Steven Shainberg
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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DirectingBirthday
February 5, 1963Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
USACast credits
Crew credits
Secretary
Director, Producer, Story DeveloperHit Me
Director, ProducerFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
DirectorAlice & Viril
DirectorThe Prom
Director, ScreenplayBig Men
Executive ProducerRupture
Director, Producer, StoryAngela & Viril
DirectorBroken English
Co-Executive ProducerCivil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Executive ProducerLast Looks
ProducerNever Forever
Co-Executive ProducerAt Close Range
Other