Rodrigo Lopresti (born September 6, 1976) is an American-Argentine actor, musician and film director who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He released songs as The Hermitt, with his first commercial album released in 2003.
Biography Personal life Rodrigo Lopresti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the youngest of two children. Lopresti grew up in Miami, Florida. He graduated Miami Beach Senior High in 1995. Lopresti became the singer and guitar player of a surf-punk band called Garlands Room in 1994. He released an album two years later under the name The Hermitt. He played most of the instruments in the 2003 release titled & The Story of the Insects. Lopresti is also a painter.
Career Lopresti got his start with a small role in the movie Dark Voices (2001), and since has appeared in several TV shows, Web Shorts, and commercials. He's also appeared in several movies, including Delirious and The Imperialists Are Still Alive!. His band, The Hermitt and two songs he wrote were featured in the film Last Days. Lopresti won a 2006 Best Short Film Award at the Charlotte Film Festival for the film Lucia, which he directed and played the lead role.http://candelacreativegroup.com/v1/home.html He also directed and starred in You're Gonna Feel Funny After, a short film written by Noah Buschel In 2011 he co-wrote, co-directed and starred in i'm not me, his first feature as a director, which was selected as part of the IFP lab of 2010 and Wroclaw's Gotham In Progress 11 projects of 2011. He's also had roles in Bringing Rain, The Missing Person, and Neal Cassady.
The Hermitt
Lopresti built a recording studio in a tiny windowless closet of a Brooklyn apartment he shared with Francis Benhamou. Lopresti recorded, arranged and mastered 14 songs into a Korg digital 8-track device. In 2003, "& The Story of The Insects" was born. He released the album under Devious Semantics, a record label he co-founded with Kevin Brady and Tyler Fenio.
Lopresti played most of the instruments on the album and designed the cover artwork. Ryan Donowho played drums on "& Calistos Curse." and Patrick Galligan on “I-Mold”, “A Pointless Ride”, “The Man Behind The Mask”, and “El Rostro Impenetrable”.
Gus Van Sant featured two songs, "Seen as None," and "Pointless Ride," on the soundtrack for his 2005 movie "Last Days." The Hermitt band, featuring Kevin Brady on bass and Patrick Galligan on drums, was the band playing at a bar in the Last Days movie.
The band has not performed live since 2008.
Discography The Alchis EP Sessions in Pagoda EP The Hermitt & the Story of the Insects LP
Filmography YearFilmRoleNotes2020Holy New YorkHectorFeature Film2019FBIProfessor Will KellyEpisode: "A New Dawn"2018Julian Got the PartJulianShort Film2018Castle RockGaddisEpisode: "Past Perfect"2017The NingyoC. MarloweShort FilmThe SinnerGabeEpisode: "Part VII"20164am Redmond And MedaRedmondShort FilmWomen Who KillJacksonFeature FilmVinylDannyEpisode: "E.A.B."2015The ChallengerCameramanFeature FilmBlindspotShawn PalmerEpisode: "Cede Your Soul "2013A Song Still InsideMichael HayesFeature Film2012Blue BloodsKeith DaleyEpisode: "Mother's Day"2011I'm Not MeJosh MorganFeature Film2010The Imperialists Are Still Alive!EagleFeature Film2009You're Gonna Feel Funny AfterMikeShort FilmThe Missing PersonCarlos ClementeFeature Film2008Last CallFranciscoFeature Film2007Neal CassadyJim MarisFeature Film2006The Night ListenerYoung Man at PartyFeature FilmDeliriousDemoFeature FilmLuciaAndrew LaskyShort Film2005Last DaysThe Hermitt (Band in Club)Feature Film2003Bringing RainReb BabbittFeature Film2001Dark VoicesDiegoFeature Film
References
External links Review of The Hermitt "& The Story of The Insects." with downloadable samples of their songs" Last.fm