Erik Angra

Erik Angra
Erik Angra
Born Vikaas Angra
March 21, 1986
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Notable work Defying the Nazis, Quiet Desperation, Portrait of Harry, The Reconstruction of Chyna
Website ErikAngra.com

Erik Angra (Born March 21, 1986) is an American documentarian, director, cinematographer & editor. Angra is the director of a biographical documentary on celebrity & former wrestler Chyna, who died of a drug overdose during production. [1]

Career

Angra began his career documenting hardcore punk musicians from Boston on national tours during the early 2000s. The footage he released in 2006 featured rare performances from some of the final shows at the hardcore and punk club CBGB's in New York.[2][3][4]

His work on the feature-length documentary, The Minister's War, won a special jury prize at the Amsterdam Film Festival in 2012.[5]

In 2014, Angra's film Cowboys and Engines won an award for Best Cinematography at The Boston 48 Hour Film Project.[6]

Angra was director of a cult, experimental series from 2011 to 2014. Quiet Desperation explored the struggling arts scene in Boston through the eyes of local, alternative comedian Rob Potylo. It was scheduled to be broadcast on CBS on Sunday afternoons for a six-episode season in spring 2014, but CBS allegedly breached the agreement and refused to view the pilot that had been made for them, despite thousands of dollars being spent by the filmmakers.[7] In April 2014, Potylo and Angra sued CBS for “breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair and deceptive acts and practices.” The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.[8]

He began editing "Defying the Nazis" when he was 24 years old. Angra stressed this experience solidified his skills as a documentary filmmaker: "Working with Ken was earning a Ph.D. in documentary filmmaking"[9][1]

In June 2015, Angra launched a kickstarter fund for his second documentary The Reconstruction of Chyna The film was expected to chronical the rise, fall and comeback of famed wrestler and Playboy model Chyna.[10][11] Filming took place throughout the United States in 2015 and early 2016. During production Chyna died of a drug overdose in April 2016. After her death was announced, Angra tweeted that the documentary about Chyna would still be made, with a likely release date in ???[12] According to Angra, Chyna was deep in prescription drugs and emotional turmoil before her death. Talking about his final interview with Chyna, he revealed: "She was really upset, wasn't in a good place emotionally and wanted to talk, so I went over there and we filmed."[13]

Filmography

As cinematographer

  • The Miskatonic Acid Test (2006)
  • Animal Planet's Most Outrageous (TV Series) (2009)
  • UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy (2010)
  • Cage Insider (TV Series) (2010)
  • Confessions: Animal Hoarding (2011)
  • Oscar Ball (Short Film) (2012)
  • Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office - Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis (2012)
  • Sugar Babies: Two Epidemics of Diabetes in Our Children (2012)
  • The Good Detective (2013)
  • ESPN 30 for 30: From Harlem with Love (2014)
  • 30 for 30 Shorts (2014)
  • Cowboys and Engines (Short Film) (2014)
  • City Boys (2014)
  • Quiet Desperation (TV Series) (2014)
  • Player Style Files (2014)
  • No Finish Lines (2014)
  • Vice News (TV Series documentary) (2014)
  • Vice (TV Series documentary) (2015-2016)
  • SC Features: Monkey Business (2016)
  • Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)
  • Portrait of Harry (Documentary) (2017)
Year Film Director Editor Producer Notes
2013 The Folklorist Red X Green tick Red X 1 episode
2012-2014 Quiet Desperation Green tick Green tick Green tick TV Series
2014 No Finish Lines Red X Red X Green tick Documentary
2014 Cowboys and Engines Red X Red X Green tick Short Film
2016 Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War Red X Green tick Green tick Documentary
2017 Portrait of Harry Green tick Green tick Red X Documentary

References

  1. 1 2 "Q&A with Film Editor Erik Angra". Behind the Scenes Blog. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  2. ↑ Portrait of Harry: The Painter Who Escaped the Holocaust. "FILMMAKERS". Portrait of Harry:The Painter Who Escaped the Holocaust. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. ↑ The Right Eye. "Erik Angra". The Right Eye. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. ↑ Two Who Dared: The Sharps' War. "Cast and Crew". Two Who Dared: The Sharps' War. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  5. ↑ Amsterdam Film Festival. "2012 AMSTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS". Amsterdam Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  6. ↑ The Boston 48 Hour Film Project. "The Boston 48 Hour Film Project". The 48 Hour Film Project. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  7. ↑ CHRIS FARAONE. "VIDEO RANT: QUIET D YANKED FROM TV (BEFORE STATION EVEN SEES PILOT)". Dig Boston. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ Dig Staff. "QUIET LITIGATION". Dig Boston. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  9. ↑ "Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)". IMDb.
  10. ↑ "Future of Chyna Documentary".
  11. ↑ "Kickstart The Reconstruction of Chyna".
  12. ↑ "Documentary about Chyna will still be made, says Angra". Mercury News.
  13. ↑ "Erik alleges Chyna was deep in emotional turmoil".
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