Jeff Kaufman

Jeff Kaufman (born July 6, 1955) is an American film producer, director, writer, and illustrator.[1] Kaufman is known for producing, writing, and directing the documentaries Every Act of Life[2], The State of Marriage[3][4], Father Joseph[5], The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America[6], Brush With Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman[7], and Education Under Fire[8]. He also directed and produced episodes for Unsolved History, a Discovery Channel documentary television series, and the Discovery Channel special WTC 9/11: Stories from the Ruins. His other documentary films include 40 Million, which featured Nasrin Sotoudeh and other Iranian women's rights activists.[9]

Jeff Kaufman
Born (1955-07-06) July 6, 1955
OccupationFilm Producer and Director
Years active1993–present
Known for
Spouse(s)Marcia Ross

Kaufman has contributed cartoons to The New Yorker, as well as illustrations to The Los Angeles Times[10][11][12] and The New York Times.

Kaufman is married to Marcia Ross, a casting director and documentary producer.

Radio

Kaufman hosted the radio talk show "The Talk of Vermont"[13] in Vermont for five years[1] before moving to Los Angeles in 2000.[14]

Filmography
Jeff Kaufman and Marcia Ross at the premiere of their film Every Act of Life at the Tribeca Film Festival.
YearFilmCredits
2018Every Act of Lifewriter, director, producer
2015Father Josephwriter, director, producer
2015The State Of Marriagewriter, director, producer
2012The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed Americawriter, director, producer
2011Education Under Firewriter, director, producer
2010Free Shane and Joshwriter, director, producer
2007Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Bibermanwriter, director, producer
2005Unsolved History: The Hope Diamonddirector, producer
2004Unsolved History: Hunting Nazisdirector, producer
2003WTC 9/11: Stories from the Ruinswriter, director, producer
2003The Last Missionassociate producer

See also

References
  1. Thompson, Christine (2015-09-12). "Jeff Kaufman On Where We are, How We Got There, And Where We Need To Go From Here". AMFM Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. EST, Joe Westerfield On 11/12/18 at 4:14 PM (2018-11-12). "'Every Act' is a touching documentary on the life of Tony-winning playwright, librettist Terrence McNally". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  3. King, Loren (2015-06-30). "Provincetown film fest selections focus on foundations of marriage-equality movement". Boston Spirit Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. Rooney, David (2015-06-24). "'The State of Marriage': Provincetown Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. Althoff, Eric (2016-10-03). "Rebuilding Haiti: Documentary 'Father Joseph' shows power of faith in restoring troubled nation". The Washington Times. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. DeFore, John (2012-06-15). "The Savoy King: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. Knight, Christopher (2009-03-04). "Art Review". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. "Film Review: A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS from Education Under Fire on Vimeo". Iran Press Watch. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. Sotoudeh, Nasrin (2009-03-04). "Jailed Iranian Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh Writes a Plea for Peace on International Women's Day". Time. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on March 25, 1990 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  11. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on May 24, 1992 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  12. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on December 13, 1992 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  13. Kirkaldy, Andy (2015-09-10). "New film highlights locals' role in nation's move to same-sex marriage". Addison County Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  14. "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11 - A TRIBUTE TO ``TALK OF VERMONT'S JEFF KAUFMAN". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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