Jeremiah Zagar (/ˈzeɪɡɑːr/; born 1981) is an American filmmaker. He has directed the feature films We the Animals (2018) and Hustle (2022). The former was nominated for five categories at the 34th Independent Spirit Awards. He also directed the 2008 documentary In a Dream, which is about his father Isaiah Zagar.
Personal life
Zagar was born in South Philadelphia. His father is mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.
Filmography
Year | Film | Credited as | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Producer | Writer | Cinematographer | Editor | Notes | ||
2003 | The Unbelievable Truth | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
2004 | Baby Eat Baby | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2005 | Coney Island 1945 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Short film |
2006 | The Dawn | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
2007 | Zoom in: Stories Behind the Best Independent Films of 2007 | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
2008 | In a Dream | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
2008 | Paints on Ceiling | Yes | No | No | No | No | Short film |
2009 | Orgasm Inc. | No | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
2009 | Welcome to Shelbyville | No | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary |
2010 | Starved for Attention: USA | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary short |
2010 | Starved for Attention: Mexico | Yes | No | No | No | No | Documentary short |
2010 | Starved for Attention: Burkina Faso | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary short |
2011 | Remains | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
2012 | A Sister's Call | No | No | No | Yes | No | Documentary |
2012 | Heart Stop Beating | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Short film |
2012 | The Last Ice Merchant | No | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary short |
2012 | Flatline | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Documentary short |
2012 | Alagoas: Brighton | Yes | No | No | No | No | Music video |
2013 | Always a Fire | Yes | No | No | No | No | Documentary short |
2014 | Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart | Yes | No | No | No | No | Documentary |
2015 | Pink Boy | No | No | Yes | No | No | Documentary short |
2017 | Voyeur | No | Yes | No | No | No | Documentary |
2018 | Sidelined | No | Yes | No | No | No | Documentary short |
2018 | We the Animals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
2019 | One in a Million | Yes | No | No | No | No | Short film |
2022 | Hustle | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
2025 | Task | Yes | Executive | No | No | No | Upcoming miniseries |
References
- "Meet The Artists '14: Jeremiah Zagar - Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- "In A Dream Director Jeremiah Zagar: Movies were my refuge and my religion". IndieWire. April 10, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- Weintraub, Steve (July 2, 2022). "'Hustle' Director Jeremiah Zagar on How His Mom's Feedback Altered the Film". Collider. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- Thompson, Cheryl W. (June 12, 2022). "'Hustle' is Jeremiah Zagar's love letter to basketball fans in Philadelphia". NPR. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- Kohn, Eric (June 8, 2022). "Why Adam Sandler Chased the Director of 'We the Animals' to Make Feel-Good Sports Movie 'Hustle'". IndieWire. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- Jimmyo (10 June 2022). "Interview: director Jeremiah Zagar discusses Adam Sandler's Hustle". JoBlo.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- White, Peter (January 26, 2021). "HBO Developing Adaptation Of Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's Memoir 'The Fact Of A Body' With Jeremiah Zagar & Melissa Bernstein". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- Galuppo, Mia (December 17, 2018). "'We the Animals' Director Jeremiah Zagar Signs With WME (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- Monagle, Matthew (February 7, 2019). "'We the Animals' Director Jeremiah Zagar Talks Open Collaboration and the Independent Spirit Awards". Film School Rejects. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- Shaffer, Marshall (August 16, 2018). "Interview: Jeremiah Zagar on the Intimacy of We the Animals". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- Luers, Eric (June 17, 2022). "Shooting NBA Players and Philadelphia for Authenticity: Jeremiah Zagar on Hustle". Filmmaker. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- Wellington, Elizabeth (June 3, 2022). "How 'Hustle' director Jeremiah Zagar turned his Philly basketball film into an endearing bromance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- Fiorillo, Victor (June 1, 2022). "Jeremiah Zagar on Directing Adam Sandler in Hustle, Growing Up on South Street, and His Philly-Famous Family". Philadelphia. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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Categories:- 1980s births
- Living people
- Mass media people from Philadelphia
- Film directors from Pennsylvania
- Filmmakers from Pennsylvania
- Film producers from Pennsylvania
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- American male screenwriters
- American film editors
- American cinematographers
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy alumni
- Sundance Film Festival award winners