Jefferson Stein is a filmmaker from Texas based in Los Angeles. His short film, TUMBLE DRY LOW, screened at Seattle, Maryland, and Tallinn Black Nights and was selected for the Shoot New Directors Showcase. It premiered on Short of the Week and garnered 2.5 million views on YouTube, becoming one of the most-watched dramatic shorts on the platform. His follow-up, BURROS, executive produced by Eva Longoria and produced by Film Independent Spirit Award winner Liz Cardenas (7 Days, Never Goin’ Back, A Ghost Story), was awarded a Film Independent fiscal sponsorship, premiered at Tribeca, and won top awards at SCAD Savannah, Santa Fe IFF, Sidewalk, Arizona, and New York ICFF, qualifying for the Live Action Short Oscar® at the 95th Academy Awards®. It was selected by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 15 Oscar® contenders and screened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. His debut feature, WHERE THE SUN MEETS MAGDALENA, set in the same world as BURROS was an Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting quarterfinalist.
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