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Daryl Wein

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Daryl Wein at an event for Breaking Upwards (2009)
A journalist and his female companion travel to interview a famous musician in Rome where a generous invite to a country estate becomes something much more than anyone expected.
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Daryl Wein is an award-winning filmmaker. He is represented by CAA and Rain Management.

He directed "Something from Tiffany's" in 2022 starring Zoey Deutch and Kendrick Sampson for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios.

He co-wrote/co-directed/co-produced/DP'd/edited, "How It Ends"; released by MGM and had its World Premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Helen Hunt, Fred Armisen, Nick Kroll, Lamorne Morris.

His narrative feature film, "White Rabbit", had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018 starring Vivian Bang (Swedish Dicks) and Nana Ghana (LA Woman Rising). Daryl was the executive producer of "Band Aid" (IFC Films), starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally and Fred Armisen, which had its World Premiere at Sundance in 2017.

He co-wrote and directed, "Lola Versus", for Fox Searchlight starring Greta Gerwig (Greenberg), Zoe Lister-Jones (Breaking Upwards), Joel Kinnaman (Robocop), Hamish Linklater (The Future), Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment), and Bill Pullman (Independence Day).

His debut narrative feature film, "Breaking Upwards" with Zoe Lister-Jones (Lola Versus), Julie White (Transformers), Peter Friedman (The Savages), Olivia Thirlby (Juno), and Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), was an official selection in the Narrative Competition at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival. IFC Films released the film theatrically and on VOD in 2010.

His political drama "Blueprint" (Deauville Film Festival) was released by The Orchard. His agricultural thriller, "Consumed", starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Griffin Dunne, and Danny Glover can be seen on Netflix and was championed by Erin Brockovich.

In TV, Wein directed for the Golden Globe-winning show "Mozart in the Jungle" for Amazon, as well as digital projects for Vice and Refinery29. His pilot "Awokened" starring David Walton, Michaela Watkins, Jeremy Sisto, Lamorne Morris, Majandra Delfino, Zoe Lister-Jones premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He recently directed for Season 2 of "Single Parents" for ABC.

Wein's feature length documentary, "Sex Positive," won the Grand Jury Prize at the L.A. Outfest Film Fest, and was an official selection at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival, London Film Festival, Boston Independent Film Festival, among thirty other film festivals around the world. Regent Releasing distributed the film theatrically in North America, and the film has been released in 8 foreign countries on broadcast and theatrically, most notably at the BFI in London.

In 2006 Daryl co-wrote and directed, "Unlocked," a short psychological drama starring Olivia Thirlby (Juno) and executive produced by Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliot). The film was an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as the Gijon Film Festival in Spain and 20 other film festivals. It was voted one of the "Best Short Films in the World" by Indy Mogul.

He is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
BornDecember 23, 1983
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BornDecember 23, 1983
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
    Something from Tiffany's
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2022
    Zoe Lister-Jones and Cailee Spaeny in How It Ends (2021)
    How It Ends
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2021
    White Rabbit (2018)
    White Rabbit
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2018
    Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus (2012)
    Lola Versus
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director



    • Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch in Something from Tiffany's (2022)
      Something from Tiffany's
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Zoe Lister-Jones and Cailee Spaeny in How It Ends (2021)
      How It Ends
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Brad Garrett, Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis, and Jake Choi in Single Parents (2018)
      Single Parents
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Awokened (2019)
      Awokened
      6.5
      TV Short
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2019
    • Pay No Attention
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • White Rabbit (2018)
      White Rabbit
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Blueprint (2017)
      Blueprint
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Consumed (2015)
      Consumed
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Gael García Bernal and Lola Kirke in Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
      Mozart in the Jungle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Brooklyn Decker in Brooklyn Decker Threesome (2014)
      Brooklyn Decker Threesome
      5.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Let's Get Digital
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus (2012)
      Lola Versus
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Breaking Upwards (2009)
      Breaking Upwards
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Sex Positive (2008)
      Sex Positive
      6.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2008
    • Unlocked
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

    Producer



    • Daryl Wein, Jack Farthing, Abigail Cowen, and Maria Bakalova in Electra (2024)
      Electra
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Zoe Lister-Jones and Cailee Spaeny in How It Ends (2021)
      How It Ends
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Awokened (2019)
      Awokened
      6.5
      TV Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • White Rabbit (2018)
      White Rabbit
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Blueprint (2017)
      Blueprint
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Fred Armisen, Adam Pally, and Zoe Lister-Jones in Band Aid (2017)
      Band Aid
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Consumed (2015)
      Consumed
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Breaking Upwards (2009)
      Breaking Upwards
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Sex Positive (2008)
      Sex Positive
      6.6
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2008
    • Unlocked
      6.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Daryl Wein, Jack Farthing, Abigail Cowen, and Maria Bakalova in Electra (2024)
      Electra
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Zoe Lister-Jones and Cailee Spaeny in How It Ends (2021)
      How It Ends
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Awokened (2019)
      Awokened
      6.5
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Pay No Attention
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • White Rabbit (2018)
      White Rabbit
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Blueprint (2017)
      Blueprint
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Consumed (2015)
      Consumed
      5.6
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Let's Get Digital
      7.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus (2012)
      Lola Versus
      5.5
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Breaking Upwards (2009)
      Breaking Upwards
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • Unlocked
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006

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    Unlocked
    Full Movie 11:07
    Unlocked
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:29
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:29
    Official Trailer
    Sex Positive
    Trailer 2:00
    Sex Positive
    Breaking Upwards
    Trailer 2:26
    Breaking Upwards
    Breaking Upwards
    Trailer 2:09
    Breaking Upwards
    Sex Positive
    Trailer 2:16
    Sex Positive

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • December 23, 1983
      • Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Zoe Lister-JonesJuly 7, 2013 - present (separated)
    • Other works
      Produced and starred in the non-equity showcase production of the Irish play "Stones in his Pockets," by Marie Jones in August of 2003 at the Kirk Theater on Theatre Row (410 west 42nd Street.)

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      Graduated from Staples High school.

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