Jarrett Schaefer
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Jarrett Schaefer is the writer and director of the 2006 American film Chapter 27, which premiered and received substantial media and critical attention at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
.
but raised in the U.S., Schaefer studied filmic writing at USC
, in Los Angeles, California
. After graduating, he worked as an editor at FADE IN
magazine and as a videostore clerk at 20/20 Video while writing scripts and poetry in his spare time.
He won the Debut Feature Prize at the Zurich Film Festival for his film Chapter 27. Chapter 27 had a limited theatrical release in the USA in March 2008.
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
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Biography
Born on an U.S. Air Force base in GermanyGermany
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but raised in the U.S., Schaefer studied filmic writing at USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. After graduating, he worked as an editor at FADE IN
Fade In
Fade In is a national consumer movie magazine that has covered the film industry since 1994. The magazine is released six times per year.- History :...
magazine and as a videostore clerk at 20/20 Video while writing scripts and poetry in his spare time.
He won the Debut Feature Prize at the Zurich Film Festival for his film Chapter 27. Chapter 27 had a limited theatrical release in the USA in March 2008.