| Adam Stein | |
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Adam Stein answering questions on stage with Yo-Yo Ma after a performance and screening. |
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| Born | Miami, Florida |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter and editor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Adam Stein is an American film director, writer and editor working in Los Angeles, California.
Stein graduated from Harvard University and attended film school at the University of Southern California, with a focus on directing. Prior to working as a director, he edited several independent features that played at film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW.
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Adam Stein's writing and directing work gained national attention when he appeared weekly on On The Lot, the Fox Television directing competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett.
The films that Adam Stein created for On The Lot consistently received the highest reviews from the show's judges. Actress/writer Carrie Fisher said of his film Army Guy, "that was one of the most innovative, freaky, fantastic films I have seen." Director Gary Ross called Stein's filmmaking "charming, unbelievably ambitious, and really really technically proficient."
At least one celebrity judge chose Stein as their favorite filmmaker each time he made a film. New York Magazine called the director a "wunderkind."[1] When Film Threat reviewed his film "Dough: The Musical," the magazine said that it "covered a lot of visual ground and was extremely accomplished in lyrics, dancing, singing and acting."[2]
In addition to the films he created for On The Lot, Stein has written and directed dozens of short films and music videos, which have been released around the world. Some examples include:
"Suburban Symphony," the Yo-Yo Ma music video he directed for the Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone album. This music video was first screened at an orchestral performance conducted by Andrea Morricone, with Yo-Yo Ma playing live.[3] The music video was then sold as part of the album's bonus DVD.[4]
His USC film "Hot Java" played at many festivals around the country, and won the top prize at the Gen Art Film Festival.[5]
"Lazy Monday," the online parody he made with film school collaborator Sam Friedlander and actor Mark Feuerstein, was the widely-played and widely-copied "west coast rap battle" response to Saturday Night Live's "Lazy Sunday." This video was featured on VH1, Bravo, and many other media outlets. After the release of this video, CNN's Paula Zahn interviewed Stein and Feuerstein about making content for the web.[6]
His film script "Tangles" won an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant for screenwriting.[7]
Stein has worked as an editor on several feature films, including: