Daniel Schechter (director)

{{Short description|American film director, editor and screenwriter}}

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| caption = Schechter at the premiere of Safe Spaces during the Montclair Film Festival 2019

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| occupation = Director, screenwriter, editor

| years_active = 2003–present

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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.{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Brandon |title=Daniel Schechter, Supporting Characters |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/63848-daniel-schechter-supporting-characters/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Filmmaker Magazine |date=23 January 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=In an Indie Drama, the Real Drama Is Behind the Scenes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/movies/supporting-characters-directed-by-daniel-schechter.html |accessdate=13 October 2019 |work=New York Times |date=25 January 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Rupprecht |first1=Kyle |title=Daniel Schechter's Supporting Characters Takes Center Stage |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/interviews/daniel-schechters-supporting-characters-takes-center-stage/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=MovieMaker |date=25 January 2013}} His third film, Life of Crime, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins and Isla Fisher, was chosen to close out the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival{{cite news |last1=DeFore |first1=John |title=Life of Crime: Toronto Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/life-crime-toronto-review-624065 |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 September 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Dawson |first1=Nick |title=Five Questions with Life of Crime Director Daniel Schechter |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/76026-five-questions-with-life-of-crime-director-daniel-schechter/#.XaM5oedKiAw |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Filmmaker Magazine |date=12 September 2013}} and was released in theaters and on VOD on August 29, 2014.{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Sheila |title=Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Will Forte, and Director Daniel Schechter Talk LIFE OF CRIME, Their Chemistry Onscreen, Forte's Giant Beard, and More |url=https://collider.com/life-of-crime-jennifer-aniston-interview/ |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=Collider |date=28 August 2014}} His film After Class (originally titled Safe Spaces), starring Justin Long, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival,{{cite news |last1=Crist |first1=Allison |title=Fran Drescher, Justin Long Make Plea for Compassion at 'Safe Spaces' Tribeca Film Fest Premiere |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fran-drescher-justin-long-make-plea-compassion-at-safe-spaces-tribeca-film-fest-premiere-1205906 |accessdate=13 October 2019 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=30 April 2019}} and was released in theaters on December 6, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Justin Long-Fran Drescher Comedy 'After Class' To Hit Theaters In December With Gravitas Ventures Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/after-class-release-date-safe-spaces-justin-long-fran-drescher-gravitas-ventures-1202718780/ |accessdate=3 February 2020 |publisher=Deadline |date=6 September 2019}}