Alan Upchurch(1957-1994)
Lifelong devotees of the macabre, twins Alan & Mark Upchurch were born in Durham, North Carolina and began their filmmaking careers in 1971, when the family acquired an 8mm movie camera. Upon Graduating Alan used his mastery of languages to pursue a career as a freelance translator. In 1993 he curated the first American retrospectives of Barbara Steele and Italian film director Mario Bava. Diagnosed with AIDS, he was in the process of researching a book about Steele when his final illness overtook him. He returned home, where his parents cared for him until his death at age 37.