Charles Pinion
Charles Pinion
Charles Pinion is an American filmmaker, noted for his contribution SOV horror movement of the 80s and 90s[1], and for his association with the New York Cinema of Transgression movement[2]. In the decades since their release, his horror films have come to be regarded as cult classics.
Pre-Filmmaking Career
Before he was a filmmaker, Charles Pinion resided in Gainesville Florida, where he sang in punk rock bands. To make ends meet he worked as an art teacher and at a record store.[3]
Filmmaking Career
Charles Pinion began filmmaking due to a desire to capture Gainesville's DIY punk scene. He initially sought to make a documentary, but the contribution of musicians in the scene morphed the film into his debut splatter-comedy Twisted Issues[4]. The film gained a small following in local video stores and DIY film circles. Film Threat Video Guide called Twisted Issues one of the “25 Must-See Underground Movies of the 1980s.” A copy of the film made it's way to Richard Kern, which was his first contact with the Cinema of Transgression scene.[3]
After Twisted Issues, Pinion moved to New York where he met more members of the Cinema of Transgression movement. Here he attempted to make a Texas Chainsaw inspired cannibal movie called Killbillies, which never came to fruition.[3]
His contact with New York City artists led to his 1993 film, Red Spirit Lake which features prominent members of the Cinema of Transgression scene such as Kern and Kembra Pfaller,[5] The film features music by Cop Shoot Cop, Lydia Lunch, and Michael Belfer.
After this, Pinion moved to San Francisco, where he turned the concept for Killbillies into the shorter, We Await, his third film. We Await screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 1996.[6] Following We Await, Pinion traveled Europe, screening the films and reading his manifesto at small venues.[3]
After We Await, Pinion moved to Los Angeles. He tried to make a film titled, Thousand Eyes with Hollywood connections but it fell through. He secured work in the adult film industry making films such as Archer's Last Day. He also made money editing Canon Camera training-DVDS.[3]
In 2004, Pinion began work on his film American Mummy, but production stalled for nearly a decade[7]. The film finally came out in 2014. It was shot digitally in 3D.[8]
In the 2020s, his works were discovered by Letterboxd users, introducing his work to a new generation. Since then, Pinion has appeared on film podcasts and presented his work in independent movie theatres and horror conventions[7]. The films in his "Pulp Video Collection" are now considered cult classics.
He is now working on, Thousand Eyes again, with Philadelphia production company "Blood Sick Productions".[7]
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- ↑ "TWISTED ISSUES with Charles Pinion". Hollywood Theatre. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ Knife, Blood (2023-11-14). "DIY Art-Punk Video Tape Transgression". Blood Knife. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Malamet, Annie Rose (2024-06-14). "Charles Pinion: Interview with the Transgressive Director PART I". Girls, Guts, & Giallo XXX. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ "TWISTED ISSUES | The Bedlam Files". thebedlamfiles.com. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ "Red Spirit Lake Summary, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ Reader, Chicago (1996-08-15). "Chicago Underground Film Festival". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Skipp, John (2026-03-12). "THE ONE LONG CONVERSATION EP. #7 (WITH CHARLES PINION!)". Yer Pal Skipp. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ Nixon, Tom (2014-11-12). "Independent I: An Interview with Charles Pinion". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
