David Von Ancken

Birth Name:

David Von Ancken

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director for "Seraphim Falls" in 2007
Won four awards for "Bullet in the Brain" in 2001: one each from the USA Film Festival, the Stony Brook Film Festival, the St․ Louis International Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival
Started out as a writer and director on the 1997 film "Box Suite․"
Quote: "(On "Seraphim Falls"): "To me, the best Westerns have a mythic nature to them․ Anytime you take two men and strip down what drives them to the primal essentials, you have a myth․""
Quote: "(On "Seraphim Falls"): "It's an entertaining chase movie, but it's also about finding out what's important and when to let go of things so you don't destroy yourself․""
Best known as the writer and director of "Seraphim Falls" and as the consulting producer and director of "Hell on Wheels․"
Shot a scene for "Hell on Wheels" during a tornado, which ended up in the episode and many people assumed was a digital effect

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