Abel Ferrara
Known for: Directing
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones. Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Filmography
Film
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
2025
Series
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
2013
Film
Ms .45
1st Rapist
1981
Film
Black Butterfly
Pat
2017
Film
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Projectionist
Himself
2019
Film
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
2010
Film
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
2014
Film
Don Peyote
Manhattan Cab Driver
2014
Film
The App
2019
Film
Wiara
Self
2018
Film
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
2017
Film
Sportin' Life
Self
2020
Film
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
2008
Film
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
1979
Film
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
2025
Film
At Sundance
Self
1995
Film
Odyssey in Rome
2005
Film
Sculpt
2016
Film
Cannes: All Access
Self
2007
Film
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
Film
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
2017
Film
Alive in France
Self
2018
Film
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Self
2003
Film
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
2013
Film
A Talent For Trouble
Self
2018
Film
Abel/Asia
Self
1998
Film
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
2024
Film
Exes
Caïn
2006
Film
Mulberry St.
Self
2010
Film
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Himself
2004
Film
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
2022
Film
Buon Lavoro
2022
Film
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Film
Home Sweet Home
2012
The Night Burns
Film
Bleedings
2021
Film
The Night Burns
Abel
2021
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Nicky's Film
Man in junkyard
1971
Siegfriedsdorf
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022
Film
Uncle Bob
Self
2010
Film
Ultima Chiamata
2017
Film
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man
1976