Introduction
Bilge Ebiri (/ˈbɪlɡə ɛˈbɪəri/; born 1973 in York) is an American journalist and filmmaker. His first feature film, a comedy thriller entitled New Guy, was released in 2004.
Early life and education
Ebiri studied film at Yale University, where his thesis film Bad Neighborhood won the Lamar Prize for Achievement in Film.
Career
After graduation, Ebiri worked as an assistant director for Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on The Barber of Siberia.
He both wrote and directed New Guy, his debut feature. Time Out called it "broadly predictable and increasingly one note, but passable sadistic fun." In 2003 he wrote, directed, and co-produced the low-budget feature film New Guy. It was released in 2004, and, after positive reviews in The New York Times and Variety, had a successful theatrical run in New York City. It was released on DVD in 2005 by Vanguard Cinema.
He became the lead critic at the Village Voice in February 2016.