Pegarty Long

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Nationality United States Alma mater UCLA Books Memoirs of A Nun on Fire		Education UCLA Film School Genre Film, Publishing
Occupation Producer / Director / Book Publisher Notable works An Irish Vampire in Hollywood, Incision Movies An Irish Vampire in Hollywood People also search for Philomene Long, Long Philomene, Declan Joyce, Hailey Katz, Vincent Coppola, Declan Geraghty

Pegarty Long (born August 17, 1940 in New York City, New York) is a film producer and director, best known for the campy horror movie An Irish Vampire in Hollywood (2007) and the experimental film Incision (1999). She runs Raven Productions (in Venice, CA), a production company for film and literature, whose catalogue includes these poetry books: "The Prose and Poetry of John Thomas, "The Collected Poems of Philomene Long," "Memoirs of a Nun on Fire," and "Bukowski in the Bathtub," about Charles Bukowski Pegarty lives in Venice, California.

She is the twin sister of the poet Philomene Long.

Reviews of An Irish Vampire in Hollywood

Winner Best Film Score The International Moondance Film Festival.

“Utterly fantastic! Most cinema is boring. This film is different, creative and artistic. Better than Batman!” -Peter McCarthy, Producer-Director "Repo Man", "Sid & Nancy", "Floundering" "Death and Taxes".

“I was very taken with the film, by its poetic sensibility and often arresting images and by the narrative permutations you brought to the vampire genre. Conjuring up a vivid and indelible world, you present an Ireland admittedly a "tad" darker than say John Ford in The Quiet Man but no less evocative."- Robert Dawson, Award-Winning Movie Titleler 'The Doors", "Point Break", "Gladiator", "X Men".

"The Irish Vampire Goes West", is the first Irish vampire film." -Kim Newman The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies

“Art / vampire. Pegarty Long has discovered a new genre. Reminds one a bit, stylistically, of the German expressionists, especially NOSEFERATU."- Peter Belsito, Founder Filmfinders, Producer "Tarkowsky: Time Within Time".

“A beautifully shot film. "Irish Vampire" brought back my evenings in the underground cinema of the 60s. Too bad it's not still with us, because then you have a camp cult classic on your hands. - Wanda Coleman, Award-Winning Poet, Writer "Mad Dog Black Lady, "A War of Eyes and Other Stories".

"Timelessly classical." - Jeanne Collachia, Director, Editor, Producer "Bread and Salt".

References

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