Daryl Wein
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Daryl Wein (ca. 2007-2008)
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Daryl Robert Wein December 23, 1983 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse(s) | Zoe Lister-Jones m. 2013 |
Daryl Robert Wein (born December 23, 1983) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Wein was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Jan (née Sparling) and Mitchell Wein, and was raised in Westport, Connecticut. His father worked as a creative director in advertising.
In 2006, Wein co-wrote and directed Unlocked, a short psychological drama starring Olivia Thirlby executive produced by Stephen Daldry. It was an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Gijon International Film Festival in Spain, and voted one of the "Best Short Films in the World" by Indy Mogul.
Wein's debut feature-length film was Sex Positive, a documentary about gay hustler and AIDS activist Richard Berkowitz. Sex Positive was winner of the 2008 OUTFEST Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, and an official selection at the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, London Film Festival, Independent Film Festival of Boston, and other film festivals around the world. Regent Releasing distributed the film theatrically in North America. It has been released in 8 foreign countries, most notably at the BFI in London. Sex Positive was released on DVD June 2010.
Wein's first feature-length narrative film was Breaking Upwards (2009), starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Olivia Thirlby and Andrea Martin. He co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Duchan and Lister-Jones. Breaking Upwards explores a young, real-life New York couple who, battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. The film was shot on location in New York and Brooklyn on a budget of ~$15,000, and lauded as an example of sweat equity in the indie film industry.Breaking Upwards premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March, 2009.
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