Jay Alaimo is an American film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, writer

Writer

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 and producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

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He graduated from Roanoke College

Roanoke College

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 where he was a member of Alpha Psi Omega

Alpha Psi Omega

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Career

Alaimo's first film, Pretzel, was made in 2001 which he wrote, directed, produced and appeared in as "Pierre Alexander". He then co-wrote, directed and co-produced Slingshot, which had its world premiere at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival

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. In 2006, he directed episodes of the television series Scrubs

Scrubs (TV series)

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. In 2010, he directed an independent film called Chlorine, starring Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

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 and Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

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As of September 2011, Alaimo is in pre-production for his third feature film, titled Chronicle

Chronicle (film)

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, with Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe

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, Justin Long

Justin Long

Justin Jacob Long is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a...

, and John Hawkes

John Hawkes (actor)

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attached to star. Kate Mara and Milla Jovovich to co-star.
Most recently, Alaimo wrapped principal photography, directing a new feature film titled The Wicked Within (September 2011).

External links

• Review of Slingshot, New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-07.