Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963) is an American

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, and

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. He is best known for the Emmy-winning documentary series '' The Jinx''. He is also known for the

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'' Capturing the Friedmans'', which won eighteen international prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the

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and the

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award, and was nominated for an

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. He also co-founded

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and created the KnowMe iOS platform.

Career

Jarecki graduated from

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in 1985. He is the co-founder and

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, which provides film schedules over the Internet and telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999. With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki co-wrote the

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to '' Felicity'', "New Version of You", in 2000. Jarecki's 2003 documentary about a family, '' Capturing the Friedmans'', his first feature, began as an offshoot from a short film he was making about birthday party clowns, which was titled ''Just a Clown'' and released in 2004. Jarecki went on to direct the narrative feature '' All Good Things'' starring

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, Kirsten Dunst, and

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. The film, inspired by the life of millionaire Robert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife Kathie, was released in 2010. Along with filmmaking partner Marc Smerling, Jarecki also produced the 2010 documentary film ''

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'', and co-produced and directed the documentary series '' The Jinx'', which aired on

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in 2015. Jarecki plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single "Joe Strummer's House". Jarecki directed the 2018

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comedy series '' Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell''.

Personal life

Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki and the half-brother of filmmaker

Nicholas Jarecki Nicholas Jarecki (born June 25, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and writer best known for his 2012 feature film ''Arbitrage (film), Arbitrage''. Early life Jarecki was born on June 25, 1979, in New York City, to Henry Jarecki and ...

. Andrew lives in New York City with his wife, Nancy Jarecki, and their 3 kids.

Filmography

References

External links

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An interview with JareckiBritish Film Institute interviewNPR interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarecki, Andrew Living people American documentary filmmakers American people of German-Jewish descent Princeton University alumni Hackley School alumni 1963 births Sundance Film Festival award winners