Charles A. Pieper
- Director
- Writer
- Art Department
Charles Pieper is a Los Angeles based writer/director. He's directed numerous short films and has written several feature screenplays, including the Shudder original splatter comedy 'Destroy all Neighbors.' He comes from an animation background, specifically stop motion, but works most frequently in live action production.
His short film 'Malacostraca' played in over 30 festivals across the world including top horror fests such as Overlook, Beyond Fest, and Motel X, before premiering online at Director's Notes and then ALTER. The feature length screenplay expansion of it was a horror semi-finalist in the 2021 Austin Film Festival.
He most recently produced the new stop motion animated short 'Everybody Goes to the Hospital' which made the 2022 fest rounds. He attended Emerson College in Boston as well as studied film and animation at FAMU, NCSA, Calarts, and MassArt.
His short film 'Malacostraca' played in over 30 festivals across the world including top horror fests such as Overlook, Beyond Fest, and Motel X, before premiering online at Director's Notes and then ALTER. The feature length screenplay expansion of it was a horror semi-finalist in the 2021 Austin Film Festival.
He most recently produced the new stop motion animated short 'Everybody Goes to the Hospital' which made the 2022 fest rounds. He attended Emerson College in Boston as well as studied film and animation at FAMU, NCSA, Calarts, and MassArt.