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Richard Rotter

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Richard Rotter
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Richard is an Emmy-nominated, CSA, and Rocky Award-winning director, writer, and editor based in Ontario. He's crafted a career based around world-building and nuanced characters, directing shows like Vegas Rat Rods for Discovery Channel and intimate stories of drug addiction and mental health on Intervention and Hoarders for A&E. He directed the award-winning indie darling feature Sideboob, the Rockie-Award winning thriller web series Damaged, and is recently finished directing on his third season of Crave/Vice's acclaimed series Dark Side of the 90s. He also recently wrapped series producing and directing the reboot of Cash Cab Music for AXS TV and Game TV, which began airing in early 2024.

Richard also recently wrote and directed a short horror film, Blood Line, which has been nominated and won awards at film festivals including Toronto After Dark, Another Hole in The Head, Freakshow, and Macabro.
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    Known for

    Michael Hough in Damaged (2018)
    Damaged
    Video
    • Director
    • 2018
    Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
    Blindness
    6.5
    • Additional Crew(Canada)
    • 2008
    Blood Line (2023)
    Blood Line
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2023
    Boys Will Be Boys
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015

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    • Meat Crayon
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Hoarders (2009)
      Hoarders
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023–2024
    • Adam Growe in Cash Cab Music (2024)
      Cash Cab Music
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Blood Line (2023)
      Blood Line
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Dark Side of the 2000s (2023)
      Dark Side of the 2000s
      6.6
      TV Series
      • recreations director
      • 2023
    • Dark Side of the '90s (2021)
      Dark Side of the '90s
      7.2
      TV Series
      • recreations director
      • 2021–2022
    • Michael Hough in Damaged (2018)
      Damaged
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ilamaria Ebrahim and Joey Nijem in Does It Fart? (2018)
      Does It Fart?
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Sideboob (2018)
      Sideboob
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Terrific Trucks Save Christmas (2016)
      Terrific Trucks Save Christmas
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Terrific Trucks (2016)
      Terrific Trucks
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director (attached)
      • 2016
    • Boys Will Be Boys
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Vegas Rat Rods (2014)
      Vegas Rat Rods
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • A Killer Method
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • Intervention Canada (2011)
      Intervention Canada
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Cut Throat
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011

    Producer



    • Adam Growe in Cash Cab Music (2024)
      Cash Cab Music
      7.1
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2024
    • Michael Hough in Damaged (2018)
      Damaged
      Video
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Sideboob (2018)
      Sideboob
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Be My Guest (2018)
      Be My Guest
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Terrific Trucks Save Christmas (2016)
      Terrific Trucks Save Christmas
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016
    • Boys Will Be Boys
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • A Killer Method
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Cut Throat
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Bad Trip
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2010
    • Joanne Boland, Greg Bryk, Eugene Clark, Peter Outerbridge, and Sebastian Pigott in Deadliest Sea (2009)
      Deadliest Sea
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2009
    • AD/BC: A Rock Band Story
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Hand in Hand
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Good Cop/Bad Cop
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Meat Crayon
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Blood Line (2023)
      Blood Line
      6.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Michael Hough in Damaged (2018)
      Damaged
      Video
      • developed by (creator)
      • 2018
    • Sideboob (2018)
      Sideboob
      4.3
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Terrific Trucks Save Christmas (2016)
      Terrific Trucks Save Christmas
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Boys Will Be Boys
      Short
      • story
      • co-writer
      • 2015
    • A Killer Method
      Short
      • story
      • co-writer
      • 2012
    • Cut Throat
      Short
      • story
      • 2011
    • Bad Trip
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2010
    • Urban Decay
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • The Galactic League of Liberty
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005

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