William Wedig
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Biography
His most recent work includes directing 2011 Forged (film)Forged (film)
Forged is a 2010 drama directed by William Wedig starring Manny Perez, David Castro, Jaime Tirelli, Kevin Breznahan, and Margo Martindale. Forged will was released in theaters through Maya Entertainment on July 29, 2011, as part of the Maya Indie Series.-Plot:Set in the cold and rusty steel mill...
and Exposure: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011. Wedig also directed the 2007 horror film Rise of the Dead (film)., post-supervised La Soga
La Soga
La Soga is a 2009 action film directed by Joshua Crook starring Manny Perez and Denise Quiñones. It tells the story of Luisito, a brave man who risks everything to find justice...
, and edited a documentary, The Life a House Built: The 25th Anniversary of the Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project, for This Old House
This Old House
This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:...
for PBS. His other works are Tryst, La Soga and Salvage.
Personal
Growing up in Marietta, OhioMarietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
, William began making films around ages 10 or 11. He graduated with a degree in film editing from the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
in New York City in 2006.