Jennifer Flackett
Jennifer Flackett | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer and screen/television writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Mark Levin |
| Children | 2 |
Jennifer Flackett is an American film director and screen/television writer. In television, she has written for series Beverly Hills, 90210, L.A. Law and Earth 2. As a screenwriter, she wrote on the films Madeline (1998), Wimbledon (2004), Little Manhattan (2005), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), and Nim's Island (2008), which she also directed.[1][2]
Flackett works alongside her husband, fellow director and screenwriter Mark Levin. They are the creators of The Man's Guide To Love, which began as a successful video blog offering man to man advice on the subject of love. The Man's Guide To Love book will be published by Simon & Schuster, and a feature film they are directing and producing alongside Laurence Mark. Principal photography on The Man's Guide To Love movie commences in Spring 2015.[3][4]
In 2016, she co-created the animated sitcom Big Mouth, with Levin, Nick Kroll, and Andrew Goldberg.[5]
Additionally, they are currently writing and creating the half-hour single-camera TV shows Confusing for NBC, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father for Warner Brothers Television.[4]
Both Flackett and Levin made their directorial debut with the film Little Manhattan, although Flackett was not formally credited for her directing work on the film, she was only credited as a writer.[6]
Flackett grew up in Newton, Massachusetts[6] and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986.[7][8]
Levin & Flackett recently returned from a one-year, around-the-world journey with their two children. Dubbed 'A Year To Think,' they visited 38 countries and 110 cities across six continents over 365 days, during which they made 120 short films about their experiences.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Jennifer Flackett on IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Jennifer Flackett Movies & TV, The New York Times
- ^ "Production Spotlight". Film Independent. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Deadline Hollywood https://deadline.com/2014/10/courtship-of-eddies-father-remake-willie-garson-fox-conan-obrien-853161/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 13, 2016). "Netflix Orders 'Big Mouth' Animated Series From Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg". Deadline. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett, Writer/Director, Little Manhattan". gothamist.com. October 8, 2005. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Wesleyan University: Notable Alumni
- ^ Film: Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth Movie The Filmmakers, EMol.org
- ^ Huffington Post https://huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/a-year-to-think_n_4604425.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ A Year To Think http://www.ayeartothink.com/.
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External links
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- American television writers
- American women film directors
- Living people
- Writers from Newton, Massachusetts
- Writers from New York City
- Wesleyan University alumni
- American women screenwriters
- American women television writers
- Film directors from New York City
- Screenwriters from Massachusetts
- American women film producers
- Film producers from Massachusetts