Anthony Presley lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2019, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studios at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Presley’s film work has been included in over 30 film festivals including the Chicago International Genre Film Festival. His photography work has been in 20 group exhibitions. His work has been nominated and won 17 awards including the Experimental Edge Festival Photography Winner and Best Horror Short at Top Shorts Film Festival.

I began my jounrney into Still and Moving Imagery after the first time I saw the photograph “Siamese Twins” by Joel-Peter Witkin. I am influenced by the Italian cinema genre; Giallo, Alfred Hitchcock, Darren Aronofsky, and Neo-Noir Films. Common topics I cover with my work are associated with: Time, Memory, Psychology, and Technology. Bold saturation and vibrance of colors are frequent in my work while being balanced with black; Black being a primary color I use and meticulously edit my work to have the remaining colors to work for the photo as a whole. I use my films to engage and entertain the viewer. Many themes and topics involved in my films are based on actual events and socially current topics disguised as Horror/ Psychological Thriller work implementing the conventions of Narrative Cinema. My main objective as an artist is rather simple: to tell stories. When a viewer sees my work and is moved or leaves feeling entertained and enjoyed their experience the work is a success.