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May 30, 2024 · For Gordon, born in Los Angeles to director Bryan Gordon (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Weeds) and director, producer, and screenwriter Jessie Nelson (who co-wrote Stepmom and directed I Am ...
Nelson helmed a nonfiction film, "My First Time," which brought her to the attention of Chanticleer Films' Discovery Program, a non-profit organization which helped industry professionals direct short fiction films.
Dec 31, 2021 · Twenty years after the release of the Sean Penn–starring “ I Am Sam ,” director Jessie Nelson is looking back on her movie and celebrating that it couldn’t be made in the same way now ...
JESSIE NELSON Starting her career in theatre as an actress, Nelson took part in experimental theatre at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre. Following performances in The Tempest, Green Card and ...
Waitress is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, it tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a baker and waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband, Earl. After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an ...
Sep 6, 2023 · By McKinley Franklin. Following its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson’s “ Waitress: The Musical ...
Jan 25, 2002 · I Am Sam: Directed by Jessie Nelson. With Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest. An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
