Kansas Bowling
Kansas Bowling (born August 2, 1996) is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actress. She is best known for directing B.C. Butcher (2016) and Cuddly Toys (2022) and acting in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).[1][2][3][4][5]
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | August 2, 1996
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actress |
Years active | 2015-present |
Known for | B.C. Butcher, Cuddly Toys |
Early life
Bowling was born and raised in California.[6] Her parents are Arin Thompson and activist William Preston Bowling of Phoenix, Arizona.[7][8] At age 13, she received a Super 8 film camera as a Christmas gift and immediately started shooting short films with her sister.
Career
B.C. Butcher
Bowling directed B.C. Butcher (2016) starring Kato Kaelin, Rodney Bingenheimer, Natasha Halevi, and Kadeem Hardison. The film was produced by Lloyd Kaufman and distributed by Troma Entertainment on their streaming service Troma Now on VHX.[9]
The movie had its theatrical premiere on March 3, 2016, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.[10] The premiere had a musical performance by Count Smokula and Ron Jeremy.
Bowling was the first inductee into the Troma Institute For Gifted Youth[11] and listed as one of W Magazine's 42 up-and-comers in their April 2016 "Next in Line" issue.[12]
Music videos
Bowling has directed over 30 music videos for various artists (shot on 8mm or 16mm film).
In the music video for Kat Meoz's "Here I Wait", Bowling shot the only existing footage of Richard Brautigan's papier-mâché bird Willard who was the subject of his 1975 novel Willard and His Bowling Trophies.[13]
On April 13, 2018, German band Drangsal released a controversial video for their song "Magst Du Mich" directed by and starring Bowling and her sister Parker Love Bowling referencing pizzagate conspiracy theories.[14][15][16]
On August 15, 2018, Rolling Stone released a video Bowling directed for the Death Valley Girls' song "Disaster (Is What We're After)".[17] The video is four minutes of musician Iggy Pop eating a hamburger.[18][19] The video is an homage to Jørgen Leth's 1982 film 66 Scenes of America, where Andy Warhol eats a hamburger.[20] Yahoo Entertainment named it one of their favorite videos of the year.[21]
On October 2, 2018, Stereogum premiered another video Bowling directed for the Death Valley Girls for their song "One Less Thing (Before I Die)".[22] Bowling attended the home-made rocket launch for the daredevil and limo driver Mad Mike Hughes and filmed his successful attempt at launching in the sky.[23]
Galore Magazine premiered a video October 26, 2018, Bowling directed for the band Collapsing Scenery's song "Resort Beyond the Last Resort". The video is based on Boyd Rice's 1994 pro-rape manifesto "Revolt Against Penis Envy" which appeared in Answer Me! magazine.[24]
Acting
Bowling and her sister Parker Love Bowling starred in Jared Master's biblical period film Absolute Vow alongside Aki Aleong.[25][26]
In 2018, Bowling produced and acted in the short film Swamp Women Kissing Booth which was the first film to feature actress Kathleen Hughes, star of It Came from Outer Space, in a starring role since 1958.[27][28]
In 2019, she portrayed Sandra Good, a member of the Manson family, in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and appeared in Glenn Danzig's Verotika[29] as well.
In early 2020, The Killers debuted a short film to coincide with the release of their new album Imploding the Mirage starring Bowling and Griffin Dunne. Two music videos were edited of the short film for the songs "Caution" and "My Own Soul's Warning".[30]
In 2020, Bowling starred as the protagonist, Nancy Banana alongside Bill Weeden in the parody film, Psycho Ape!.[31][32]
In 2021, Bowling was featured in Glenn Danzig's sophomore feature Death Rider in the House of Vampires, alongside Julian Sands and Devon Sawa.[33]
Bowling was featured in Joe Begos' Christmas Bloody Christmas which was released theatrically December 2022.[34]
In 2023, the 1990's throwback slasher film The Third Saturday in October Part V premiered featuring Bowling in the lead role.[35] She is also in the lead role of the upcoming aerobics slasher film Murdercise.[36]
Personal life
She is the older sister of actress Parker Love Bowling.
Bowling's longtime boyfriend is musician Don Devore.[37]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Writer | Director | Actor | Producer | Role |
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2003 | Klepto | No | No | Yes | No | Nick's daughter |
2016 | B.C. Butcher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Model |
2016 | The Bridemaker | No | No | Yes | No | Bride |
2017 | Absolute Vow | No | No | Yes | Yes | Bithiah |
2017 | Curious Females | No | No | Yes | No | Tara |
2018 | Swamp Women Kissing Booth | No | No | Yes | Yes | Sissy |
2018 | Reagitator: Revenge of the Parody | No | No | Yes | No | Nancy the Demon Cheerleader |
2018 | Primitiva | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Katrina |
2019 | Verotika | No | No | Yes | No | Young Peasant Girl |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | No | No | Yes | No | "Blue" |
2020 | Psycho Ape! | No | No | Yes | No | Nancy Banana |
2021 | Death Rider in the House of Vampires | No | No | Yes | No | Rider's Dead Sister |
2022 | Cuddly Toys | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Professor Kansas Bowling |
2022 | Christmas Bloody Christmas | No | No | Yes | No | Liddy |
2023 | Third Saturday in October Part V | No | No | Yes | No | Maggie |
2023 | Murdercise | No | No | Yes | No | Phoebe |
Television
Year | Title | Episode | Writer | Director | Actor |
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2017 | Party Legends | "Breaking Bad Vibes" (S1E3)[39] | No | No | Yes |
Music videos
Year | Song | Artist | Credit |
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2014 | "So Long" | Alyeska | Director |
2015 | "You Needed to Know" | CTZNSHP | Director |
2016 | "Post Teenage Angst" | Kill My Coquette | Director |
2016 | "Disco" | Death Valley Girls | Director |
2016 | "Bloom" | Papa M | Director |
2017 | "Spin Spin" | Tilli | Director |
2017 | "Flesh Flower Dream" | Tilli | Director |
2017 | "Always" | The Fontaines | Director |
2017 | "Dd" | Taffy | Director |
2017 | "Forever Blue" | The Moonkids | Director |
2017 | "L.A. Don't Love You" | Kat Meoz | Director |
2017 | "Murkiii" | Taffy | Director |
2017 | "Never Slow Down" | Livingmore | Director |
2017 | "The Jester" | Silas Nello | Director |
2017 | "Christmas in Hollywood" | Kat Meoz | Director |
2018 | "Disaster (Is What We're After)" | Death Valley Girls | Director |
2018 | "The Resort Beyond the Last Resort" | Collapsing Scenery | Director |
2018 | "Burn Down the Cornfield" | Collapsing Scenery | Director |
2018 | "Modern World" | Collapsing Scenery | Director |
2018 | "Here I Wait" | Kat Meoz | Director |
2018 | "Magst du mich" | Drangsal | Director |
2018 | "(One Less Thing) Before I Die" | Death Valley Girls | Director |
2018 | "Trashworld" | Surfbort | Director |
2018 | "Diamond Nights" | Lauren Rocket | Director |
2019 | "Falling" | CRX | Director |
2019 | "Get Close" | CRX | Director |
2019 | "The Bold One" | Kristeen Young | Director |
2020 | "Caution" | The Killers | Actor |
2020 | "My Own Soul's Warning" | The Killers | Actor |
2020 | "Beam Me Up" | Lauren Rocket | Director |
2022 | "You Already Know” | Collapsing Scenery | Director |
2022 | "Feathers in the Clouds” | James Marlon Magas | Director |
2022 | "Violence” | Headkrack | Director |
References
- "Q&A: Director Kansas Bowling Discusses Her Prehistoric Slasher Film B.C. BUTCHER". December 11, 2015.
- "FOR THE LOVE OF GORE: A CONVERSATION WITH TEENAGE FILMMAKER KANSAS BOWLING".
- "Troma's Latest Horror Comedy, BC Butcher, Was Directed by a 17-Year-Old Girl". January 6, 2016.
- "IFH 059: How a 17 yr old Directed & Sold Her 1st Feature on 16mm Film". March 24, 2016.
- "Young Director crowdfunds 16mm Cavewomen slasher,"THE B.C. BUTCHER"".
- "For the Love of Gore: A Conversation With Teenage Filmmaker Kansas Bowling". autre.love. January 8, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "For the Love of Gore: A Conversation with Teenage Filmmaker Kansas Bowling Autre Magazine". January 8, 2016.
- http://www.acmela.org
- "B.C. Butcher". Troma NOW. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "THEATRICAL WORLD-PREMIERE OF 17 YEAR OLD KANSAS BOWLING'S "B.C. BUTCHER" – Troma". troma.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Announcing the TROMA INSTITUTE FOR GIFTED YOUTH". November 21, 2015.
- "Kansas Bowling Makes W Magazine's Who's Next List".
- "Garage Rocker Kat Meoz Searches for Postmodern Literary Legend's Muse on "Here I Wait" (premiere)". popmatters.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Drangsal - Magst du Mich –". April 14, 2018.
- "Dank Drangsals neuem Video zu "Magst du mich" ekeln wir uns plötzlich vor Pizza". vice.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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- Blistein, Jon (August 15, 2018). "Watch Iggy Pop Casually Eat a Hamburger in New Death Valley Girls Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- "This Video of Iggy Pop Eating a Burger is the Anti-ASMR You Didn't Know You Needed". Munchies. August 16, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- "Iggy Pop Recreates Famous Andy Warhol Hamburger Eating Scene for New Music Video". Food & Wine. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- "Watch Iggy Pop Recreate "Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger" in New Video | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. August 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- "The 20 best music videos of 2018". yahoo.com. December 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- "Death Valley Girls – "(One Less Thing) Before I Die" Video". Stereogum. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- Oberhaus, Daniel; Maiberg, Emanuel (March 26, 2018). "Flat Earther Survives Rocket Launch, Earth Still Round". Motherboard. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- Koczon, Mallie (October 26, 2018). "This young, female director just created this unreal video for Collapsing Scenery". Galore. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "News: Biblical 'Epic' Exploitation Film Absolute Vow Unleashes Mad Trailer". January 30, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Bizarre Biblical shocker 'Absolute Vow' is now available on Amazon Prime – HorrorFix – Horror Movie News Reviews and More!". horror-fix.com. January 21, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Video Licks: Enjoy The Cautionary Tale of SWAMP WOMEN KISSING BOOTH – Comedy Cake". comedycake.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "INTERVIEW: Kansas & Parker Bowling from B-Movie Mania". stitcher.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Three disc release of Danzig's anthology film Verotika up for pre-order". January 7, 2020.
- Bloom, Madison (March 20, 2020). "Watch the Killers' New "Caution" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- Lanier, Hunter (October 17, 2020). "Psycho Ape! | Film Threat".
- "Watching Movies - Psycho Ape - Without Your Head". withoutyourhead.com.
- "[Review] Glenn Danzig's 'Death Rider in the House of Vampires' Has All the Charm…and Flaws of 'Verotika'". August 29, 2021.
- "Christmas Bloody Christmas director Joe Begos is hoping to make back-to-back sequels". December 9, 2022.
- "'The Third Saturday in October Part V' Review – Infectious Slasher Homage Recreates the Video Store Era". June 27, 2022.
- "MURDERCISE (2023) 80s-inspired comedic horror - teaser trailer". September 30, 2022.
- "Kansas Bowling and Boyfriend Don de Vore Are Long-Time Partners — Know Her Bio and Movies & TV Shows". May 19, 2021.
- "Far West | Kansas Bowling".
- "Breaking Bad Vibes". Viceland. Retrieved August 20, 2018.