Victory Tischler-Blue is an American film producer, director, writer, and photographer, widely recognized for her powerful and unsettling 2005 debut feature film "Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways." This film was based on Tischler-Blue's tenure with the influential 1970s all-girl teenage rock band the Runaways, which also launched the careers of future rock superstars Lita Ford and Joan Jett.
Born and raised in Newport Beach, California, Tischler-Blue entered the entertainment industry at the age of 17, when she joined the Runaways. Although the band existed for only 3 1/2 years, its impact forever changed the face of rock 'n' roll and continues to be felt in the music industry today.
After the Runaways disbanded, Victory Tischler-Blue was cast by director Rob Reiner in the comedy classic "This Is Spinal Tap," and she was so inspired by the entire filmmaking process that she soon shifted her focus from music to motion pictures. Working alongside Academy Award winner Rob Blalack (Star Wars),Tischler-Blue honed her skills in the innovative world of high-end visual effects before settling into a producer role.
In 2003, Tischler-Blue founded Sacred Dogs Entertainment Group, LLC, a motion picture production company. Her critically acclaimed documentary debut "Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways" was picked up by Showtime Networks, where it ran for two years, with over 200 screenings, and later enjoyed similar DVD success.
In 2010, another feature film about the band, "The Runaways," starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, and Scout Taylor-Compton, was released, directed by Floria Sigismondi, who cites Tischler-Blue's "Edgeplay" as an inspiration for elements of her film.
Tischler-Blue was handpicked by Bee Gee Robin Gibb to executive produce the network special: The Bee Gees "Unbroken Fever" - The 30th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever, and has just wrapped production on "Naked Under Leather," a film about 1970s leather-clad glam rocker Suzi Quatro, which is slated for a 2010 release.
Tischler-Blue is currently executive producing two new television series: "El Guitarrista" on which she is working with producer/songwriter Dick Wagner and the eerie, edgy episodic drama "Rarebirds."
Tischler-Blue is also developing a film and book project celebrating the life and work of 1960s male physique photographer Mel Roberts.
A talented photographer, Tischler-Blue has been manipulating light and creating dramatic single-frame tableaux for the past two decades. Best known for her intimate celebrity portraits, stark, surreal desert landscapes, and images of pure Spanish horses, she will be publishing a photography book titled "Pura Raza Testosterone" depicting the raw, primal beauty of Andalusian Stallions in 2010.
In Q3/2010, Tischler-Blue's new internet television network "Desert Seven" will be launched, consisting of a diverse line-up of streamed content with a focus on episodic web dramas produced and directed by many of the industry's leading and most innovative filmmakers.
