Jeremiah Zagar
Jeremiah Zagar (born 1981) is an American filmmaker. He has directed the feature films We the Animals (2018) and Hustle (2022). The former was nominated for five categories at the 34th Independent Spirit Awards.
Jeremiah Zagar
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- 1981
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- film director · film editor · filmmaker · film producer · writer · screenwriter
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He also directed the 2008 documentary In a Dream, which is about his father Isaiah Zagar.
Zagar was born in South Philadelphia. His father was mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.
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Filmography
• Year — Film — Credited as • Director — Producer — Writer — Cinematographer — Editor — Notes • 2003 — The Unbelievable Truth — Short film • 2004 — Baby Eat Baby — Short film • 2005 — Coney Island 1945 — Short film • 2006 — The Dawn • 2007 — Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 • 2008 — In a Dream — Documentary • 2008 — Paints on Ceiling — Short film • 2009 — Orgasm Inc. — Documentary • 2009 — Welcome to Shelbyville — Documentary • 2010 — Starved for Attention: USA — Documentary short • 2010 — Starved for Attention: Mexico — Documentary short • 2010 — Starved for Attention: Burkina Faso — Documentary short • 2011 — Remains — Short film • 2012 — A Sister's Call — Documentary • 2012 — Heart Stop Beating — Short film • 2012 — The Last Ice Merchant — Documentary short • 2012 — Flatline — Documentary short • 2012 — Alagoas: Brighton — Music video • 2013 — Always a Fire — Documentary short • 2014 — Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart — Documentary • 2015 — Pink Boy — Documentary short • 2017 — Voyeur — Documentary • 2018 — Sidelined — Documentary short • 2018 — We the Animals • 2019 — One in a Million — Short film • 2022 — Hustle • 2025 — Task — Executive
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1981
Jeremiah Zagar born.
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- 1.Sundance Institute. Meet The Artists '14: Jeremiah Zagar - Sundance Film Festival. January 8, 2014.
- 2.IndieWire. In A Dream Director Jeremiah Zagar: Movies were my refuge and my religion. April 10, 2009.
- 3.Weintraub, Steve. 'Hustle' Director Jeremiah Zagar on How His Mom's Feedback Altered the Film. Collider. July 2, 2022.
- 4.Thompson, Cheryl W. 'Hustle' is Jeremiah Zagar's love letter to basketball fans in Philadelphia. NPR. June 12, 2022.
- 5.Kohn, Eric. Why Adam Sandler Chased the Director of 'We the Animals' to Make Feel-Good Sports Movie 'Hustle'. IndieWire. June 8, 2022.
- 6.Jimmyo. Interview: director Jeremiah Zagar discusses Adam Sandler's Hustle. JoBlo.com. 10 June 2022.
- 7.White, Peter. HBO Developing Adaptation Of Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir 'The Fact Of A Body' With Jeremiah Zagar & Melissa Bernstein. Deadline Hollywood. January 26, 2021.
- 8.Galuppo, Mia. 'We the Animals' Director Jeremiah Zagar Signs With WME (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. December 17, 2018.
- 9.Monagle, Matthew. 'We the Animals' Director Jeremiah Zagar Talks Open Collaboration and the Independent Spirit Awards. Film School Rejects. February 7, 2019.
- 10.Shaffer, Marshall. Interview: Jeremiah Zagar on the Intimacy of We the Animals. Slant Magazine. August 16, 2018.
- 11.Luers, Eric. Shooting NBA Players and Philadelphia for Authenticity: Jeremiah Zagar on Hustle. Filmmaker. June 17, 2022.
- 12.Wellington, Elizabeth. How 'Hustle' director Jeremiah Zagar turned his Philly basketball film into an endearing bromance. The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 3, 2022.
- 13.Fiorillo, Victor. Jeremiah Zagar on Directing Adam Sandler in Hustle, Growing Up on South Street, and His Philly-Famous Family. Philadelphia. June 1, 2022.
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