[edit] Biography

Ramzi Abed (born March 5, 1973) is the founder of "Bloodshot Pictures" and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity.

Abed's most recent projects include "Upside Downtown", starring Masuimi Max, and The Devil's Muse, based on the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short (the Black Dahlia murder). The Devil's Muse marked his first collaboration with David J, who created the original score and soundtrack for the film ^[1]. The Devil's Muse was released theatrically and on dvd by HALO 8 Entertainment ^[2]. His English and Hebrew language feature film In A Spiral State is to be released theatrically and on dvd through HALO 8 on September 29th, 2009 ^[3]. His documentary on avant-garde pornography and erotica, The New Erotic is slated to be released in 2010^[4].

His early short film The Tunnel was screened at the Deep Ellum and Tromadance film festivals in 2001^[5]

[edit] References

• MovieMaker Magazine; Winter 2002, Iss. 45, pg. 62-65, by: Lloyd Kaufman & Adam Jahnke, "Troma Tricks of the Trade: Semi-Legal Ways to Get Noticed at Festivals"
• MovieMaker Magazine; Spring 2006, Iss. 37 online, by: Jennifer Strauss, "Forward Leap: Ramzi Abed pushes the boundaries of digital technology"
• Dallas Morning News; June 2001, pg. E4, by: Jane Sumner, "Tunnel Vision"

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Ramzi Abed at the Internet Movie Database
• MovieMaker Magazine interview
• Dread Central article