Ian Tripp
American filmmaker
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Ian Francis Tripp[1] is an American filmmaker and actor who wrote and co-directed the found footage film Everybody Dies by the End (2022) and wrote and directed the black and white film Sincerely Saul (2024).
- Film director
- screenwriter
- film producer
- film editor
- actor
Ian Tripp | |
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| Born | Ian Francis Tripp San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Children of Celluloid |
| Notable work | |
Personal life
Career
Tripp often works with actors Vinny Curran and Caroline Amiguet on his films.[3] He acted in and co-produced the film Daydreamer by Sam Sprague.[4]
Released films
Tripp co-directed his debut film Everybody Dies by the End with Ryan Schafer.[5] It premiered at FrightFest in 2022,[3] and was listed on Vulture's 15 Horror Movies About Showbiz[6] and Rotten Tomatoes' 100 Best Found Footage Movies.[7] Ginger Nuts of Horror wrote it was "a great job on a limited budget."[8] The Hollywood News, Horror Press, and Morbidly Beautiful praised the film,[9][10][11] but Video Librarian did not recommend it, criticizing its filmmaking topic.[12]
His next film Sincerely Saul starred Schafer,[13][14] and included numerous actors from the former.[3][15] Film critic Daniel M. Kimmel compared it to seeing Eraserhead by David Lynch when it first released and wrote "don’t discount the possibility that writer/director Ian Tripp just might have more ambitious works in his future."[16] HorrorBuzz wrote "Tripp has a knack for earning laughs out of otherwise serious subject matter."[17] The New York Times wrote it is a "gloriously demented low-fi horror comedy"[18] and Variety listed it on their Best Horror of October 2025.[19]
Both films were produced under Tripp's production company Children of Celluloid.[15][20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Writer | Director | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Everybody Dies by the End | Calvin | Yes | Yes | Co-director | Co-editor | also co-cinematographer[2][21][22] |
| 2024 | Sincerely Saul | N/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [13][14][15] |
| Daydreamer | Jason Sandoval | Co-producer | No | No | No | [4][23] | |
| TBA | Normy † | N/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [3] |
| Manny Moondog † | N/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [3] |
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Writer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Philip Finds Love | N/a | Executive | Yes | Yes | also cinematographer and editor |
| 2017 | Bag-Head | N/a | Co-producer | Yes | Yes | also editor |
| 180: Clone Test | Clone 1 / Clone 2 | Yes | No | No | ||
| Imperial Iliad | Alec | Yes | No | No | [24] | |
| 2018 | Inanimate Objects Don't Talk Back | N/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | also editor |
| 2019 | Buggard | N/a | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | Clown Time | Markus Scorson | Associate producer | No | No | |
| EGODEATH | Johnny Butts | Associate producer | No | No |