Eli Rarey

Eli Rarey is an independent filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. He wrote and directed the feature film The Famous Joe Project which premiered at Outfest in 2012. His short by the same name (on which the feature is based) premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and won Best International Short Film at the Lisbon Village International Digital Cinema Festival.

He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he also taught in the Interactive Media Division. He has worked in the visual effects industry for many years on children's television shows and major studio films, though in his own films such digital manipulation is noticeably absent.

Rarey also performs as a storyteller.