Daryl Wein
Daryl Wein | |
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Los Angeles, California , U.S. | |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, actor, producer, artist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse |
Daryl Robert Wein (born December 23, 1983) is an American artist, filmmaker, producer and actor.
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California to Jan Sparling and Mitchell Wein, he was raised in
Wein graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2006.[6] Prior to his senior year of high school, he attended a summer film intensive at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he made a 16mm short film.[7]
Career
In 2006, Wein co-wrote and directed
Wein's debut feature-length film was
Wein's first feature-length narrative film was Breaking Upwards (2009),[8] starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Olivia Thirlby and Andrea Martin. He co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Duchan and Lister-Jones. Breaking Upwards explores a young, real-life New York couple who, battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. The film was shot on location in New York and Brooklyn on a budget of approximately $15,000 and lauded as an example of sweat equity in the indie film industry by the New York Times.[9] Breaking Upwards premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March, 2009.[10] Wein has said the film was inspired by an open relationship he was in, where they decided to strategize their breakup over the course of a year.[7]
Wein is the director of the independent feature film
In 2014, Wein wrote and directed the short Let's Get Digital for the
Wein and Lister-Jones co-wrote
Wein's feature Blueprint (2017), developed with, co-written by and starring Jerod Haynes, chronicles the crisis of a young African American living in South Side of Chicago whose best friend is killed in a police shooting. Blueprint premiered at the Deauville Film Festival on September 6, 2017.[17] The Orchard released the film worldwide.
Wein executive produced Band Aid, written and directed by
Wein's next feature, White Rabbit, co-written with and starring Vivian Bang, was a dramatic comedy about a young Korean-American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her DIY performances in modern Los Angeles. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018.[19]
Wein co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote, and co-DP'd the film How It Ends, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and stars Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Kroll, Olivia Wilde, Helen Hunt, Lamorne Morris, Fred Armisen, Bradley Whitford, Charlie Day, and Whitney Cummings.
In television, Wein has directed episodes of Mozart in the Jungle for Amazon and Single Parents for ABC.
Personal life
In 2013, Wein married Zoe Lister-Jones.[20] Lister-Jones announced that they had split in September 2021.[21]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credited as | Distribution | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
2006 | Unlocked | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Short film | |
2008 | Sex Positive
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Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Documentary | |
2009 | Breaking Upwards | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | IFC Films | Feature film |
2012 | Lola Versus | Yes | Screenplay | Fox Searchlight
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Feature film | |
2014 | Let's Get Digital | Yes | Screenplay | Short film | ||
2014 | Brooklyn Decker Threesome | Yes | Short film | |||
2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Yes | Web series, episode: "Now, Fortissimo!" | |||
2015 | Consumed | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Feature film | |
2016 | Band Aid | Yes | Feature film | |||
2017 | Blueprint | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Feature film | |
2018 | White Rabbit | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Feature film | |
2021 | How It Ends | Yes | Yes | Screenplay | Feature film | |
2022 | Something from Tiffany's | Yes | No | No | Feature film |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Magic Rock | Tanner | |
2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Pimply | TV movie |
2003 | The Hebrew Hammer | Teenage Gentile | |
2003 | Ed | Student Tommy | TV series, episode: "History Lessons" |
2010 | Breaking Upwards | Daryl | Movie |
2017 | Life in Pieces | Elijah | TV series, episode: "Late Smuggling Dreambaby Voucher" |
References
- ^ King, Carol (August 13, 2003). "Westport Teens Take on Off-Broadway Theater Production". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2012 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Schmidt, Stephen (March 26, 2010). "Onward and Upwards: Staples grad brings home feature film". Westport News. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
- ^ Syme, Rachel (June 18, 2012). "Double Feature: The indie-filmmaking couple that works together stays together". Time. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Zhong, Fan (April 30, 2012). "Lola Versus". W.
- ^ "Features". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ a b c "SXSW Interview: "Breaking Upwards" Director Daryl Wein". Indiewire. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Breaking Upwards official site". Breakingupwards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (26 March 2010). "Tiny-Budget Adventures of 'Breaking Upwards'". The New York Times.
- ^ Adam Lee Sweeney. "SXSW Review: Breaking Upwards". Filmschoolrejects.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Amsden, David (June 13, 2012). "In Life and Art, It's All About Us". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Syme, Rachel (June 18, 2012). "Double Feature". Time. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Lola Versus: Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Let's Get Digital short". Tribecafilm.com. 2014-03-12. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Consumed official site". Consumedthemovie.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ Guest. "LA Film Festival: Consumed". Tickets.lafilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Blueprint". festival-deauville.com. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Band Aid - Discover the best in independent, foreign, documentaries, and genre cinema from IFC Films. - IFC Films" – via www.ifcfilms.com.
- ^ "'2018 Sundance Film Festival: Feature Films Announced". sundance.org. 2017-11-29. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Grappling With GMOs: Daryl Wein & Zoe Lister-Jones On 'Consumed'". Rich Roll. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Zoe Lister-Jones Opens Up About Her Open Marriage with Director Daryl Wein | Pajiba". Pajiba. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
External links
- Daryl Wein at IMDb