Jeff Wyatt Wilson

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Jeff Wyatt Wilson
Born
Jeff Wyatt Wilson

Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active1996–present

Jeff Wyatt Wilson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer based out of Nashville, Tennessee. [1]

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Wilson has worked in film and TV productions such as Breakfast with Einstein and Krippendorf's Tribe with various networks from Showtime (the Holocaust Series) to Nickelodeon (And Now This…), CMT and MTV as well as independent projects including Gummo directed by Harmony Korine and the feature documentary "Any Day Now" under Wilson's direction that followed the American Songwriter and (BMI) Broadcast Music, Inc. sponsored Ten Out of Tenn Tour which premiered and was 1st runner-up at the Nashville Film Festival. [1] [2]

Recognition

Awards and honors

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009Any Day NowDirector Nashville Film Festival – 1st Runner up
2013Pocket Full of Hope ft Gin Cooley [3] Director Canada International Film Festival – Royal Reel Award [4]

Filmography

Directorial work

YearTitleAlso credited asNotes
ProducerWriterOther
2009Matchstick Murder Tristen YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2009Any Day Now [5] YesYesYes [I] [II] Feature Documentary
2010The Woman for Me ft. Rayland Baxter YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2010Amelia ft. Matthew Perryman Jones YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2010Bodega Rose ft. Kesang Marstrand YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2010"Pocket Full of Hope ft. Gin Cooley" [6] YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2011The Great UnknownYes [I] [II] Documentary
2012The Spell I'm Under ft. Kesang Marstrand YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2013Orphaned ft. KS Rhoads YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video
2013Blue JeansYesYesYes [I] [II] TV mini series
2015"Oval Room ft. Gin Cooley" [7] YesYesYes [I] [II] Music Video

^ I Credited as editor
^ II Credited as cinematographer

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