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He graduated from Columbia University in 1984 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing, having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Milos Forman. His first film, _End of the Line (1988)_, was a Sundance Institute project and was released by Orion Classics. He has since written projects for Imagine Entertainment and TriStar Pictures and has directed numerous documentaries for PBS... See full bio »

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in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Still of Jay Russell and Alex Etel in The Water Horse Director Jay Russell (center) discusses a scene with Joaquin Phoenix (left) and John Travolta (right). Sissy Spacek and Jay Russell in Tuck Everlasting Still of Ben Chaplin, Jay Russell and Alex Etel in The Water Horse Still of Jay Russell and Alex Etel in The Water Horse Still of Jay Russell in The Water Horse
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2012 Wake the Dead (pre-production)
 
2007 The Water Horse
 
2004 Ladder 49
 
2002 Tuck Everlasting
 
2000 My Dog Skip
 
1996 Great Drives (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1987 End of the Line
 
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2011 Whole Lotta Sole (producer)
 
2007 The Water Horse (executive producer)
 
2000 My Dog Skip (executive producer)
 
1996 CyberLife (TV series) (segment producer - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 13 November 1996 (1996) (segment producer - segments)
 
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2012 Wake the Dead (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
1987 End of the Line (written by)
 
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2010 Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (documentary) (special thanks)
 
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2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Diane Lane (2002) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
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– The Films of Jay Russell … Himself
 

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End of the Line -- Two railroad workers from Clifford, Ark. become heroes when they hijack a locomotive to protest the closing of the local railroad company. The Water Horse -- Clip: It's fun, actually (riding montage) Tuck Everlasting -- A young woman meets and falls in love with a young man who is part of a family of immortals.
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First job: Directed parks and tourism commercials for the state of Arkansas. Boss: Bill Clinton. See more »

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