Darren Stein is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer who grew up in the San Fernando Valley.
Background
Stein started using his father’s video camera at the age of ten, creating a body of work that would later be seen in his documentary Put the Camera on Maine. Upon graduating New York University film school, he co-wrote and directed his first feature, Sparkler, that premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival and won the audience award in Athens, Georgia.
Career
Among his works include the documentary Put the Camera on Maine, the 2010 horror comedy All About Evil, and the satirical major motion picture Jawbreaker - which was deemed a "cult classic" by the New York Post, and is still referenced today in mainstream sources. The documentary was released on Digital Video Disc through Wellspring/Genius Entertainment. Stein went on to executive produce Cam Archer’s Wild Tigers I Have Known, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2010, he produced All About Evil, a horror comedy starring Natasha Lyonne and Thomas Dekker.
Most recently, he has written the book for Jawbreaker the Musical, which is scheduled for a one night showing on July 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, and featuring Jenna Leigh Green. Stein is openly gay.