‘Lurker’ Writer/Director Alex Russell on Interplaying Music and Persona Through Debut Thriller

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Written By Rendy Jones

In our conversation with writer/director Alex Russell, he discusses how he felt he transitioned from a writer to a director during post-production,  how a random person's feedback during a coloring session influenced a scene's pivotal turning point,  and how he initially missed Christopher Nolan's DGA nomination call.

Rendy Jones

Rendy Jones (they/he) is a film and television journalist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. They are the owner of self-published independent outlet, Rendy Reviews, a member of the Critics’ Choice Association, GALECA, and NYFCO. They have been seen in Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Them, Roger Ebert and Paste.

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