Dean Fleischer Camp

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Dean Fleischer Camp
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Education New York University (BFA)
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Dean Fleischer Camp [1] [2] [3] [a] is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor. [6] He created the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On short films with Jenny Slate, [7] [8] [9] whom he was married to from 2012 to 2016. He also directed and starred in the feature film of the same name, which he co-wrote with Slate and Nick Paley. [10] For their work in the feature film, Fleischer Camp and Paley were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing at the 38th Independent Spirit Awards. [11] Fleischer Camp was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 95th Academy Awards. [12] He also directed the 2016 documentary Fraud . [13]

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In July 2022, it was announced that Fleischer Camp would direct the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch for Disney. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Early life

Fleischer Camp is a graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [5] He grew up in Henrico County, Virginia and graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School. [18]

Personal life

In September 2012, Fleischer Camp married actress Jenny Slate. [19] The pair announced their separation in May 2016. They collaborated on the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, on both the books, the short films, and later the 2021 feature film, the last of which subtly alludes to their previous marriage in a few scenes.

Filmography

Film

YearTitle Director Producer Writer Notes
2016 Fraud YesNoNoDocumentary
2021 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On YesYesYesAlso editor and actor (as "Dean")
2025 Lilo & Stitch YesNoNoPost-production

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorNotes
2010SuperegoNoNoYesTV movie
2014Thank You Very Much with Host Jack AntonoffNoYesNo
RubberheadYesNoNo
2015Better. Dumber. Faster. with Kurt BraunohlerYesNoNoTV special
2019The BibleYesYesYesTV short

Short film

YearTitle Director Producer Writer DoP Editor
2008StevenNoNoNoNoYes
2009Science Fair (Or: Migratory Patterns &
the Flight of the March Brown Mayfly)		YesNoYesNoYes
Fashion Kills!YesNoNoNoYes
Reality BoomNoNoNoNoYes
2010 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On YesYesYesNoYes
2011 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two YesYesYesNoYes
2012SmileYesYesNoYesYes
2013We Do Not BelongYesNoYesNoYes
2014CatherineYesNoYesNoYes
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three YesYesYesNoYes
2016Hospital Head DoctorYesNoYesNoNo

Notes

  1. ↑ Also spelled as Dean Fleischer-Camp according to some sources. [4] [5]

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  2. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 13, 2022). "'Marcel The Shell With Shoes On': Dean Fleischer Camp & Jenny Slate On Daring To Hope With A24 Film, Potential For A Sequel & The Kind Of Children's Show Slate Wants To Host – Q&A". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 22, 2022). "Spirit Award Noms 2023: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Leads & Will Vie For Best Picture With 'Bones And All', 'Our Father, The Devil', 'Tár' & 'Women Talking'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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