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Jack C. Newell

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Jack C. Newell
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/42-grams

42 Grams is an intimate portrait of how chef Jake Bickelhaupt evolved from running an illegal restaurant out of his home to being a culinary celebrity in less than a year and the toll it takes on his personal life.
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Jack C. Newell is a writer, director, producer, actor, and public artist. He is the co-creator of Destroy Your Art, and the co-creator of the public art project, The Wabash Lights and created The Second City Film School at The Second City.

His feature film credits span genres from the comedies including Monuments, Open Tables, and Hope Springs Eternal to the documentaries, 42 Grams, How (not) to Build a School in Haiti, and America's First. His films have screened theatrical in the US and internationally and have been featured at various film festivals, including the Austin Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and have premiered on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.
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Chicago International Film Festival - Script to Screen Panel
On the set of "Open Tables"
On the set of Monuments
On the set of Monuments
Jack C. Newell

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Open Tables (2015)
Open Tables
8.4
  • Director
  • 2015
Noah Gregoropoulos, Greg Hollimon, Bruce Jarchow, Tim Kazurinsky, Susan Messing, T.J. Jagodowski, Holly Laurent, Jet Eveleth, Nicky Margolis, Kate Duffy, and Sherra Lasley in Close Quarters (2012)
Close Quarters
7.3
  • Director
  • 2012
Stages of Emily (2010)
Stages of Emily
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 2010
Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, and Javier Muñoz in Monuments (2020)
Monuments
4.4
  • Director
  • 2020

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Director

  • America's First
    • Post-production
  • Crafted for Christmas
    • Post-production
  • American Schemers
    • Post-production
  • How (not) to Build a School in Haiti (2022)
    How (not) to Build a School in Haiti
  • Herb Porter and Sarah Brooks in Christmas with Felicity (2021)
    Christmas with Felicity
  • Friend Dog Studios: The Sketches (2015)
    Friend Dog Studios: The Sketches
  • Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, and Javier Muñoz in Monuments (2020)
    Monuments
  • Mia Rose Frampton, Dani Cimorelli, Lisa Cimorelli, Lauren Cimorelli, Katherine Cimorelli, Christina Cimorelli, Amy Cimorelli, Beau Brooks, Stony Blyden, and Lauren Giraldo in Hope Springs Eternal (2018)
    Hope Springs Eternal
  • 42 Grams (2017)
    42 Grams
  • Festival Film (2016)
    Festival Film
  • Open Tables (2015)
    Open Tables
  • Billy from the Second City Bill Murray Special
  • The Comeback of Buck Rydell: MMA Legend! (2012)
    The Comeback of Buck Rydell: MMA Legend!
  • Noah Gregoropoulos, Greg Hollimon, Bruce Jarchow, Tim Kazurinsky, Susan Messing, T.J. Jagodowski, Holly Laurent, Jet Eveleth, Nicky Margolis, Kate Duffy, and Sherra Lasley in Close Quarters (2012)
    Close Quarters
  • Requiem
  • Stages of Emily (2010)
    Stages of Emily
  • Typing (2010)
    Typing
  • Andre: Portrait of a Capoeirista

Producer

  • Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, and Javier Muñoz in Monuments (2020)
    Monuments
  • P.J. Byrne, Radha Mitchell, Chris Mulkey, Perrey Reeves, and James Tupper in The World Without You (2019)
    The World Without You
  • 42 Grams (2017)
    42 Grams
  • Festival Film (2016)
    Festival Film
  • Open Tables (2015)
    Open Tables
  • Billy from the Second City Bill Murray Special
  • The Comeback of Buck Rydell: MMA Legend! (2012)
    The Comeback of Buck Rydell: MMA Legend!
  • Noah Gregoropoulos, Greg Hollimon, Bruce Jarchow, Tim Kazurinsky, Susan Messing, T.J. Jagodowski, Holly Laurent, Jet Eveleth, Nicky Margolis, Kate Duffy, and Sherra Lasley in Close Quarters (2012)
    Close Quarters
  • Requiem
  • Stages of Emily (2010)
    Stages of Emily
  • Typing (2010)
    Typing
  • Vivo
  • My Lover's Moods
  • Tells

Writer

  • Marguerite Moreau, David Sullivan, and Javier Muñoz in Monuments (2020)
    Monuments
  • 42 Grams (2017)
    42 Grams
  • Open Tables (2015)
    Open Tables
  • Noah Gregoropoulos, Greg Hollimon, Bruce Jarchow, Tim Kazurinsky, Susan Messing, T.J. Jagodowski, Holly Laurent, Jet Eveleth, Nicky Margolis, Kate Duffy, and Sherra Lasley in Close Quarters (2012)
    Close Quarters
  • Requiem
  • Andre: Portrait of a Capoeirista
  • Vivo
  • My Lover's Moods
  • Tells
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Jack C. Newell - Demo Reel
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42 Grams - Trailer
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42 Grams - Trailer
Monuments - Trailer
Demo Reel 1:23
Monuments - Trailer
Open Tables - Trailer
Demo Reel 1:46
Open Tables - Trailer
Promise
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