- Was so deeply affected by Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", he offered (and begged) to shoot the video for free. Upon doing so, he sent the video to Trent Reznor, lead singer of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor was in session with Zack De La Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine fame) at the time, and they were reportedly so awestruck emotionally that they had to leave the room and recuperate, Reznor himself being moved to tears. The video itself features footage of a decrepit Cash at the flood ravaged House of Cash Museum interspersed with footage from Cash's personal collection of himself in his youth. This masterpiece of a video has since found itself in heavy rotation on both VH1 and MTV.
- His music video for Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" was voted best video of all time by Guardian readers - ahead of even "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.
- His surname means "Little Roman" in Polish and Czech.
- His video for Madonna's "Rain" voted #70 in Slant Magazines Top 100 Videos. (19th January 2003).
- Was considered by 20th Century Fox as a potential director for the 2006 The Omen (2006) remake, however John Moore eventually got the job.
- Was originally attached to direct The Wolfman (2010) but left after disputes over budget.
- Graduated from Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College with a degree in Cinema and Photography
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