Jac Cron
{{Short description|American filmmaker}}
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Jacqueline Cron, known professionally as Jac Cron, is an American filmmaker best known for her feature debut, Chestnut.{{cite web |last1=Kramer |first1=Gary M. |title=Lesbian writer/director Jac Cron speaks on queer love triangle in new film |url=https://epgn.com/2023/10/03/lesbian-writer-director-jac-cron-speaks-on-queer-love-triangle-in-new-film/ |website=Philadelphia Gay News |date=4 October 2023 |access-date=14 June 2024}}
Early life and education
Cron was born and raised in New York.
She graduated from Friends Academy in 2011,{{cite web |title=Friends Academy congratulates the Class of 2011 |url=https://www.fa.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=142 |website=Friends Academy |access-date=15 June 2024}} and she also attended Drexel University.
Career
In 2020, Cron's short film House Sit screened at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. For that work she was awarded 'Best Director' prize at the Be Epic! London International Film Festival.{{cite web |title=House Sit |url=https://www.jaccron.com/copy-of-projects |website=Jac Cron |access-date=14 June 2024}}
Cron's debut feature, Chestnut, starring Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, and Danny Ramirez as a love triangle, premiered at the 2023 Frameline Film Festival and was released in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Billington |first1=Alex |title=Natalia Dyer & Rachel Keller in Sensual Drama 'Chestnut' Official Trailer |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/natalia-dyer-rachel-keller-in-sensual-drama-chestnut-official-trailer/ |website=First Showing |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=14 June 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Carolyn |title='Stranger Things' Star Natalia Dyer Is Caught in a Queer Love Triangle in First 'Chestnut' Trailer |url=https://collider.com/chestnut-trailer-natalia-dyer/ |website=Collider |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=14 June 2024}}
Personal life
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|List of Cron's films}} ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" | Ref. |
| scope="row" | 2020
| House Sit | Short film |
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| scope="row" | 2023
| Chestnut | {{N/a}} |
= Music videos =
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|+ {{Screen reader-only|List of Cron's music videos}} ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Ref. |
| scope="row" | 2021
| douglas | Alter Ego | align="center" |{{cite web |title=Alter Ego |url=https://www.jaccron.com/alter-ego |website=Jac Cron |access-date=14 June 2024}} |
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Accolades
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|+ {{Screen reader-only|List of Cron's awards and nominations}} ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award or film festival ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |
| scope="col" | 2020
| Be Epic! London International Film Festival | Best Director | House Sit | {{Won}} |
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| scope="col" | 2023
| Best Local Feature | Chestnut | {{Nominated}} | align="center" |{{cite web |title=PFF Program Guide |url=https://indd.adobe.com/view/fbca56e4-39c7-4f9b-9959-5cc9530bad65 |website=Philadelphia Film Festival |access-date=14 June 2024}} |
References
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