Introduction to the director of The Last Day on Earth

Director Abel Ferrara, who was born in the Bronx, New York, is a unique alternative director who has been involved in the American independent film scene. He is also an independent film believer. He started making films when he was a teenager. Make simple short movies with Super 8 video recorder. He doesn't explain much about his work and likes to shoot movies from the audience's perspective. He has been famous for shooting heavy-flavored noir movies for many years. He is fascinated by the coexistence of good and evil in human nature. The words are too simple to speak, but the images only have texture when shot. He is passionate about the expression of images, and loves to carry a camera into the roughest streets of New York, and shoot works such as "Bad Lieutenant" (1992) that are low-cost, rough in quality, but sincere, intense and full of controversy. Ferrara has entered the main competition section of the Venice International Film Festival three times in history: "The Funeral" in 1996 won the OCIC Award, "Hotel Rose" in 1998 won the Elvira Notari Memorial Award and two other awards, and "Marie" in 2005 won the OCIC Award. At the same time, it won four awards including the Special Jury Award and the Sergio Trasatti Award.