David Tarleton

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Gender Male
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Film Maker
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Introduction I am a film maker in Chicago, a musician, a director of stage and screen, a writer, a dreamer, a poet, a thinker, a bohemian. I live in Wicker Park in Chicago. I am an independent film maker and digital artist. I've done quite a bit of work for the Hollywood studios. My art often includes fantasy and the surreal. I'm an Assistant Professor at Columbia College Chicago. I'm married.
Interests World Peace, Extreme Self Expression, Anarchy, Writing, Directing, Cyberpunk, Film, Movies, Making Stuff, Composing Music, Love, The Color Black, Playing Irish Whistle, Drumming, Cinematography, Chaos, Goodness, Life, The Color Green
Favorite Movies Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurasawa, Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, Jeunet, Tim Burton, Melies, Miyazaki, David Fincher, Errol Morris, Chuck Jones, Sam Raimi, Luc Besson, the Cohen Brothers, Tsui Hark, Jim Henson
Favorite Music Mozart, Trent Reznor, Bjork, Beethoven, Moby, Beck, Portishead, Rasputina, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Beatles, Wagner, Throbbing Gristle, Tom Lehrer, Neutral Milk Hotel, Imogen Heap
Favorite Books Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, J.R.R. Tolkein, Shakespeare, Gospel of Thomas, Dr. Seuss, Neil Gaiman, RE/Search, Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, William Gibson, Cory Doctorow, Alan Moore

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