Arie Posin is an

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i-born American

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and

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best known for his 2005 film ''

The Chumscrubber ''The Chumscrubber'' (German: ''Glück in kleinen Dosen'') is a 2005 comedy-drama film, directed by Arie Posin, starring an ensemble cast led by Jamie Bell. The plot, written by Posin and Zac Stanford, focuses on the chain of events that follow ...

''.

Early life and education

Posin was born in

in the early 1970s, a month after his

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parents left

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. His father was a filmmaker and a member of a dissident underground intellectual society. He lived in Israel for the first years of his life before moving to

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for eight years and ultimately relocating to the

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. Though Posin's father took filmmaking "very, very seriously", Posin was not allowed to watch television when growing because his father believed that "Just like there is good food and there is junk food ... he didn't want us growing up on junk images." Posin graduated from the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

(USC) in 1993, which he says was the "epilogue" of

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after growing up with his father as a mentor. While at USC he met filmmaker

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holl ...

, who encouraged Posin to travel, and subsequently lived in

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, Israel,

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and

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Career

When Posin returned to

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, he began to work at a

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where he made connections with agents, writers and producers. He had been writing scripts "trying to break in o the film industry for ten years when he decided that he would rather be a director than a screenwriter. He met writer Zac Stanford, whom he asked to write the screenplay for ''

'', and the two planned to shoot the film with their own money. Posin's girlfriend suggested that he send the script to five producers; Lawrence Bender was one to respond and passed the script on to his partner

Bonnie Curtis Bonnie Kathleen Curtis (born March 26, 1966) is an American film producer whose credits include ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''A.I.'', '' Minority Report'', and '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', directed by Steven Spielberg. Her first solo projec ...

. Posin and the producers brought the project to around sixty production companies, each of whom declined, before funds were raised and production began. ''The Chumscrubber'', starring

Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor and dancer. He rose to prominence for his debut role in ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest ...

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

and

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal S ...

, was filmed in April 2004 with financing from

Bob Yari Bob Yari ( fa, باب یاری; born May 30, 1961) is an Iranian-born American film producer and director. Biography Yari was born to a Jewish family in Tehran, Iran. He grew up in New York City, and studied film in Santa Barbara. Yari has pro ...

's production company El Camino Pictures. Posin was nominated for the Golden St. George award when the film was screened at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2005) - Director, story * '' The Face of Love'' (2013) - Director, co-writer * ''

The In Between ''The In Between'' is a 2022 American science fiction romance film directed by Arie Posin, written by Marc Klein, and starring Joey King and Kyle Allen. The film was released on February 11, 2022 on Paramount+ and on April 8, 2022 on Netflix. ...

'' (2022) - Director

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Posin, Arie Living people American people of Russian descent Israeli emigrants to the United States American film directors American male screenwriters USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni 1970 births