Eli Rarey is an independent filmmaker based out of Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

. He wrote and directed the short film The Famous Joe Project which premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival

2007 Slamdance Film Festival

The 2007 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 18 to January 27, 2007. It was the 13th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival...

 and won Best International Short Film at the Lisbon Village International Digital Cinema Festival. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he has also taught in the Interactive Media Division. He has worked in the visual effects industry for many years on children's television shows and major studio films, though in his own films such digital manipulation is noticeably absent.

Rarey also performs as a storyteller

Storytelling

Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...

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