Charles A. Pieper
Writing
Biography
Charles Pieper is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He's created numerous short films and has written several feature screenplays. He comes from an animation background, specifically stop motion, but works most frequently in live action production. On top of his own projects he works within the art teams of feature films and music videos. He specializes in the creation of grotesque creatures. He studied film at Emerson, FAMU, CalArts, and NCSA. His works have been seen in festivals in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Toronto, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kentucky, Poland, Madrid, Kiev, Tokyo, and more.
Known For
Everything ends - marriages, life, civilization, Earth, and the universe as we know it. Say goodbye to everything you know and hello to madness and the outrageous, unexpected horrors lying beyond the dark.
Beyond the Dark
William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.
Destroy All Neighbors
Civil Service follows a single man in charge of "family services" through a typical workday as he denies requests for government assistance while being confronted by his psyche in the form of his dead mother.
Civil Service
A failing writer loses his grip on reality as his wife grows pregnant with their child.
Malacostraca
'Everybody Goes to the Hospital' is an animated exploration of a true physical, psychological, and familial trauma.
Everybody Goes to the Hospital
On the night of his wife's funeral, a widower finds an old record of the song that was playing when they first met. He plays the song and her ghost returns to him for a brief moment, causing him to question everything he believes in...
When We Dance
A dark and perverse tale of morality and geology told through stop motion animation. Artist Bjarne Melgaard contracted and encouraged Gabe to let his ripe imagination run wild.
Pepto Abysmal
A documentary showcasing 20 years of animal rescuer Amanda Sorvino's life.
Amanda Undercover
Trouble brews with a boy closely connected to his mother when a young woman moves in across the street...
Umbilical Jim
A young man's night out at a diner takes a curious turn when he is confronted by a stranger completely removed from the modern era...
Last Remnants
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
Grumbo the goblin leaves his cave, gets lost in suburbia, and has to find his way back.
Grumbo's Big Day
Meeting new people is hard, and sometimes making eye contact is only the beginning of the horror.