Blake Rice
Directing
- Born
- November 16, 1989 (age 36) · Voorhees, New Jersey, USA
Blake Winston Rice is a writer-director from New Jersey and a graduate of Rowan University.
His breakout short, Tea (2024), a 1990s dramedy starring Michael Gandolfini and executive produced by Patty Jenkins, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The film went on to screen at 13 Oscar-qualifying festivals, earning awards at RiverRun, Charlotte, HollyShorts, Bushwick, Yellowstone, and Micheaux. Tea is now a Vimeo Staff Pick and streaming on Kanopy.
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Blake is represented by Kaplan Perrone. His most recent short DISC, premiered at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. He is currently in advanced development on his debut feature, The Empty Lot (Wild Atlantic Pictures) alongside his follow-up feature film, Valves.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2026Sole Producer
- 2025Prime Producer
- 2025DISC Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2024Tea Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- 2023The Legendary Rick Perry and the Art of Dimension 20 Production Assistant
- 2022Sawdust Director, Screenplay
- 2021Steps Director, Screenplay
- 2019The Creeper's Curse Director
- TBAThe Empty Lot Director