Steven Shainberg

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Steven Shainberg (born 5 February 1963) is an American film director and producer. He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg. Both are part of the Shainberg family of Memphis, Tennessee, founder of the Shainberg's chain of stores, which is now part of Dollar General. Shainberg received his BA from Yale University in English Literature and East Asian studies. After graduation, he worked as a location manager, assistant director, production coordinator, and assistant editor on a number of films, commercials, and rock videos. He also worked as an independent producer developing adaptations of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent and Henry James’ The Americans. At the American Film Institute, he directed and wrote four short films including The Prom starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and J. T. Walsh. The Prom won the Grand Prize at the Houston International Film Festival, the Critics’ Award at the Breckenridge Film Festival, and the Silver Medal for Drama at the New York Film Festival. In 1998, his short film series “Mr. Virgil” ran for almost six months on MTV as well as his video for Debbie Harry’s "Strike Me Pink". Description above from the Wikipedia Steven Shainberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2022
Last Looks
Movie Producer
2021
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Movie Executive Producer
2016
Rupture
Movie Director
2014
Big Men
Movie Executive Producer
2007
Broken English
Movie Co-Executive Producer
2007
Never Forever
Movie Co-Executive Producer
2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Movie Director
2002
Secretary
Movie Richard Arevalos (Sex Therapist on Tape) (voice) (uncredited)
1996
Hit Me
Movie Executive Producer
1993
Alice & Viril
Movie Director
1993
Angela & Viril
Movie Director
1992
The Prom
Movie Director
1986
At Close Range
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