Asher Jelinsky

Asher Jelinsky is an American film director best known for their short film Miller & Son (2019), for which they received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Student Film Award[1] and the Gold Medal for "Best Narrative" (Domestic) at the 2019 Student Academy Awards.[2]

Asher Jelinsty
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAFI
OccupationWriter, Director
Years active2017 - present
Known forStudent Academy Awards winner Miller & Son Live Action Short Film
Websitewww.asherjelinsky.com

Life and career

Jelinsky was born and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Public Health from Pitzer College.[3] After training as an Emergency Medical Technician and working as a producer at a creative ad agency in San Francisco,[4] they enrolled at the American Film Institute where they graduated with an MFA in Directing.[5]

In 2019, Jelinsky directed their AFI thesis film Miller & Son which explores the feeling of compartmentalization by portraying the life of a transgender mechanic, performed by non-binary actor Jesse James Keitel.[6] The film won the BAFTA Student Film Award[1] and the Gold Medal for "Best Narrative" (Domestic) at the 2019 Student Academy Awards.[2]

Jelinsky is non-binary and uses gender-neutral singular they pronouns. They are currently based in Los Angeles.[7]

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References
  1. Desk, TV News. "BAFTA Announces Winners Of The 2019 Student Film Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. Wheat, Lorraine; Wheat, Lorraine (2019-10-20). "Rory Kennedy, Gregory Nava Celebrate Films Creating Social Change at 2019 Student Academy Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. "Miller & Son (2019) by Asher Jelinsky". Gay Themed Movies. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. "Asher Jelinsky on their award-winning film & the portrayal of trans & nonbinary characters". shots. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. Williams, Trey (2019-09-12). "AFI Leads All Universities in 2019 Student Academy Award Winners". TheWrap. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. Bahr, Lindsey. "Film academy honours 16 Student Academy Award winners". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. "MILLER & SON". festival.outfest.org. Retrieved 2020-01-10.


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