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Daniel Schechter is an American film director, editor and screenwriter. His film Supporting Characters debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012.
Dec 5, 2019 · Writer-director Daniel Schechter’s purposefully untidy dramedy showcases a strong performance by Justin Long as an adjunct professor coping with simultaneous professional and personal crises.
After Class (originally titled Safe Spaces) is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Schechter and starring Justin Long, Kate Berlant, Lynn Cohen, Michael Godere, Fran Drescher and Richard Schiff.
Sep 3, 2014 · Last month, Daniel Schechter's screen adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch played to enthusiastic Michigan audiences at the Traverse City Film Festival. Starring Jennifer...
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Schechter was born in New York City, on June 27, 1942. His mother, Ruth Lisa Schechter (née Lubin), was a secretary and a published poet; his father, Jerry Schechter, was a garment center pattern maker and a sculptor. Grandson of Russian-Jewish immigrant socialists, Schechter grew up in the Bronx, in the garment union-sponsored Amalgamated housing ...
During his time in London, Schechter was a Steering Committee member of the American anti-Vietnam war group The Stop-it Committee. He met Ruth First and other anti-apartheid activists. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) as a part of the organization's "London Recruits", who were tasked with entering South Africa undetected by authorities...
Film and television
Schechter produced and directed many television specials and documentary films, including:
Books
Schechter's books include:
Danny Schechter at IMDbRemembering the News Dissector, by Bill Lichtenstein, April 24, 2015. Boston GlobeLife of Crime: Directed by Daniel Schechter. With Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
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Jan 24, 2013 · A semi-autobiographical film, Supporting Characters features a Who’s Who of indie darlings, with engaging performances from Alex Karpovsky (Girls), Arielle Kebbel (John Tucker Must Die), Tarik Lowe, and an amusing cameo from our cover girl Lena Dunham.
