Ross Snyder
Directing
Known For
A quirky, gonzo peek behind the curtain into the mad mind of schlockmeister extraordinaire Donald Farmer. Known as the Budget Master of Tennessee, Farmer is the undisputed king of SOV Cinema, a DIY legend who’s carved a blood-soaked path through five decades of horror, trash, and straight-to-video gold. Starting in the 1970s with a series of Super 8 films before transitioning to the “profitable” promise of videotape, Farmer found success with hypnotically gory, offbeat features—films that often hid sweet, romantic cores beneath their eye-popping VHS covers. A true original, Donald has been a writer for Fangoria, an actor, and even a reality TV star.
Donald Farmer's Wild Ride
A feature length documentary about the making of Gorotica, a shot on video horror film by Hugh Gallagher. Includes new interviews with a lot of the cast, crew, and other filmmakers and never before seen behind the scenes footage from on the set of Gorotica.
Wake The Dead
The uncensored story of the infamous New Jersey based horror and custom video company W.A.V.E. Productions, who allows its fans to script and finance custom features tailored specifically to satiate their own unorthodox video obsessions.
Mail Order Murder: The Story Of W.A.V.E. Productions
A lunatic crashes a theater's midnight Troma marathon.
Film Crew
A video essay
Distortion is a Woman
A retrospective documentary on Savage Harvest (1994)
A Quarter Century Since the Harvest
A retrospective documentary on the career of Richard Baylor. Included in Saturn's Core 2024 release. Featuring interviews with Richard and Sophie Baylor, Lisa Correll, Jason Whittaker, & Richard Munn.