Jen Chaiken
Jen Chaiken is an American
Early life
Chaiken grew up in San Leandro and Lafayette.[1] She is a graduate of Yale University, and lived in NYC before returning to San Francisco in 1997. Chaiken's intro to the film business began as an apprenticeship in New York after she finished college.[2] She is a partner in the California-based 72 Productions.[3] Chaiken is gay and married to Sam Hamilton, whom she married in 2002.[2]
Career
Chaiken was a producer for the dramedy Afternoon Delight and the feature documentary Inequality for All with Robert Reich, both of which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013. Afternoon Delight won the US Drama Directing Award and Inequality for All received a Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking. Along with her producing partner Sebastian Dungan, Chaiken was selected for Variety's prestigious 10 Producers to Watch 2012 list.[4]
For her work on
Other credits for Chaiken include
References
- ^ "What Are You Working On? with Jen Chaiken". 7x7 Bay Area. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b "Not your average mogul: producer Jen Chaiken makes acclaimed--films both gay and otherwise--but for her, it's ultimately all about family. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ 72 Productions
- ^ "Dungan & Chaiken: Challenging each other for 'Afternoon Delight'". Variety. 2012-12-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29.
- ^ Naked States
- ^ Positively Naked Archived 2013-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Restaurant
- ^ Family Name
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