Jeff Lipsky (filmmaker)

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Jeff Lipsky is an American screenwriter and film director. [1] [2] He has written and directed such films as Flannel Pajamas (2006), Twelve Thirty (2011), Molly's Theory of Relativity (2013), Mad Women (2015) and The Last (2019). [3] He is also one of the co-founders of the now-defunct film distribution studio October Films. [4] [5] [6]

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Lipsky grew up in Plainview, New York, and was raised as a Conservative Jew. [7] [8] [9]

Lipsky admired John Cassavetes more than any other living American director and described him as his most important mentor. Later, Lipsky became the distributor of Cassavetes's independently produced film, A Woman Under the Influence. [10]

In 2017, Lipsky launched the New York based distribution consulting firm Glass Half Full Media. [11]

He was married to Maura Hoy. [12]

Filmography

YearFilm Director Writer
1996 Childhood's End YesYes
2006 Flannel Pajamas YesYes
2009 Once More with Feeling YesNo
2010 Twelve Thirty YesYes
2013 Molly's Theory of Relativity YesYes
2015 Mad Women YesYes
2019 The Last YesYes
2024 Goldilocks and the Two Bears [13] YesYes

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References

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  10. "An Independent Film Distributor Takes an Independent Route". The New York Times. January 19, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
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