Jarrett Schaefer (born 1979) is an American film director and
screenwriter. His feature debut, Chapter 27 (2007), premiered and
received substantial media and critical attention at the 2007 Sundance
Film Festival.Born on a U.S. Air Force base in Germany but raised in
the United States, Schaefer studied film writing at University of
Southern California, in Los Angeles, California. After graduating, he
worked as an editor at Fade In magazine and as a videostore clerk
while writing scripts and poetry in his spare time.Schaefer made his
feature-length debut in 2007 with Chapter 27, a biographical film
depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It takes
place in December 1980, and is intended to be an exploration of
Chapman's psyche. The script took Schaefer four years to write, but
when it was finished, the film came together quickly. With the help of
producers Alexandra Milchan and Robert Salerno, Schaefer cast Jared
Leto as Mark David Chapman.Chapter 27 premiered at the 2007 Sundance
Film Festival where it received polarized reactions from critics. It
later went into limited theatrical release in the United States on
March 28, 2008. Chapter 27 was cited as one of the most controversial
films of 2007. The film received substantial accolades from critics
who praised the depiction of the mental state of Mark David Chapman in
the days leading up the murder of John Lennon in December 1980. It won
the Debut Feature Prize for Schaefer at the Zurich Film Festival.
screenwriter. His feature debut, Chapter 27 (2007), premiered and
received substantial media and critical attention at the 2007 Sundance
Film Festival.Born on a U.S. Air Force base in Germany but raised in
the United States, Schaefer studied film writing at University of
Southern California, in Los Angeles, California. After graduating, he
worked as an editor at Fade In magazine and as a videostore clerk
while writing scripts and poetry in his spare time.Schaefer made his
feature-length debut in 2007 with Chapter 27, a biographical film
depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It takes
place in December 1980, and is intended to be an exploration of
Chapman's psyche. The script took Schaefer four years to write, but
when it was finished, the film came together quickly. With the help of
producers Alexandra Milchan and Robert Salerno, Schaefer cast Jared
Leto as Mark David Chapman.Chapter 27 premiered at the 2007 Sundance
Film Festival where it received polarized reactions from critics. It
later went into limited theatrical release in the United States on
March 28, 2008. Chapter 27 was cited as one of the most controversial
films of 2007. The film received substantial accolades from critics
who praised the depiction of the mental state of Mark David Chapman in
the days leading up the murder of John Lennon in December 1980. It won
the Debut Feature Prize for Schaefer at the Zurich Film Festival.
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