Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett (born February 9, 1976 in Bensonhurst , Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American film director and screenwriter .
life and career
Sollett grew up in an Italian-Jewish neighborhood in Bensonhurst .
His first film was the 26-minute short film Five Feet High and Rising . He wrote the script for this film together with Eva Vives for his graduation from the Tisch School of Arts at New York University . With Five Feet High and Rising , Sollett won awards from the Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival . According to Sollett, the short film is autobiographical and based on experiences of his childhood in Brooklyn . It also served as a template for his first feature film, Summer in New York .
In 2017 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Five Feet High and Rising (short film)
- 2002: Summer in New York (Raising Victor Vargas)
- 2008: Nick and Norah - One Night's Soundtrack (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist)
- 2015: Freeheld - Every love is the same (Freeheld)
Web links
- Peter Sollett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sollett, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bensonhurst , Brooklyn , New York City |