Darren Stein (born December 24, 1971) is an American film director,
screenwriter, and film producer who grew up in the San Fernando
Valley. Among his works include the documentary Put the Camera on Me,
the 2010 horror comedy All About Evil, and the satirical major motion
picture Jawbreaker - which was deemed a "cult classic" by the New York
Post, and is still referenced today in mainstream sources.Stein
started using his father's video camera at the age of ten, creating a
body of work that would later be seen in his documentary Put the
Camera on Me. Upon graduating NYU film school, he co-wrote and
directed his first feature, Sparkler, that premiered at the Hamptons
Film Festival and won the audience award in Athens, GA. Stein's second
feature, Jawbreaker, premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival and
was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for “Best Villain†. Upon
completing Put the Camera on Me with childhood friend Adam Shell in
2003, Stein was interviewed by Ira Glass on This American Life. The
documentary was released on DVD through Wellspring/Genius
Entertainment. Stein went on to executive produce Cam Archer’s Wild
Tigers I Have Known, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film
Festival. In 2010, he produced All About Evil, a horror comedy
starring Natasha Lyonne and Thomas Dekker. Most recently, he has
written the book for Jawbreaker the Musical, which is scheduled for a
one night showing on July 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, and featuring Jenna
Leigh Green.Stein is openly gay.
screenwriter, and film producer who grew up in the San Fernando
Valley. Among his works include the documentary Put the Camera on Me,
the 2010 horror comedy All About Evil, and the satirical major motion
picture Jawbreaker - which was deemed a "cult classic" by the New York
Post, and is still referenced today in mainstream sources.Stein
started using his father's video camera at the age of ten, creating a
body of work that would later be seen in his documentary Put the
Camera on Me. Upon graduating NYU film school, he co-wrote and
directed his first feature, Sparkler, that premiered at the Hamptons
Film Festival and won the audience award in Athens, GA. Stein's second
feature, Jawbreaker, premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival and
was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for “Best Villain†. Upon
completing Put the Camera on Me with childhood friend Adam Shell in
2003, Stein was interviewed by Ira Glass on This American Life. The
documentary was released on DVD through Wellspring/Genius
Entertainment. Stein went on to executive produce Cam Archer’s Wild
Tigers I Have Known, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film
Festival. In 2010, he produced All About Evil, a horror comedy
starring Natasha Lyonne and Thomas Dekker. Most recently, he has
written the book for Jawbreaker the Musical, which is scheduled for a
one night showing on July 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, and featuring Jenna
Leigh Green.Stein is openly gay.
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