Jeffrey D. Brown

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Jeffrey D. Brown (* before 1977 in New York ) is an American film director , film producer and screenwriter who won an Oscar in 1986 for the film Molly's Pilgrim .

Life

Brown attended New York University and then studied at the Tisch School of the Arts , a faculty at New York University. He entered the film business in 1977 with the horror film Murder Spiders . In 1980 he worked on the documentary Fist of Fear, Touch of Death as editor and sound designer .

In 1986 Brown won an Oscar in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category for his film Molly's Pilgrim . He wrote the script, directed and also produced the film. In addition to another documentary, he mainly worked for television in the following years. Brown wrote the screenplay for the road movie The Dream of Apollo XI in 1994 and appeared as executive producer. In 1987 he was involved in the comedy drama Dream with the Fishes as a co-producer and writer.

Brown wrote and directed the screenplay for the 2014 two-award-winning drama Sold , which is based on a model from Patricia McCormick's novel of the same name. Among other things, Emma Thompson appeared in the film as executive producer. The film is about the fate of thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, who lives with her impoverished family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1977: Killer Spiders ( Kingdom of the Spiders ; camera and light)
  • 1980: Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (documentary; editing and sound design)
  • 1985: Molly's Pilgrim (short; screenplay, production, director)
  • 1987: Beirut: The Last Home Movie (documentary; sound design)
  • 1987: CBS Schoolbreak Special - What If I'm Gay? (TV series; director)
  • 1988, 1990: The Wonder Years (TV series, 3 episodes; director)
  • 1989: Inspector Hooperman - The Long So Long (TV series; director)
  • 1989: Baby Boom - Xylophone (TV series; director)
  • 1992: Freshman Dorm - The Scarlett Letter (TV series; director)
  • 1992: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation - My Friend Flicker ( LA Law , TV series; director)
  • 1994: The Dream of Apollo XI ( Pontiac Moon ; executive producer, screenplay)
  • 1997: Dream with the Fishes (co-producer, writer)
  • 2014: Sold (Writer, Director)

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Director Biography ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at siff.net (English), accessed on January 31, 2016.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.siff.net
  2. ↑ The 58th Academy Awards | 1986 at oscars.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Jeffrey D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director, film producer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH before 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , United States