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Jefery Levy

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Jefery Levy
Born (1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Producer
  • director
  • writer
  • attorney
Websitejeferylevy.com

Jefery Levy (born May 21, 1958)[1] is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, based in Beverly Hills, California.[2]

Career

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In 1985, while a graduate student at UCLA, Levy wrote and produced the low-budget hit Ghoulies, a horror-comedy film.[3] He has produced and directed dozens of TV and film projects over a span of three decades, and he is most recently known for the 2015 film ME, which he directed, produced, wrote, and starred.[4][5]

Levy's debut feature was Drive (1991), starring Academy Award nominee David Warner, and it won the FIPRESCI Award at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.

The Key

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Levy's 2014 film adaption of the novel The Key by the Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki premiered at the Real Experiment Film Festival at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills.[6][7] The Key explores the twisted sexual life and marriage of a Los Angeles couple through their private journals in an explicit cinematic portrayal.[8]

Teaching appointments

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From 1991 to 1996, Levy served as the youngest associate professor at USC School of Cinema/Television. Levy was also a faculty member of The American Film Institute, where he taught the master directing class from 1995 to 1996).[9]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0810861381.
  2. ^ Los Angeles Times (20 November 2014). "Set Pieces: Jefery Levy's home sets the stage for 'Me' and 'The Key'". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Joshua L. Weinstein (30 November 2011). "'Ghoulies' Writer-Producer Jefery Levy Launches Production Company". TheWrap.
  4. ^ "Exclusive interview of Jefery Levy and David Arquette from "The Key" and "Me" - What's Up Hollywood". 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Flaunt Magazine - Art: How Should a Film ME?*". Flaunt Magazine.
  6. ^ "Jefery Levy's THE KEY. A review". CNN iReport.
  7. ^ Filmcourage (25 November 2014). "Jefery Levy Directs THE KEY - Starring David Arquette and Bai Ling - An Erotic Exploration of Marriage and Lust - Playing Soon! - Film Courage". Film Courage.
  8. ^ "The Key".
  9. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26.
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