Jeff Lipsky is an American screenwriter and film director.[1][2] He has written and directed such films as Flannel Pajamas (2006), Twelve Thirty (2011), Molly's Theory of Relativity (2013), Mad Women (2015) and The Last (2019).[3] He is also one of the co-founders of the now-defunct film distribution studio October Films.[4][5][6]
Lipsky grew up in Plainview, New York, and was raised as a Conservative Jew.[7][8][9]
Lipsky admired John Cassavetes more than any other living American director and described him as his most important mentor. Later, Lipsky became the distributor of Cassavetes's independently produced film, A Woman Under the Influence.[10]
In 2017, Lipsky launched the New York based distribution consulting firm Glass Half Full Media.[11]
He was married to Maura Hoy.[12]
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- ^ "An Independent Film Distributor Takes an Independent Route". The New York Times. January 19, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (September 8, 2017). "Jeff Lipsky Launches Glass Half Full Distribution Consulting Firm – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Lipsky, Jeff (June 9, 2015). "Mad Women: An Excerpt from Jeff Lipsky's Memoir". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 5, 2022.