claim: Ed Decter is a television director.
evidence: Enter the Void is a 2009 English-language French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noe and starring Nathaniel Brown , Paz de la Huerta , and Cyril Roy .. Gaspar Noe. Gaspar Noe. Nathaniel Brown. Nathaniel Brown. Paz de la Huerta. Paz de la Huerta. drama film. drama film. Set in the neon-lit nightclub environments of Tokyo , the story follows Oscar , a young American drug dealer who gets shot by the police , but continues to watch subsequent events during an out-of-body experience .. Tokyo. Tokyo. out-of-body experience. out-of-body experience. The film is shot from a first-person viewpoint , which often floats above the city streets , and occasionally features Oscar staring over his own shoulder as he recalls moments from his past .. first-person viewpoint. First-person narrative. Noe labels the film a `` psychedelic melodrama '' .. Noe 's dream project for many years , the production was made possible after the commercial success of his previous feature film , Irreversible -LRB- 2002 -RRB- .. Irreversible. Irreversible. Enter the Void was primarily financed by Wild Bunch , while Fidelite Films led the actual production .. Wild Bunch. Wild Bunch ( film company ). With a mix of professionals and newcomers , the film makes heavy use of imagery inspired by experimental cinema and psychedelic drug experiences .. psychedelic drug. psychedelic drug. Principal photography took place on location in Tokyo , and involved many complicated crane shots .. Tokyo. Tokyo. Co-producers included the visual effects studio BUF Compagnie , which also provided the computer-generated imagery .. BUF Compagnie. BUF Compagnie. computer-generated imagery. computer-generated imagery. The film 's soundtrack is a collage of electronic pop and experimental music .. A rough cut premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival , but post-production work continued , and the film was not released in France until almost a year later .. Cannes. 2009 Cannes Film Festival. 2009 Cannes Film Festival. 2009 Cannes Film Festival. A cut-down version was released in the United States and United Kingdom in September 2010 .. The critical response was sharply divided  : positive reviews described the film as captivating and innovative , while negative critics called it tedious and puerile .. The film performed poorly at the box office .. poorly at the box office. box office bomb