Alan Jacobs (filmmaker)
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).
Alan Jacobs | |
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| Born | Tappan, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter and producer |
| Years active | 1994 - |
| Notable work | Nina Takes a Lover (1994), American Gun (2002), 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.