Jacob Aaron Estes (born September 6, 1972) is an American screenwriter
and film director.Estes was a theatre major at the University of
California, Santa Cruz. After that, he went to film school at AFI.
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. Estes turned Mean Creek into a screenplay, which he
became his feature film debut as writer and director in 2004. 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. His second film as
writer/director came with the 2011 film The Details, 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.Estes is married to
the musician Gretchen Lieberum.
and film director.Estes was a theatre major at the University of
California, Santa Cruz. After that, he went to film school at AFI.
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. Estes turned Mean Creek into a screenplay, which he
became his feature film debut as writer and director in 2004. 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. His second film as
writer/director came with the 2011 film The Details, 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.Estes is married to
the musician Gretchen Lieberum.
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