Gren Wells
Gren Wells | |
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 Wells at diff 2015 | |
| Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, screenwriter, actor |
| Known for | A Little Bit of Heaven, The Road Within |
Gren Wells is a Kentucky-born filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress who works and resides in Los Angeles.
Early life[edit]
Wells was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.[1] After attending Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, Wells moved to New York City, where she starred in six indie films over a two-year span, one of which, Man About Town, won Best Short Film at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[2] After moving to Los Angeles, Wells became a stand-up comic and wrote her first feature script, A Little Bit of Heaven.
Career[edit]
Her first script, A Little Bit of Heaven, was sold to 20th Century Fox.[3] This script later found a home at The Film Department and starred Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lucy Punch, Romany Malco, and Peter Dinklage.[4]
Her second film, The Road Within, was Wells' directorial debut.[5] After premiering at the Los Angeles Film Festival[5] it was acquired by Well Go USA. It stars Zoë Kravitz, Dev Patel, Robert Sheehan, Robert Patrick, and Kyra Sedgwick and was released on April 17, 2015.[6]
Wells directed the 2022 film, Dear Zoe.[7]
Awards[edit]
Wells was chosen as one of Variety's Top 10 Directors to Watch for 2014.
References[edit]
- ^ Plyer, Will (1 October 2004). "Gren Wells". Done Deal Professional. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Man About Town". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Executive Profiles: John Davis". Variety. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (3 May 2012). "Dancing on Her Own Grave With a Spring in Her Step: 'A Little Bit of Heaven,' With Kate Hudson". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ a b Silverstein, Melissa (18 June 2014). "LAFF Women Directors: Meet Gren Wells (The Road Within)". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Punter, Jennie (4 September 2014). "Well Go USA Nabs Rights to Gren Wells' 'The Road Within'". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Dear Zoe at IMDb
External links[edit]
- Gren Wells at IMDb
- Gren Wells on Twitter
- "Kate Hudson In 'A Little Bit Of Heaven' Trailer (VIDEO)" in The Huffington Post
- "Well Go USA Acquires Gren Wells' 'The Road Within'" at Deadline Hollywood
- "'The Road Within interviews' – Gren Wells and Robert Patrick" in Town Times
| International | |
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| National | |
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- American women screenwriters
- Living people
- American women film producers
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American women film directors
- Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky
- Manhattanville University alumni
- Screenwriters from Kentucky
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Film producers from Kentucky
- 21st-century American women