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Austin Chick (born c. 1974,[1] New Hampshire, USA[2]) is an
American film director, screenwriter and producer, who made
the films XX/XY,
released in 2002, and August, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Early
life
Although born in New Hampshire, Chick moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, as a
youngster.[3]
He was educated during the early 1990s[3]
at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers,
specializing in literature and psychology with the aid of grants from the
King Foundation,[4]
and followed that by graduating in 1998[4]
from SUNY Purchase Film
School in Purchase, New York, having studied
cinematography.[5]
Career
His first major film, which he wrote and directed, was released
in 2002. It was titled XX/XY, and it starred Mark Ruffalo and Kathleen
Robertson. It examined the complex relationship between three
Sarah Lawrence College students, both during their time at the
school and then many years later.[6] It was
an independent production, which was shown at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival (where it
was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize[7]) and
subsequently taken up by IFC
Films.[3]
His next significant contribution to cinema would not happen for
another five years.
He co-produced Sidney Lumet's 2007 film Before the Devil Knows
You're Dead,[8] which
featured Ethan Hawke
and Philip Seymour Hoffman as two
brothers who stage the robbery of their parents' jewellery shop in
an effort to get rich quick, with tragic consequences.[9]
His latest movie, called August, was screened at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2008,[10] and is
due for general release by ContentFilm International shortly
afterwards. The castlist is headed by Josh Hartnett, and features Adam
Scott, Naomie
Harris, Rip Torn, and
David Bowie.[11] The
plot centers on two brothers, with one of them, Tom (Hartnett),
involved in a struggle to save his internet company on the stock
market just before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.[12] Chick
directed the film, and was also executive producer.[13]
See also
References
- ^
Year of birth (approx.):
IMDB.com website. Retrieved on
January 25, 2008.
- ^
Place of birth: from an
article at NewEnglandFilm.com website. Retrieved on
January 25, 2008.
- ^ a
b
c
Residence in Williamsburg, New
York: FreeWilliamsburg.com website. Retrieved on
January 25, 2008.
- ^ a
b
Education: Google translation of references at
Zinema.com (Spanish)
website. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
More on education and
graduation: DVD Future website. Retrieved on January
25, 2008.
- ^
XX/XY (2002) film review:
Qwipster.net website. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
Grand Jury Prize
nomination, 2002 Sundance Film Festival: Metacritic website.
Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
Co-producer, Before the
Devil Knows You're Dead (2007): IMDB.com website.
Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
Before the Devil Knows
You're Dead (2007) - plot summary: IMDB.com website.
Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
Screening of
August, Sundance Film Festival, January
22, 2008: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
- ^
Latest film, August
(2008): IMDB.com website. Retrieved on January 25,
2008.
- ^
August (2008)
synopsis: AOL's Moviefone website. Retrieved on January 25,
2008.
- ^
Director and executive
producer, August (2008): IMDB.com website.
Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
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