Jonathan Weisbrod

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Jonathan Weisbrod is an American film producer and screenwriter. [1] His films include the full-length drama-comedy feature, "Lies I Told My Little Sister" (2012), [2] [3] [4] and comedy-horror "Bear With Us", in addition to the award-winning comedy short, "Break A Leg" (2011), [5] and the multiple audience-award-winning comedy short, "Beyond Belief" (2012), [6] [7] [8] among others.

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Education

Weisbrod received a B.F.A. at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, [9] Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television [10]

Awards and nominations

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References

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  2. Suburban News Zone 2, March 21, 2012, Vol. 64, No 41, p. 1
  3. "Union native makes first feature film, 'Lies I Told My Little Sister'". NJ.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
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