Pete Ohs
Pete Ohs | |
|---|---|
Ohs in 2025 | |
| Born | Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupations | Director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work | Erupcja, The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away |
| Spouse | |
Pete Ohs is an American filmmaker. He is known for writing and directing the feature films Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (2017), Love And Work (2024), The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick (2025), and Erupcja (2025). His other feature films include Youngstown (2021) and Jethica (2022). Ohs has also directed the short film Nothing Bad Will Happen starring Dasha Nekrasova, and he has directed music videos for Best Coast, Wavves, Slow Club, and The Fiery Furnaces.
Early life
Ohs was born and raised in Ohio.[1]
Career
Ohs directed the No Hope Kids music video for Wavves which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2009[2] and the When I'm With You music video for Best Coast which was included in Pitchfork's Top Music Videos of 2010[3] as well as NME's Top 50 Videos of the Year.[4]
In 2012, the hybrid-documentary feature I Send You This Place premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.[5] The film was co-directed with contemporary artist Andrea Sisson. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" for 2013.[6]
In 2013, his screenplay for Everything Beautiful Is Far Away was selected for IFP's Emerging Storytellers program.[7] In 2017, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival and received the U.S. Fiction Cinematography Award.[8] The film stars Julia Garner and Joseph Cross, with an original score by Alan Palomo.
In 2018, Ohs directed the short film Nothing Bad Will Happen starring Dasha Nekrasova.[9] In 2022, Ohs produced and directed the feature film Jethica on a $10,000 budget[10] starring Callie Hernandez and Will Madden. The film premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.[11] In 2024, Ohs produced and directed the feature film Love And Work starring Stephanie Hunt, Will Madden, Frank Mosley, Alexi Pappas and John S. Davies. The film premiered at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival.[12]
In 2025, Ohs directed two feature films: The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick and Erupcja. The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick stars Zoë Chao, Callie Hernandez, James Cusati-Moyer and Jeremy O. Harris, and it had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 7, 2025.[13] Erupcja stars Charli XCX, Lena Góra, Will Madden, and Harris again, with all of the actors also working on the script alongside Ohs; the film had its world premiere at the TIFF in the Centrepiece section on September 4, 2025.[14] That year, he also served as co-writer, cinematographer, and co-editor of OBEX, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I Send You This Place | Documentary film | |
| 2014 | The Vision Quest™ | Short film | |
| 2017 | Everything Beautiful Is Far Away | ||
| 2018 | Nothing Bad Will Happen | Short film | |
| 2021 | Youngstown | ||
| 2022 | Jethica | ||
| 2024 | Love And Work | ||
| 2025 | OBEX | Cinematographer, co-writer and co-editor | |
| The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick | |||
| Erupcja | Co-written with the main cast |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "I Was Born (A Unicorn)" | The Unicorns | |
| 2007 | "Parking Lot Nights" | Ghosthustler | |
| 2008 | "Duplexes of the Dead" | The Fiery Furnaces | |
| 2009 | "No Hope Kids" | Wavves | |
| "Trophy Room" | Slow Club | ||
| 2010 | "When I'm With You" | Best Coast | |
| 2019 | "Venice" | Magdalena Bay |
References
- ^ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "The Top Music Videos of 2009". Pitchfork.com. December 30, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "The Top Music Videos of 2010". Pitchfork.com. December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "50 Best Music Videos Of 2010". NME.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Full Frame: I Send You This Place". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs". Filmmaker Magazine. January 23, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Here's The 163 Films Selected For IFP's 2013 Project Forum at Independent Film Week". Indiewire. July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "'Becks,' 'Everything Beautiful Is Far Away' among L.A. Film Festival award winners" latimes.com, November 27, 2017.
- ^ "NoBudge: Online Premiere *Nothing Bad Will Happen*". NoBudge. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Lei 2025, p. 20.
- ^ "SXSW 2022 Announces Features Lineup". IndieWire. Feb 2, 2022. Retrieved Sep 1, 2022.
- ^ "Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup". Variety. Dec 4, 2023. Retrieved Feb 23, 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 22, 2025). "Seth Rogen Comedy Series 'The Studio' To Open SXSW 2025; 'The Accountant 2,' 'Death Of A Unicorn', 'Drop,' 'Happy Face' & More Also To Screen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 5, 2025). "TIFF Centrepiece Section Counts 55 Titles Including Pics Starring Shailene Woodley, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Samara Weaving, Stephen Graham & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
Works cited
- Lei, Alex (2025). "Open House". Filmmaker. Vol. 33, no. 4. The Gotham Film & Media Institute.