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Alex Mechanik (born October 18, 1986) is an American filmmaker. For his work on the Todd Haynes drama May December, He was nominated alongside his wife Samy Burch at the 96th Academy Awards. [1] Early life. Mechanik was raised in Tampa, Florida. [2] . He graduated with a bachelor's degree from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.
Dec 3, 2023 · Director Todd Haynes and screenwriters Sammy Burch and Alex Mechanik used the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau as the inspiration for the film. In 1996, 34-year-old Letourneau...
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Box office. $5.3 million [4] May December is a 2023 American drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch, based on a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. It stars Natalie Portman as an actress who travels to meet and study the life of Gracie, the controversial woman ( Julianne Moore) she is set to play in a film—a woman ...
Nov 8, 2023 · That story came from Alex Mechanik, a 37-year-old Tampa man who now lives in Los Angeles. He outlined the plot with his wife, Samy Burch, who penned the screenplay.
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Jan 31, 2024 · May December. On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, writers Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik reflect on the casting experience that helped them build the world of their Oscar-nominated screenplay...
Dec 8, 2023 · Photograph courtesy Netflix. Not long into “May December,” the slinky new Netflix movie directed by Todd Haynes and written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, you start to get a bad feeling. The...
She's so confident in her work, but she's so lovely and it's been such a pleasure to share this experience with her." At the 96th Oscars, May December is nominated for Best Original Screenplay. "We are shocked and deeply moved," Burch and Alex Mechanik, with whom she conceived the story, said of the nomination.
