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Dana Adam Shapiro


Dana Adam Shapiro was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for his first film, Murderball, a documentary about the United States Paralympic Quad Rugby Team. His latest film, Monogamy, starring Chris Messina and Rashida Jones, is nominated for a 2011 Independent Spirit Award and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 Monogamy
 
2007 My Biodegradable Heart (short)
 
2005 Murderball (documentary)
 
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2010 Monogamy (written by)
 
2007 My Biodegradable Heart (short)
 
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2010 Monogamy (producer)
 
2005 Murderball (documentary) (producer)
 
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2010 Monogamy (writer: "Hey Jo", "You Don't Know Nat's Song")
 
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2009 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story (documentary) (as Bummer and Lazarus)
 
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2013 Wildlife (thanks) (completed)
 
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2005 The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)
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2005 Q/A: Murderball (TV short)
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Monogamy -- Increasingly anxious about his impending marriage to Nat (Jones) and thoroughly bored with his day job as a wedding photographer, Theo (Messina) establishes a hobby: he's hired by clients to clandestinely snap voyeuristic photos of them as they go about their days. Things go smoothly until a sexy new customer's exhibitionism leads to an all-consuming obsession. Murderball -- A film about paraplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs - overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
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Bummer and Lazarus
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It's a silly promise to say, 'I will love you forever'. No one can say that. it's just not true. I don't care. No one can say it and no one should be loved unconditionally. See more »