Frank Mosley is an actor and filmmaker He is an alumnus of the 2015 Berlinale Talents a participant of the 2017 NYFF Artist Academy and a graduate of Black Factory Cinemas 2016 Auteur Workshop led by the late Abbas Kiarostami in San Antonio de los Banos Cuba Much of his directing work is available on Fandor including his 2014 sophomore feature Her Wilderness which has been called a unique work with a distinctive voice Indiewire a vibrant fantasy that transcends the narrative form Smells Like Screen Spirit and at once alien and achingly resonantburrows deep into your subconscious like a vivid fever dream Indie Outlook His performances have been seen at festivals such as Cannes Semaine de la Critique Sundance Berlinale SXSW New DirectorsNew Films AFI Viennale BAMcinemafest Slamdance and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw Franks leading role in Cameron Bruce Nelsons 2014 IFP Narrative Labs feature Some Beasts has been called one of his best performances to date Hammer To Nail a subtle quiet miraclea career making performance with physical choices that leap off the screen Truth On Cinema and won him the Independent Visions Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance at the 2016 Sarasota Film Festival Hes acted in other films such as Shane Carruths Upstream Color 2013 Sundance Special Jury Prize winner Daniel Patrick Carbones segment in the omnibus feature Collective Unconscious Calvin Reeders companion films The Bulb and The Procedure 2016 Sundance winner for US Short Fiction Jon Josts final narrative film They Had It Coming Zachary Shedds Americana Dustin Guy Defas Person to Person and Justin D Hilliards The Other Side of Paradise where his 2009 breakout role was hailed as a potent dose of sexual chutzpah Variety and an appealing performance with intriguing elements of depth The Hollywood Reporter Biography By Frank Mosley May 2017