Biography

Giles Perkins is a writer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Giles is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Film & Television Production. His two most recent films, Expiration Date (documentary) and Apollo (narrative), explore niche interpersonal conflict emanating from misguided American ideals. Expiration Date screened at St. Louis International Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, and Lunenburg Doc Fest this fall. The film will play at the Atlanta Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and the American Documentary and Animation Film Festival this spring. Apollo had its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival where it was nominated for best short film. The project also earned Giles a finalist position for the 2024 Sundance Ignite Fellowship and a shortlist nomination for the Young Director Awards. Giles has directed music videos for artists such as Gryffin, Elley Duhé, and Isabel LaRosa, among many others across various labels including Interscope, RCA, Gamma, and The Darkroom. In 2023, Giles directed short documentaries on Brooklyn-based fashion designer KidSuper and each of his Paris Fashion Week shows, including the AW23 season he designed for Louis Vuitton. Giles is in pre-production for his next short. He is also in the development stage for his debut feature film.

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