Abel Ferrara
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones. Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (49)
Marty Supreme
as Ezra Mishkin
2025
Judas' Gospel
as Herodes
2025
The Passion According to Béatrice
as Self
2024
Turn in the Wound
Director (Directing)
2024
Padre Pio
Director (Directing)
2023
Soldato sotto la luna
as Anicio
2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
Buon Lavoro
2022
Zeros and Ones
Director (Directing)
2021
The Night Burns
as Abel
2021
Missing Pictures
as Self
2021
Bleedings
2021
Sportin' Life
as Self
2020
Siberia
Screenplay (Writing)
2020
Tommaso
Director (Directing)
2020
The App
2019
The Projectionist
as Himself
2019
Alive in France
as Self
2018
Talking with the Vampires
2018
A Talent For Trouble
as Self
2018
Wiara
as Himself
2018
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Piazza Vittorio
as Himself
2017
Black Butterfly
as Pat
2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
2017
Ultima Chiamata
2017
Sculpt
2016
Searching for Padre Pio
Director (Directing)
2015
Pasolini
Director (Directing)
2014
Welcome to New York
Director (Directing)
2014
Don Peyote
as Taxi Cab Driver
2014
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
2013
Home Sweet Home
2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Director (Directing)
2012
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
Happy Life
Executive Producer (Production)
2011
42 One Dream Rush
Director (Directing)
2010
Mulberry St.
as Self
2010
Uncle Bob
as Self
2010
Daddy Longlegs
as Robber
2010
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director (Directing)
2010
Bandaged
Producer (Production)
2009
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
2008
Cannes: All Access
as Self
2007
Go Go Tales
Director (Directing)
2007
Exes
as Caïn
2006
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Director (Directing)
2006
Mary
Director (Directing)
2005
Odyssey in Rome
2005
