Jefferson Stein

Stein was born in Dallas, Texas. The oldest of four, he began making films as a child on VHS camcorders with his siblings, which evolved into making half-hour movies in his teenage years with his school friends.{{Cite web |last=Stories |first=Local |title=Rising Stars: Meet Jefferson Stein|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-jefferson-stein-of-west-hollywood/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=voyagela.com |language=en-US}} He graduated from Hillcrest High School and the Business Honors Program (BHP) at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2011 he made the short film, Wayfarer as part of his admission into Art Center College of Design, where he pursued an MFA in directing and studied under Allen Daviau.{{Cite web |date=2015-08-05 |title=AlumNow: Filmmaker following path to happiness |url=https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2015/08/05/alumnow-filmmaker-following-path-to-happiness/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=thehub.dallasisd.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Suh |first=Elissa |date=2009-08-25 |title=Allen Daviau Joins Art Center College of Design |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/allen-daviau-art-center-college-of-design-20090814/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=MovieMaker Magazine |language=en-us}} As a student, he won a Silver Addy Award at the American Advertising Awards.{{Cite web |last=Osman |first=Nadia |date=2013-04-03 |title=20 Art Center Students Win 2013 ADDY® Awards |url=http://blogs.artcenter.edu/dottedline/2013/04/03/addy-awards-2013/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=ArtCenter News |language=en-US}}

Beyond his student work, Stein made the film, Tumble Dry Low in 2015 on a shoe-string budget of $1,500. It premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Night Film Festival, and San Diego International Film Festival, winning the Gold Remi award in the Live Action Narrative category at the 48th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.{{Citation |title=Tumble Dry Low (2015) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4181084/awards/ |language=en |access-date=2022-04-24}} It was featured on Short of the Week and released by Omeleto, where it received over 2.5 million views.{{Cite web |title=Tumble Dry Low by Jefferson Stein {{!}} Short Film |url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2016/02/23/tumble-dry-low |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Short of the Week}}{{Cite web |title=Tumble Dry Low {{!}} Drama Short Film |url=http://omeleto.com/238090/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Omeleto |language=en}} With the film, Stein was included in the 2015 Shoot "New Director's Showcase."{{Cite web |title=Jefferson Stein {{!}} SHOOT New Directors Showcase Event |url=https://nds.shootonline.com/nds/profiles/jefferson-stein |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=nds.shootonline.com}}

Stein's 2015 television advertisement for American Airlines was included in Shoot's "Best Work You May Never See." In 2016, he directed documentary shorts featuring UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks and UFC contender Donald Cerrone. In 2018, Stein directed documentary shorts for VICE featuring NBA basketball player Courtney Lee and Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker about becoming the first female athlete to slam dunk in a basketball game.{{Cite web |title=VICE x MICHELIN 16 PROJECT |url=https://www.obbmedia.com/video-series-draft-distributor-film-type-0000year-1 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=OBB MEDIA |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=16 project |url=https://www.vice.com/en/tag/16-project/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Vice.com |language=en}}

In 2020, Stein's script, Man in the Maze (I'itoi), a narrative feature set in the same world as Burros, was selected as a quarterfinalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.{{Cite web |title=2020 |url=https://www.oscars.org/nicholl/ceremonies/2020 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}} In 2021, his short film, Burros, premiered at the 20th Annual Tribeca Film Festival{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=Burros {{!}} Film Threat |url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/burros/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Meghan Sullivan and Carina |title='This is our time. This is our show.' |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/lifestyle/this-is-our-time-this-is-our-show |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Indian Country Today |language=en}} after it was developed through fiscal sponsorship by Film Independent.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-24 |title=Fiscal Spotlight: Displacement, Migration and Multi-Media |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-displacement-migration-and-multi-media/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Film Independent |language=en-US}} The film stars a cast of first-time actors from the Tohono O'odham Nation, where it is set and focuses on the Tohono O'odham living on the Mexico–United States border, immigration, and the Mexican drug war.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-21 |title=Tribeca 2021 Interview: Jefferson Stein on Looking for the Silver Linings in "Burros" |url=https://moveablefest.com/jefferson-stein-burros/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Moveable Fest |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Burros Film Review |url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/reviews/burros |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=UK Film Review |language=en}} The film qualified for the 95th Annual Academy Awards following its Jury Award win in the Live Action Short category at the 25th Annual New York International Children's Film Festival. The festival jury included Uma Thurman, Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Kyle MacLachlan.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=New York International Children's Film Festival Announces Its 2022 Festival Winners |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/new-york-international-childrens-film-festival-announces-its-2022-festival-winners/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Skwigly Animation Magazine}}{{Cite web |last=by |date=2022-01-03 |title=Let's go to the New York International Children's Film Festival |url=https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/new-york-international-childrens-film-festival-2022/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=New York Latin Culture Magazine™ |language=en-US}}

Stein lives in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.jeffersonstein.com/about |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Jefferson Stein |language=en-US}}

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• [https://mubi.com/cast/jefferson-stein Jefferson Stein Mubi]
• [https://www.jeffersonstein.com/ Jefferson Stein website]
• [https://www.burrosthefilm.com Burros website]

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