‏Francis Delia‏

A native New Yorker, Delia began as performer with RCA recording group "The Bruthers". Studied at School of Visual Arts and Cooper Union, NYC; worked as commercial photographer for Madison Avenue Ad agencies Benton & Bowles, BBD&O, Ogilvy, Mathers; editorial including National Lampoon & High Times. Photographed John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Norman Mailer. Key art photography for movie ads including De Palma's "Dress To Kill", John Carpenter's "The Fog", "Escape From New York". Produced/directed scores of music videos including #1's Sara (w/Rebecca De Mornay)/We Built This City (Starship) and Rockwell's Somebody's Watching Me (BET's Top 100 Videos) . Four music videos adapted for VH-1's POP-UP VIDEO including "Mexican Radio" (Wall of Voodoo) and "Psychotherapy" (The Ramones), listed on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Videos of All Time . TV directing / writing credits include "War of the Worlds" (Paramount), "Against the Law" (Fox), "Max Headroom" (ABC), Michael Mann's "Crime Story" (NBC), multiple episodes of "Friday the 13th, the Series (Paramount). Feature films as director and/or writer include "Freeway" (New World) "Troublebound" (ITC/Fox Video), An American Haunting, (Donald Sutherland/Sissy Spacek; "Che" (Davis-Panzer, 2007); The Game: Life After The Math (Universal 2009); musical feature "America" (2010), "Symphony of the Universe" (2012), "Long Day Journey" feature film (post production, 2014). Pre-production on "The Deadline" based on Norman Mailer novel "The Time of Her Time (2014). Voodoo Guitar Man (2014).