Jacob Aaron Estes

Jacob Aaron Estes
Born September 6, 1972 (1972-09-06) (age 46)
Tulare County, California, U.S.
Occupation screenwriter, film director
Spouse(s) Gretchen Lieberum

Jacob Aaron Estes (born September 6, 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director.

Career

Estes was a theatre major at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1] After that, he went to film school at AFI.[1] 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.[1][2] Estes turned Mean Creek into a screenplay, which he became his feature film debut as writer and director in 2004.[3] 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.[4] His second film as writer/director came with the 2011 film The Details,[5] starring Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Kerry Washington, and Elizabeth Banks. Estes co-wrote the script of the horror sequel Rings, along with Akiva Goldsman and David Loucka.[6]

Personal life

Estes is married to the musician Gretchen Lieberum.[1]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2001SummoningYesYesShort film
2004Mean CreekYesYes
2005Nearing GraceYes
2011The DetailsYesYes
20147 MinutesYes
2015BromanceSpecial thanks
2017RingsYesCo-write with David Loucka and Akiva Goldsman
2018Only YouYesYesIn filming

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kushner, Zach (24 September 2012). "GET THE DETAILS FROM DIRECTOR JACOB AARON ESTES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW & TRAILER". Stand By for Mind Control. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jacob Aaron Estes". doollee.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Armstrong, Derek. "Review: Mean Creek". AllMovie. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Awards: Mean Creek". Allmovie. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ Holden, Stephen. "Relentless Raccoons and Other Suburban Problems Money Can't Always Fix". NY Times. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gutierrez is directing from a script written by Akiva Goldsman, David Loucka, and Jacob Aaron Estes". Dread Central. Retrieved November 1, 2012.


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