Frank V. Ross

Directing

Frank V. Ross

Born 1980-10-09 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, Frank V. Ross has written, directed, and edited six critically acclaimed independent features since 2005, including Quietly on By, Audrey the Trainwreck, and Tiger Tail in Blue. His work has shown in prestigious festivals and venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Harvard Film Archive, and been nominated and awarded at South By Southwest and The Gotham Awards, among others. His most recent feature, Bloomin Mud Shuffle was released by Factory 25 in 2017. As an actor Ross has appeared in films by Joe Swanberg, including Drinking Buddies, Mike Gibisser’s World of Facts, and, most recently, Zach Clark’s The Becomers.

Acting credits

Night Nurse poster
5.0

As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.

Night Nurse

2026

Drinking Buddies poster
6.0

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

Drinking Buddies

2013

Anything That Moves poster
5.2

Divine sex worker, Liam, bikes through Chicago delivering snacks and pure satisfaction to his love-hungry clients, while a serial killer begins targeting his clients that leaves a trail of blood to his innocent lover's own bed.

Anything That Moves

2025

Autoerotic poster
4.1

Four interconnected Chicago couples explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.

Autoerotic

2011

No artwork available
NR

The products of the human brain appear as autonomous figures endowed with a life of their own, which enter into relations, both with each other and with the human race. So it is in the world of commodities with the products of men's hands. I call this the fetishism which attaches itself to the products of labour as soon as they are produced as commodities. It is nothing but the definite social relation, between men, themselves, which assumes here, for them, the fantastic form of a relation between goldfish crackers, haunted furniture, and poop.

A Partial Theory of Commodity Fetishism in 3 Scenes (+ epilogue)

Privacy Settings poster
5.2

A peeping Tom (Frank V. Ross) stumbles into a mutually beneficial relationship with an exhibitionist.

Privacy Settings

2013

No artwork available
5.5

A young married couple, Christopher & Melody, work opposite schedules to remain financially afloat as Chris bangs out his first novel while working as a waiter. Never seeing each other is taking it's toll, as the two rarely get a chance to engage one another. Chris finds the attention he craves in Brandy, a saucy co-worker.

Tiger Tail in Blue

2012

World of Facts poster
NR

Maureen is trailing her boyfriend on the highway when his car drifts off to the shoulder. Out of nowhere, she finds herself holding vigil amid a cluster of beeping machines, trapped in the particular purgatory of hospital walls. Loss and reunion are complexly intertwined in this richly textured, precisely designed, emotionally haunting film.

World of Facts

2018

The Becomers poster
3.8

A romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.

The Becomers

2024

No artwork available
6.8

Two months ago, his girlfriend left him. One month ago, he lost both of his jobs after a nervous breakdown. He can't work in his mom's flower shop because he's allergic to pollen and paperwork. Single, lonely, and jobless, Aaron expends his time and energy nurturing a long standing crush on his best friend Sara. Meanwhile, his other best friend, Erik, sells pot to his kid sister Erin (behind his back, naturally). If he manages to get out of bed, Aaron may mow the lawn, or he may reconstruct Stonehenge with a set of encyclopedias. To avoid embarrassing himself, he makes sure to rehearse all of his conversations in advance. Aaron sees something approaching on the horizon. Whether it's his future or his doom, apparently it drives a white SUV.

Quietly On By

2005

No artwork available
5.0

Leading very separate lives, Christy and her boyfriend Buddy live together in her parent's basement with their baby Mikey. As Christy, a waitress and aspiring writer, and Buddy, a plumber's apprentice, struggle with the realities of their lives, questions are formed about obligations, consequences, and all the identities we employ to get through the day.

Present Company

2008

Caitlin Plays Herself poster
3.9

Caitlin, a young Chicago performance artist, struggles to create work that is both personal and political. A piece she performs about the BP oil spill sends her relationship into a tailspin because her onstage nudity bothers her boyfriend.

Caitlin Plays Herself

2011

Grasshoppers poster
NR

Star-crossed immigrant lovers roam their gated community drink-by-drink in search of the perfect house.

Grasshoppers

2021

Behind the camera

Bloomin Mud Shuffle poster
3.9

Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015

Bloomin Mud Shuffle poster
3.9

Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015

Audrey the Trainwreck poster
5.7

The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a television. Ron Hogan, a 28-year-old ATM parts purchaser, and Stacy Ryan, a 27-year-old, oddly charming courier, meet through a matchmaking Internet service and go through the routine of falling for one another.

Audrey the Trainwreck

2010

Audrey the Trainwreck poster
5.7

The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a television. Ron Hogan, a 28-year-old ATM parts purchaser, and Stacy Ryan, a 27-year-old, oddly charming courier, meet through a matchmaking Internet service and go through the routine of falling for one another.

Audrey the Trainwreck

2010

No artwork available
5.5

A young married couple, Christopher & Melody, work opposite schedules to remain financially afloat as Chris bangs out his first novel while working as a waiter. Never seeing each other is taking it's toll, as the two rarely get a chance to engage one another. Chris finds the attention he craves in Brandy, a saucy co-worker.

Tiger Tail in Blue

2012

No artwork available
5.5

A young married couple, Christopher & Melody, work opposite schedules to remain financially afloat as Chris bangs out his first novel while working as a waiter. Never seeing each other is taking it's toll, as the two rarely get a chance to engage one another. Chris finds the attention he craves in Brandy, a saucy co-worker.

Tiger Tail in Blue

2012

Hohokam poster
5.0

After an old friend's visit ends, Lori is feeling a bit down. Bored with her job, agitated at home, and frustrated with money problems, Lori takes out her anger on her ex-marine boyfriend, Anson. However, after a broken mug, a trip to the zoo and a case of the shingles Lori's mood changes.

Hohokam

2007

Hohokam poster
5.0

After an old friend's visit ends, Lori is feeling a bit down. Bored with her job, agitated at home, and frustrated with money problems, Lori takes out her anger on her ex-marine boyfriend, Anson. However, after a broken mug, a trip to the zoo and a case of the shingles Lori's mood changes.

Hohokam

2007

No artwork available
6.8

Two months ago, his girlfriend left him. One month ago, he lost both of his jobs after a nervous breakdown. He can't work in his mom's flower shop because he's allergic to pollen and paperwork. Single, lonely, and jobless, Aaron expends his time and energy nurturing a long standing crush on his best friend Sara. Meanwhile, his other best friend, Erik, sells pot to his kid sister Erin (behind his back, naturally). If he manages to get out of bed, Aaron may mow the lawn, or he may reconstruct Stonehenge with a set of encyclopedias. To avoid embarrassing himself, he makes sure to rehearse all of his conversations in advance. Aaron sees something approaching on the horizon. Whether it's his future or his doom, apparently it drives a white SUV.

Quietly On By

2005

No artwork available
6.8

Two months ago, his girlfriend left him. One month ago, he lost both of his jobs after a nervous breakdown. He can't work in his mom's flower shop because he's allergic to pollen and paperwork. Single, lonely, and jobless, Aaron expends his time and energy nurturing a long standing crush on his best friend Sara. Meanwhile, his other best friend, Erik, sells pot to his kid sister Erin (behind his back, naturally). If he manages to get out of bed, Aaron may mow the lawn, or he may reconstruct Stonehenge with a set of encyclopedias. To avoid embarrassing himself, he makes sure to rehearse all of his conversations in advance. Aaron sees something approaching on the horizon. Whether it's his future or his doom, apparently it drives a white SUV.

Quietly On By

2005

No artwork available
6.8

Two months ago, his girlfriend left him. One month ago, he lost both of his jobs after a nervous breakdown. He can't work in his mom's flower shop because he's allergic to pollen and paperwork. Single, lonely, and jobless, Aaron expends his time and energy nurturing a long standing crush on his best friend Sara. Meanwhile, his other best friend, Erik, sells pot to his kid sister Erin (behind his back, naturally). If he manages to get out of bed, Aaron may mow the lawn, or he may reconstruct Stonehenge with a set of encyclopedias. To avoid embarrassing himself, he makes sure to rehearse all of his conversations in advance. Aaron sees something approaching on the horizon. Whether it's his future or his doom, apparently it drives a white SUV.

Quietly On By

2005

No artwork available
5.0

Leading very separate lives, Christy and her boyfriend Buddy live together in her parent's basement with their baby Mikey. As Christy, a waitress and aspiring writer, and Buddy, a plumber's apprentice, struggle with the realities of their lives, questions are formed about obligations, consequences, and all the identities we employ to get through the day.

Present Company

2008

Oh! My Dear Desire poster
9.0

Three men commit acts of passion, willfully opposing the mores that they've allowed to dominate their lives. Debut feature film by Frank V. Ross.

Oh! My Dear Desire

2003