Elliot Greenebaum (born 1977) is an American

film writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

and director, best known for his award-winning debut movie, ''

Assisted Living An assisted living residence or assisted living facility (ALF) is a housing facility for people with disabilities or for adults who cannot or who choose not to live independently. The term is popular in the United States, but the setting is si ...

''. He also appeared in the role of Chip Wright in the 1990 Disney TV movie '' A Mom for Christmas''.

Background

Elliot Greenebaum was born in Concord MA and raised in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana borde ...

. He graduated from Amherst college in 1999 with a degree in philosophy and received his masters in film from NYU in 2005. . In 2003 he won Slamdance Grand Jury Prize best feature for his indie film

which is the fictional story of an unlikely friendship in a nursing home. The film was shot in a working assisted living facility and used residents and staff as actors mixed in with the professional actors.

Filmmaker Magazine ''Filmmaker'' is a quarterly publication magazine covering issues relating to independent film. The magazine was founded in 1992 by Karol Martesko-Fenster, Scott Macaulay and Holly Willis. The magazine is now published by the IFP (Independent Fi ...

chose Greenebaum as 50 Filmmakers to Watch and in 2005 he appeared on The Charlie Rose Show.

Recognition

Awards and nominations

* 2003, Won

Slamdance Film Festival The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which als ...

Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature for ''

'' * 2003, Won

Gen Art Film Festival Gen Art is an arts and entertainment organization that showcases emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists. It has produced over 100 events annually, which included fashion shows, film premieres and screenings, live mus ...

Best Picture for ''Assisted Living'' * 2003, Won Gen Art Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature for ''Assisted Living'' * 2003, Won

Grand Jury Sparky Award for ''Assisted Living'' * 2003, Won

Woodstock Film Festival The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto with the goal to bring high quality independent film to the Hudson Valley region. The festival takes place each fa ...

Jury Prize for ''Assisted Living'' * 2003, Won

Savannah Film Festival Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the Unit ...

Best Narrative for ''Assisted Living''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenebaum, Elliot 1977 births Living people American male screenwriters People from Brooklyn Writers from Louisville, Kentucky Amherst College alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Film directors from New York City Film directors from Kentucky Screenwriters from New York (state)