Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960 in North Little Rock, Arkansas), is
an American film director, writer and producer.He graduated from
Columbia University in 1985 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing,
having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Miloš
Forman. His debut film, End of the Line (1987), was a Sundance
Institute project and was released by Orion Classics. He has since
written projects for Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and
TriStar Pictures and has directed numerous documentaries for PBS,
Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, CBS, Fox, USA Network and
NBC.Russell returned to feature film directing with the Warner Bros.
family film My Dog Skip (2000). He next directed two Disney features,
Tuck Everlasting (2002) and Ladder 49 (2004). His most recent films
include The Water Horse (2007) and the Hallmark original film One
Christmas Eve (2014).
an American film director, writer and producer.He graduated from
Columbia University in 1985 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing,
having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Miloš
Forman. His debut film, End of the Line (1987), was a Sundance
Institute project and was released by Orion Classics. He has since
written projects for Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and
TriStar Pictures and has directed numerous documentaries for PBS,
Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, CBS, Fox, USA Network and
NBC.Russell returned to feature film directing with the Warner Bros.
family film My Dog Skip (2000). He next directed two Disney features,
Tuck Everlasting (2002) and Ladder 49 (2004). His most recent films
include The Water Horse (2007) and the Hallmark original film One
Christmas Eve (2014).
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