Biography
Alan Jacobs is an American independent film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his films Nina Takes a Lover (1994) and Down for Life (2009).
Born in Tappan, New York, Jacobs' career began at Apple Inc., where he was the in-house filmmaker. Jacobs is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Stanford Business School.In 1994, his first feature, Nina Takes a Lover (1994), was accepted at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, where it was purchased and distributed by Columbia Pictures. His follow-up films included Just One Night (2000), Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000), and American Gun (2002).
In 2021, the US Congressional Hispanic Caucus nominated his 2009 film Down for Life, the story of a Los Angeles teenager seeking to escape gang life, for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 9
Director 5
Producer 4
Down for Life (2010)
The One (2003)
American Gun (2002)
Just One Night (2000)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000)
Murder on Shadow Mountain (1999)
A Call to Remember (1997)
Nina Takes a Lover (1994)
An American Story (1992)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1958-12-01 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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