William Dickerson is a filmmaker, author, professor, and musician whose award-winning work has been recognized worldwide. His debut feature film, Detour, was hailed as an “Underground Hit” by The Village Voice, an “emotional and psychological roller-coaster ride” by The Examiner, and nothing short of “authentic” by The New York Times. His book on filmmaking, DETOUR: Hollywood – How To Direct a Microbudget Film (or any film, for that matter), was called “candidly practical, thoroughly ‘user friendly’, and an essential instruction guide–especially for independent filmmakers working on shoestring budgets” by Midwest Book Review. He adapted his novel, No Alternative, into a film starring Katherine Erbe and Harry Hamlin that was released through Gravitas Ventures. The Los Angeles Times described the movie as “a remarkably assured and deeply felt grunge-era coming-of-age picture” and Film Threat called it “a rare indie gem that delivers solidly on all fronts.” William serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and is the Academic Department Director of Screenwriting at AMDA’s College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. His latest book, The Tao of Twin Peaks, an in-depth exploration of David Lynch’s hit television series, is available now.
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