
Gaylen Ross
Acting
Biography
Gaylen Ross (born August 15, 1950) is an American director, writer, producer and actress, best known for playing Francine Parker in the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead and also noted for directing the 2008 documentary Killing Kasztner.
Known For

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Dawn of the Dead

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Creepshow

When a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, & frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead.
Queens of the Dead

Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.
Madman

Dive into 60 minutes of blood, bravado and brilliant scares as we trace the evolution of horror cinema from Dracula (1931) to today.
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Feature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A. Romero, including extensive interviews with all principle cast members and production personnel.
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead

Documentary on the actress & singer.
Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman

How much should you negotiate with the enemy? In Israel, the debate over that question evoked fury to the point of assassination. Such was the case of Kasztner. Dr Israel (Rezso) Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew who tried to rescue the last million Jews of Europe by negotiating face to face with Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, was gunned down by another Jew who never set foot in Nazi Europe. After 50 years, his assassin Ze'ev Eckstein breaks his silence on the fateful night he shot and killed Kasztner. (Storyville)
Killing Kasztner

The documentary film of the brief window of artistic freedom and democracy movement 1978 - 1982 following China's brutal cultural revolution.
Beijing Spring

Documentary film about actress Caris Corfman and her theatrical one woman show, Caris' Peace.
Caris' Peace

In the 1920s, a Jewish lawyer challenges automobile magnate Henry Ford with a landmark libel suit that confronts virulent antisemitic attacks.
Sapiro vs. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford

Twenty years after China’s scandalous “Black Blood Economy,” when a million Chinese citizens were infected with HIV and countless died from AIDS, thousands of rural peasants still suffer the consequences, their plight hidden from the eyes of the world and strongly censored by Chinese authorities.
Ximei
Follows three Polish families who have come to America.
Out of Solidarity
Gambling documentary.
Not Just Las Vegas
Mail-order brides in America.
To Russia for Love
Documentary on the Millay Colony for the Arts community in New York.
Time For Art

A fascinating inside look behind the scenes of the tight-knit world of the New York diamond business.