrunner | Snobby Robot". snobbyrobot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  16. ↑ "Duluthian creates fantasy web series in Scotland". Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  17. ↑ "THEATRE – Good Omens spell success for Amy". Evening Times. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  18. ↑ "Caledonia". HawaiiCon. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  19. ↑ "Alt fashion | Introducing Cult Classic Theatres latest offering, Caledonia; archives". www.altfashion.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  20. ↑ Hoff, Amy (November 11, 2017). American Drifter: Essays from a Liminal Life. Erebus Society.
  21. ↑ Hoff, Amy (February 2, 2018). The Connoisseur. Erebus Society.
  22. ↑ "Amy Hoff & Caledonia". WROTE Podcast. January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  23. ↑ "Amy Hoff". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  24. ↑ "Caledonia | SEASON ONE". Caledonia. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  25. ↑ "Caledonia | SEASON TWO". Caledonia. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  26. ↑ "officialamyhoff". officialamyhoff. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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