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Albert Birney

Albert Birney

Directing

Biography

Albert Birney is a filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. He has directed six feature films - The Beast Pageant (co-directed with Jon Moses), Sylvio and Strawberry Mansion (both co-directed with Kentucker Audley), Tux and Fanny, Eyeballs in the Darkness and OBEX.

Known For

I Saw the TV Glow
6.1

In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own. As time goes on, however, questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives. In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.

I Saw the TV Glow

2024
We're All Going to the World's Fair
5.5

Reality and fantasy begin to blur when a teenager, alone in her attic bedroom, immerses herself in a role-playing horror game online.

We're All Going to the World's Fair

2022
Strawberry Mansion
6.8

In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora, an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble stumbles upon a secret that offers him a chance at love—and hope for escape.

Strawberry Mansion

2021
OBEX
6.0

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.

OBEX

2026
Eephus
6.9

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future.

Eephus

2025
Mountain Rest
4.8

After sequestering herself to a small mountain town, an aging actress calls her estranged daughter and granddaughter home for reconciliation and one final celebration.

Mountain Rest

2018
Negative Space
7.4

Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.

Negative Space

2017
Sylvio
6.5

A small town gorilla joins a local TV program and a series of on-air mishaps threaten to shatter his identity, sending him on an adventure of self-discovery where reality and fantasy start to blend.

Sylvio

2017
The Starr Sisters
N/A

Patte and Randa Starr are fun specialists. After growing up in an abusive household set above their father's candy store, they spent their lives fighting to find joy and freedom. Now in their 70s, these sisters do exactly as they please: they live together near the beach, they always have a movie on, and the candy drawer is fully stocked.

The Starr Sisters

2019
Eyeballs in the Darkness
8.5

Tux and Fanny are back and they’re looking for a new home. Come along as they discover VHS tapes hidden under beds, forgotten statues in the desert, and brain biting ladybugs. Will they find a place to call their own or are these two friends destined to roam the land forever?

Eyeballs in the Darkness

2022
22 Rooms
N/A

In your life you will enter many rooms. These are 22 of them.

22 Rooms

2023
The Beast Pageant
7.4

Abraham lives deep in the heart of an industrial wasteland. His only companion is a giant machine. Inside the machine is a man and a woman who take care of Abraham's every need. Abraham drifts through daily life until a tiny singing cowboy bursts from his stomach and leads him into the wild.

The Beast Pageant

2010
Crestone
5.3

In the desert of Crestone, Colorado, a group of SoundCloud rappers live in solitude, growing weed and making music for the internet. When an old friend arrives to make a movie, reality and fiction begin to blur.

Crestone

2020
Funny Bunny
5.5

Gene spends his days canvassing about childhood obesity. One day he canvasses Titty, an emotionally-arrested 19-year-old who has successfully sued his own father to win back a large inheritance and gotten himself disowned in the process. Gene discovers that Titty has an ongoing online relationship with the beautiful but reclusive Ginger, who is an animal activist. Gene convinces Titty to make a pilgrimage to meet Ginger where the two men form a close bond despite both of them being drawn to the enigmatic Ginger, who is in need of rescue.

Funny Bunny

2015
Melody Electronics
5.0

Melody loves when visitors stop by so she can show off all of her favorite electronics.

Melody Electronics

2024
Tux and Fanny
8.3

Tux and Fanny are two friends living together in the forest and these are their adventures!

Tux and Fanny

2019
May I Please Enter?
7.3

A lonely cowboy attempts to enter a nice house. He is successful.

May I Please Enter?

2018
Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers
N/A

An artist and VFX instructor connects with her aging grandmother, Margie, in a documentary short on collecting, artmaking, and obsessiveness as a way to enhance our realities. Margie has been collecting salt and pepper shakers for 73 years -- at 94, her days are spent repeating the same, simple routine. When her granddaughter pays her a visit, the collection, now in the thousands, takes on a new life. With a score by Dan Deacon, the film -- part love letter, part documentary, part experiment -- merges the real, the fantastical, and the world of a computer desktop.

Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers

2023
My Four Favorite Buttons
N/A

These are my four favorite buttons.

My Four Favorite Buttons

2023
Peter's Computer - Gorilla Video
5.0

A short sketch film about Peter watching a "funny gorilla video" on the Internet.

Peter's Computer - Gorilla Video

2014