Kevin Asch is an American film director and film producer. He began making films as a kid growing up in Great Neck

Great Neck, New York

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, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. Asch is Jewish. He made his feature debut with Holy Rollers

Holy Rollers

Holy Rollers is a 2010 independent film written by Antonio Macia, directed by Kevin Asch, and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Danny Abeckaser, Q-Tip and Jason Fuchs...

, an independent drama film inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews

Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...

 were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.

In November 2010, Asch won the award for Breakthrough Director at the 2010 Gotham Awards

Gotham Awards

The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City...

 for his role in Holy Rollers.

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