Ari Sandel | |
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| Born | Ari Devon Sandel (1974-09-05)September 5, 1974 (age 50) Calabasas, California, U.S. |
| Education | MFAUSC School of Cinematic Arts |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
Ari Devon Sandel (born September 5, 1974)[1][2] is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the short filmWest Bank Story (2005), which won the2006 Academy Award in the categoryBest Live Action Short Film.[3]
Sandel was born and raised inCalabasas, California, the son of Kathy (Hale) and Dan Sandel.[4] His father is Israeli and his mother is American. He is Jewish.[5] He studied Media Arts at theUniversity of Arizona inTucson where he also received a special certificate in Middle Eastern Studies. He went on to earn his Directing MFA from theUniversity of Southern California's School of Cinema–Television.West Bank Story premiered at theSundance Film Festival and has screened at over one hundred fifty film festivals worldwide, winning prizes from 30.
Sandel also directed a 2006 documentary,Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland, which premiered at theToronto International Film Festival.
In 2015, Sandel's feature film directorial debut, teen comedyThe DUFF, was released in theaters.
Sandel directed the horror comedy sequelGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, which began filming in February 2018, and which was released in October of that year.[6]
In 2024, Sandel and fiancé Sabine Moestrup welcomed a baby girl together.
Short films
Documentary
Television
Feature films
