E. Elias Merhige

E. Elias Merhige
Born	Edmund Elias Merhige June 14, 1964 Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Edmund Elias Merhige, known as E. Elias Merhige (born June 14, 1964), is an American film director born in Brooklyn.

Merhige is best known to mainstream audiences for the 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire^[1] and to underground audiences for the cult 1990 film Begotten.^[2]

Merhige currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Features

• Begotten (1990)
• Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
• Suspect Zero (2004)

Short films

• Implosion (1983)
• Spring Reign (1984)
• A Taste of Youth (1985)
• Din of Celestial Birds (2006)

Music videos

• "Live at The World's End" – Neuraztenik Class Struggle (live)
• "Cryptorchid" – Marilyn Manson
• "Antichrist Superstar" – Marilyn Manson
• "The Heinrich Maneuver" – Interpol
• "Serpentia" – Danzig

References

1. Scott, A. O. (2009-12-29). "Shadow of the Vampire". The New York Times.
2. Maslin, Janet (1991-06-05). "Begotten". The New York Times.

External links

• E. Elias Merhige at the Internet Movie Database