Dana Adam Shapiro
Encyclopedia
Dana Adam Shapiro is an American film director, best known for his directorial work on the 2006 Academy Award nominated documentary Murderball.
and many other fests around the world. His debut novel, The Every Boy (published by Houghton Mifflin), was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a 2005 Book Sense Notable Book.
His latest film, Monogamy, starring Chris Messina
and Rashida Jones
, received a 2011 Independent Spirit Award
nomination and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories this year.
Upcoming projects include Holler, a film about segregated proms in the South, which he wrote and will be produced by Screen Gems
in 2011, and American Family, a documentary-in-progress about interracial couples.
, and he is a contributor to The New York Times Magazine
and other publications. He was the 2007 Artist-in-Residence at Bucknell University
Career
Prior to his work on Murderball (which documented the United States Paralympic Quad Rugby Team), Shapiro's 2007 animated short My Biodegradable Heart was an official selection at the 2008 Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
and many other fests around the world. His debut novel, The Every Boy (published by Houghton Mifflin), was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a 2005 Book Sense Notable Book.
His latest film, Monogamy, starring Chris Messina
Chris Messina
Chris Messina may refer to:*Chris Messina *Chris Messina...
and Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones
Rashida Leah Jones is an American film and television actress, comic book author, screenwriter and occasional singer. She played Louisa Fenn on Boston Public and Karen Filippelli on The Office as well as roles in the films I Love You, Man and The Social Network...
, received a 2011 Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit...
nomination and will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories this year.
Upcoming projects include Holler, a film about segregated proms in the South, which he wrote and will be produced by Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
in 2011, and American Family, a documentary-in-progress about interracial couples.
Other Work
Shapiro is a former senior editor at SPIN magazine, a founding editor and senior writer of Icon MagazineIcon Magazine
Icon Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine set up in 2005 by ex-professional footballers Tim Sherwood and Jamie Redknapp along with Redknapp's wife Louise. The magazine is the first venture of Redknapp Publications and its readership is exclusive as it is not sold in shops and it is aimed at a...
, and he is a contributor to The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
and other publications. He was the 2007 Artist-in-Residence at Bucknell University
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...