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Jacob Aaron Estes
American screenwriter and film director
American screenwriter and film director
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jacob Aaron Estes |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Tulare County, California, U.S. |
| occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
| known_for | Mean Creek |
| spouse | Gretchen Lieberum |
Jacob Aaron Estes (born September 6, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director known for his films Mean Creek, The Details and Don't Let Go.
Career
Estes was a theatre major at the University of California, Santa Cruz. After that, he went to film school at AFI. Estes also attended the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, which produced two of his plays, Free Lessons and Mean Creek. Estes turned Mean Creek into a screenplay, which became his feature film debut as writer and director in 2004. In his first offering as writer-director, he gained critical acclaim, receiving nominations at various film festivals and winning the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.
His second film as writer/director came with the 2011 film The Details, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and stars Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Kerry Washington, and Elizabeth Banks. In 2019, Estes co-wrote and directed the Blumhouse thriller Don't Let Go starring David Oyelowo and Storm Reid.
Personal life
Estes is married to musician Gretchen Lieberum.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Summoning | Short film | |||
| 2004 | Mean Creek | John Cassavetes Award winner | |||
| 2005 | Nearing Grace | ||||
| 2011 | The Details | ||||
| 2014 | 7 Minutes | ||||
| 2015 | Bromance | Special thanks | |||
| 2017 | Rings | Co-write with David Loucka and Akiva Goldsman | |||
| 2019 | Don't Let Go | ||||
| 2022 | He's Watching |
References
References
- (24 September 2012). "GET THE DETAILS FROM DIRECTOR JACOB AARON ESTES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW & TRAILER".
- (July 2025). "Jacob Aaron Estes".
- Armstrong, Derek. "Review: ''Mean Creek''". [[AllMovie]].
- (February 27, 2005). "Spirit Awards Toasts 'Sideways' With Sweep of Six Major Categories". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- Holden, Stephen. (November 2012). "Relentless Raccoons and Other Suburban Problems Money Can't Always Fix". The New York Times.
- Greenberg, James. (2011-01-26). "SUNDANCE REVIEW: 'The Details' Is a Rom-com That Becomes Something Much Darker".
- (February 28, 2005). "Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards". [[IndieWire]].
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