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Drake Doremus
Drake Doremus at the 2011London Film Festival
Born	(1983-03-29)March 29, 1983 (age 42) Orange, California
Education	American Film Institute (MFA)
Occupations	Film director, writer, producer

Drake Doremus (/dəˈriːməs/;^[1] born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the filmsLike Crazy (2011), which won theGrand Jury Prize Dramatic^[2] at the 2011Sundance Film Festival,^[3]Douchebag (2010), which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010Sundance Film Festival,^[4] andEquals (2015).^[5]

Doremus studied directing at theAFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school.^[6] At the recommendation of a talent agent in 2008, Doremus was introduced to producerJonathan Schwartz, who would produce his subsequent four films.^[7]

His 2011 filmLike Crazy has been described as loosely inspired by his real life experiences.^[8] It starsAnton Yelchin,Felicity Jones, andJennifer Lawrence.^[9] Most of the dialogue in the film was improvised, with only a 50-page detailed outline as a script.^[10] The film was shot in a month on only a $250,000 budget, and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011Sundance Film Festival.^[10]

In 2012, Doremus directed a six-partsocial film forIntel andToshiba calledThe Beauty Inside. It was written by Richard Greenberg, and starsMary Elizabeth Winstead andTopher Grace.^[11][12] The series earned him aDaytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series.^[13] In June 2013, his filmBreathe In^[14] starringFelicity Jones,Guy Pearce,Amy Ryan, andMackenzie Davis^[15] opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival EIFF.^[16] Doremus directed the 2015 science-fiction romantic drama filmEquals, written by Nathan Parker based on a story by Doremus and starringKristen Stewart,Nicholas Hoult,Guy Pearce, andJacki Weaver.^[17]

In 2017, Doremus directed and produced the romantic dramaNewness, which had its world premiere at theSundance Film Festival.^[18][19] The film reunites Doremus withNicholas Hoult, who starred in his previous filmEquals. It also starsLaia Costa.^[20] He again forayed into science-fiction romance withZoe, written by Richard Greenberg and released byAmazon Studios on July 20, 2018.^[21] It starsLéa Seydoux,Ewan McGregor,Theo James,Rashida Jones,Matthew Gray Gubler,Miranda Otto, andChristina Aguilera.^{[22][23][24][25]} Doremus directed the advertisement forHugo Boss' "The Scent Private Accord" perfume, starringJamie Dornan.^[26]

Doremus frequently collaborates withBen York Jones, who co-wroteLike Crazy andBreathe In with Doremus and wroteNewness. York Jones producedDouchebag andNewness, and appeared as an actor inSpooner,Douchebag,Like Crazy, andThe Beauty Inside. In addition, he received special thanks onEquals.^[27] Doremus is also a frequent collaborator with actor Matthew Gray Gubler, who has had roles inNewness,Zoe, andEndings, Beginnings.

It was announced that Doremus is teaming withAmazon to co-executive produce and direct a television series based onJardine Libaire's bookWhite Fur.^[28][29] Doremus is set to direct another romantic drama entitledAurora, produced byCJ Entertainment.^[30] It was also announced that Doremus has signed a two-year deal withParamount Television to develop new projects and direct existing projects.^[13]

Doremus' filmLike Crazy was inspired by his own long-distance relationship and marriage. In an interview withIndieWire, he said:

I'm a divorcee. I got married to this woman to try and get her back, I went through the visa stuff, to try and get her back in the States ... I'd spent so much time here, visiting someone when I was in a long-distance relationship, so I was so familiar with what it feels like to be jet-lagged, and only be here for 5 days, and try to be romantic, and try to fit in the love, and try to relive what we were going through, while taking in a new city, and being nine hours ahead. That relationship was from 2001 to 2008. she was in the US from 2001-2004, so from 04-08 it was back and forth, four years of long distance.^[10]

Doremus lives in London and Los Angeles with his wife, artist Triana de Lamo Terry and daughter Tallulah.

• Drake Doremus atIMDb

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