Julius Ramsay

Julius Ramsay is an American film director, editor, and producer. He is known for directing two feature films and episodes of The Walking Dead, The Purge, and other television series. Ramsay has received multiple Emmy nominations.[1] Ramsay's film debut Midnighters[2] holds a certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3] His second film, The Current Occupant, is a tech-noir horror film about the President of the United States.[4] The film was produced by Blumhouse for the Into the Dark anthology series and released on Hulu in July 2020.[5]

Julius Ramsay
Julius and Alston Ramsay
Born
Asheboro, North Carolina
Alma materDartmouth College
Occupation
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
Years active2005–present

Early life and education

Ramsay grew up in a small town in rural North Carolina where his family worked in medical textiles. He began making short films at the age of 12 before attending Dartmouth College. During his sophomore year, he worked as a White House Intern in the Clinton Administration. He graduated with a B.A. in History with a focus on revolutionary movements in developing nations.[6] He frequently works with his younger brother, writer/producer Alston Ramsay, who was a speechwriter and senior Pentagon communications official in the Bush and Obama administrations.[7]

Career

Ramsay started his career as an editor on documentary shows, such as VH1's Behind the Music and ESPN's SportsCentury and moved into reality television, like American Idol, The Bachelor and its spin-off The Bachelorette.[8] In 2006, he began editing serials, such as Alias, Battlestar Galactica and FlashForward. From 2010 to 2015, he edited 23 episodes of The Walking Dead. His work as an editor has earned him three Emmy nominations, once for The Contender and twice for Battlestar Galactica ("He That Believeth in Me" and "Daybreak, Part 2").[9]

Ramsay began his professional directing career by directing episodes of The Walking Dead. Ramsay directed episodes of other television series including The Purge, Scream, Outcast, and Krypton.[10] In 2018, he directed and produced the feature film Midnighters,[11] a noir thriller written by his brother Alston. Midnighters premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was purchased for theatrical and digital distribution by IFC Films. It currently holds a certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[12]

Ramsay's second feature, The Current Occupant, is a psychedelic institutional horror film based on the Ramsay brothers' experiences working in politics. Actor Barry Watson stars as a patient in a mental asylum who believes that he is the President of the United States. The script was written by Alston Ramsay and produced by Blumhouse as a Hulu Original for Hulu. Julius and Alston worked as Executive Producers on the film. The Current Occupant is the Independence Day-themed installment of Hulu's anthology film series Into the Dark. Filming was completed two weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended film production in the United States. Ramsay completed all of his post-production work on the film remotely and the release was delayed two weeks. A trailer was released on July 2, 2020[13] and the film premiered on Hulu on July 17, 2020 to favorable reviews.[14][15][16]

Filmography
Year Film Genre Role Notes
2014–2015 The Walking Dead Horror, Drama Director Episodes: "Them" and "Still"
2015 Scream Slasher, Thriller Director Episode: "Betrayed"
2016 Outcast Drama, Horror Director Episode: "A Wrath Unseen"
2017 Midnighters Thriller Director, Producer
2018 The Purge Thriller, Horror Director Episode: "Rise Up"
2018-2019 Krypton Superhero, Action Director Episode: "House of Zod", "Episode 2.3", "Episode 2.4"
2020 Into the Dark Horror Director, Executive Producer Episode: "The Current Occupant"

References
  1. Wilson, Stacy (March 3, 2018). "Exclusive: Director Julius Ramsay Talks Midnighters". Dread Central. Dread Central. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. Sheck, Frank. "'Midnighters': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. "'Midnighters': Film Reviews". Rotton Tomatoes.
  4. Barta, Preston. "'CURRENT OCCUPANT' director ventures 'into the dark' corners of our mind in psychological thriller". Fresh Fiction. Fresh Fiction. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. Squires, John (2020-07-02). "The President Ends Up in the Psych Ward in Hulu's "Into the Dark: The Current Occupant" [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. Womick, Chip. "Asheboro Brother bring thriller to big screen". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. Breuninger, Kevin (2018-03-03). "How a former Pentagon speechwriter made the switch to the independent film business". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  8. "www.juliusramsay.com". Julius Ramsay.
  9. "Emmy Bio: Julius Ramsay". emmys.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  10. Wilson, Stacy (March 3, 2018). "Exclusive: Director Julius Ramsay Talks Midnighters". Dread Central. Dread Central. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  11. Sheck, Frank. "'Midnighters': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  12. "'Midnighters': Film Reviews". Rotton Tomatoes.
  13. ghermanns (2020-07-02). "Into the Dark's The Current Occupant Trailer from Julius & Alston Ramsay". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  14. Anderson, John. "'Into the Dark: The Current Occupant' Review: A Curious Claim to the Oval Office". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  15. Serba, John. "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Into the Dark: Current Occupant' on Hulu, a Hyper-political Thriller About a Probably Insane President". Decider. Decider. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  16. Levinson, Paul. "Into the Dark: The Current Occupant". Vocal. Vocal.media. Retrieved 30 August 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.