Who is Ian Fischer?

   

He is a Video Artist and award winning Filmmaker.

Fischer received his MFA from Columbia University and has worked as a story analyst, script consultant, film festival judge, Comic Con panelist, and freelance filmmaker. As a Film Instructor, he has helped others learn how to share their stories. He has taught at School of Visual Arts, NYU, and the Art Institute

In 2021, he began creating and posting daily short video art called mic(ro)s. Inspired by artists like Beetle, Lance Weiler, and Duane Keiser, the videos explore pop culture and film.

His short films and music videos have been featured in over 100 film festivals around the world. His first multi-award winning short FOET, has been a favorite at film festivals for over 13 years. Based off of the short story written by Bestselling author F. Paul Wilson, the horror/fashion satire has been called “Intellectual Horror”, “Controversial”, “Disturbing”, ”Outrageous”, and “Sly.”

Roger Ebert called his multi-award winning short film MAGRITTE MOMENT an “Extraordinary short film.” Others have called it “An epiphany”, “Magical”, “Mind blowing”, and “Gorgeous.” It spent several years on the film festival circuit and continues to delight and inspire audiences to this day.

In addition to his fiction work, Fischer has been following real life stories as a Documentarian. His feature documentary RUDE DUDE: THE STEVE RUDE STORY follows legendary comic book artist Steve “The Dude” Rude as he battles against his Bi-polar disorder while struggling to change careers.

 

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