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Occupation (s) Film director, film producer. Years active. 2005-present. Wes Hurley is a Russian-American writer and filmmaker. He has collaborated with many theater, drag, and cabaret performers in Seattle and raised awareness of human rights violations in Russia.
Wes Hurley. As a gay teenager in post-Soviet Russia, Wes Hurley breathed a sigh of relief when his mother married an American and they moved to the US - but he soon discovered his...
Wes Hurley is a director, writer and actor who has made features, shorts and a TV series. He is known for his queer pop-art comedy musical \"Fallen Jewel\" and his documentary \"Waxie Moon\".
- January 1, 1
- 1.80 m
- Vladivostok, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- Director, Writer, Producer
Wes Hurley, '04, shares his autobiographical story of escaping Russia and embracing American culture in his queer coming-of-age memoir, \"Potato Dreams of America\". The film, which won a SXSW award and a distribution deal, features UW graduates and alumni in key roles.
Feb 23, 2021 · Wes Hurley, a filmmaker who moved from Russia to Seattle as a closeted teenager, tells his story in a Creative Capital Project. The film explores his identity, sexuality, and culture in the USSR and the US, with humor and drama.
Jun 21, 2016 · For Seattle writer and director Wes Hurley, the recent mass shooting at the Orlando gay bar Pulse shows more needs to be done to protect the rights and lives of gay people. Count him in, and...
Apr 1, 2022 · Q&A with Wes Hurley on Autobiography Potato Dreams of America. by Isadora Lambert. April 1, 2022. 4:46 PM. Struggling to survive amidst violence and homophobia in Russia, young Potato turns to the promise of American movies, in Wes Hurley’s autobiographical dark comedy, Potato Dreams of America.
