The Hole (2010 film)

Courtney Fathom Sell
Sell arriving at Outfest. Park City. 2012
Born	Courtney Fathom Sell (1985-01-28) January 28, 1985 (age 32) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	filmmaker, musician, composer, writer, video artist, film producer
Known for	The Hole, Don't Let the Devil in, My Dying Day, No Place Like Home, Art Star Scene Studios, Satan, Hold My Hand

Courtney Fathom Sell (born in Boston, Massachusetts January 28, 1985) is an American filmmaker, outsider musician, composer, writer and video artist primarily recognized for his prolific independent filmmaking career. He has shot a majority of his work on a Hi8 video camera and other lo-fi equipment. He has contributed numerous articles to several publications including Filmmaker Magazine and indieWIRE regarding D.I.Y. filmmaking. Much of his video work has been archived at Anthology Film Archives. A proponent for online distribution, Sell has self-released many of his films and much of his music for free on his official website.

Sell is recognized for his D.I.Y. filmmaking strategies including the development and creation of his own CGI effects and video filters. He commonly composes and records the soundtrack scores to many of his films, and an album of many of those scores was released under the title "Themes for Films" in 2011. In 2009, four of his short documentaries, My Dying Day, Under the Bridge, Long Way Back to Paradise and White Clover were released in a DVD compilation set. In 2010, Sell co-directed and produced the award-winning short documentary The Hole.

In addition, Sell has directed music videos for various bands including Xiu Xiu, notably their 2008 official video Master of the Bump from their album Women as Lovers. He has made cameo appearances in numerous projects including HBO's Treme and a commercial for Stella Artois during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

In November 2016, Sell's anticipated horror film Don't Let the Devil in was selected to be the official Film in Residency through Facets distribution label. On November 8, 2016 Election Day Sell's independent record label Crude Records released the debut album of Pukwudgie, a collaboration between Sell & Matthew McAuley of ARE Weapons. The album was made available for free download.