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Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother, Celia Sayre (Martin) Chazelle, is an American-Canadian writer and professor of history at The College of New Jersey. His father, Bernard Chazelle, is a French-American Eugene Higgins Professor of computer science at Princeton University, originally from Clamart, France. Chazelle has a sister, Anna, who is an actress and circus performer.- Lucinda Coxon is an award-winning writer for film, television, and stage. Her feature screenplays include The Danish Girl, starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, Wild Target, starring Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, and Rupert Grint; and The Heart of Me, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, and Paul Bettany. She collaborated with Guillermo Del Toro on Crimson Peak and more recently adapted Sarah Waters' novel The Little Stranger for film, to be directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Her four-part version of The Crimson Petal and the White, based on Michael Faber's novel, was screened to critical acclaim on BBC2, and starred Romola Garai and Chris O'Dowd. It received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Miniseries.
Her stage plays include What Are They Like? (National Theatre); Herding Cats (Theatre Royal Bath and the Hampstead Theatre), for which she was a Theatre Award UK nominee; Happy Now? (National Theatre and 59E59Theaters in NYC), for which Ms. Coxon received the Writers Guild of Great Britain's Best Play Award as well as Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations; Nostalgia and Vesuvius (South Coast Repertory Theater); The Eternal Not (National Theatre); Wishbones; Waiting at the Water's Edge (Bush Theatre); and Improbabilities (Soho Poly). Her stage adaptations include The Ice Palace, based on the novella by Tarjei Vesaas, and a translation of Lorca'sThe Shoemaker's Incredible Wife (National Theatre).
She is currently adapting Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth for Working Title Films, and writing a new play for the National Theatre. - Writer
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writer The One I Love (2014), The Discovery (2017), Windfall (2022)
After receiving a film degree from the University of Central Florida, Justin went on to attend the American Film Institute (AFI) where he received his Masters in Screenwriting. Upon graduating, Justin began to collaborate with Charlie McDowell on several projects. Their partnership culminated with the film "The One I Love", which starred Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it was purchased for distribution. For his efforts, Justin was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Justin and Charlie went on to complete their second feature film "The Discovery" in April of 2016. Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Robert Redford starred.
In 2020 Justin developed the story for Windfall with Charlie McDowell, Jason Segel, and Andrew Kevin Walker. Justin and Andrew co-wrote the screenplay. The screenplay was produced in 2021 - starring Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons, and Jason Segel. Windfall was purchased by Netflix and released March 18th 2022.- Producer
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Charise Castro Smith is known for Encanto (2021), The Haunting of Hill House (2018) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).- Producer
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Harris Danow is known for Little Fires Everywhere (2020), Daisy Jones & The Six (2023) and Mo (2022).- Producer
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Liz Tigelaar was born on 4 October 1975 in the USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Little Fires Everywhere (2020), Tiny Beautiful Things (2023) and Nashville (2012). She is married to Alison Rou. They have one child.- Producer
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Susan Soon He Stanton is known for Succession (2018), Dead Ringers (2023) and Brooklyn Love Stories (2019).- Producer
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Emily Kaczmarek [pronounced KAZ-mer-ack] is a Los Angeles-based writer for TV, theatre, and film. As a writer/producer, Emily has worked on shows like Monsterland (Hulu), The Staircase (HBOMax), and American Gigolo (Showtime), and has multiple TV and film projects in development with Sony, Fifth Season, Amazon, and others. Her plays and musicals have been developed and produced at theaters across the country, and she has been an artist in residence at places like New York Stage and Film, Space on Ryder Farm, and the Hermitage Artist Retreat. Emily is a 2018 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient and was nominated for a 2022 Writers Guild Award for The Staircase. And whenever possible, she sings.- Producer
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Davah Avena is known for Grand Hotel (2019), Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017) and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020).