J.J. KANDEL

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Montecito JOURNAL | Arts in Lockdown Series Part 8

Denizen Theatre
September 29, 2020 by J.J. Kandel

Montecito’s J.J. Kandel keeps the stage alive by putting it on screen.

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September 29, 2020 /J.J. Kandel /Source

LuxeMonitor | Artist Questionnaire →

Luxe Monitor
August 13, 2018 by J.J. Kandel in Press

J.J. Kandel, himself a former festival performer and director as well as an accomplished film and stage actor, does a superb job curating and steering this year’s festival, striking a balance of established veterans and up-and-coming talent.

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August 13, 2018 /J.J. Kandel
#SummerShortsNYC, #jjkandel, #59E59, #LuxeMonitor, #ShortPlaysNYC, #ArtistQuestionnaire, #NYC
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montecito JOURNAL | Magazine Interview

Riviera Theatre
January 04, 2018 by J.J. Kandel in Press

   J.J. said, “I’ve been quite lucky with The Hurt Locker (2008) taking me to Jordan and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) to India (thank you, Kathryn). I’m very interested in using the process of live theater to create filmed content.

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January 04, 2018 /J.J. Kandel
#Stage2ScreenNYC, #SummerShortsNYC, #tribeca2016, #jjkandel, #59E59, #LaBute, #TheNewYorker, #TheScreeningRoomSeries, #sbiff
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SUMMER SHORTS is a NY Times Critic's Pick! →

59E59 Theaters
August 01, 2017 by J.J. Kandel in Press

“Acolyte,” which concludes Series A of 59E59 Theaters’ annual Summer Shorts mini-festival, is so tantalizing that you want to know more about what happened, yet it also works perfectly in 30 tight minutes.

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August 01, 2017 /J.J. Kandel
#SummerShortsNYC, #ShortPlaysNYC, #NYTCriticsPick, #59E59, #Stage2ScreenNYC
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CHUCK to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival! →

Tribeca Performing Arts Center
April 01, 2017 by J.J. Kandel in Screenings

Better known as the Bayonne Bleeder, Chuck Wepner was a 70s-era heavyweight boxer with the ability to take a punch like no other, facing off in his career against Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and even an actual live bear.

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April 01, 2017 /J.J. Kandel
#Tribeca2017, #JimmyTheCop, #jjkandel, #USPremiere
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Montecito JOURNAL | "The Kandel Imperative" →

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
February 02, 2017 by J.J. Kandel in Press

Actor J.J. Kandel grew up in Montecito and comes home to launch his Neil LaBute-directed 10 K during this year's SBIFF.

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February 02, 2017 /J.J. Kandel
10 K, LaBute, SBIFF, Stage2ScreenNYC, 59E59
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The Mulberry Bush featured on "Short of the Week!" →

November 22, 2016 by J.J. Kandel

A seemingly random encounter turns dangerous in this 17-min short by Neil LaBute, adapted from the play of the same name.

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November 22, 2016 /J.J. Kandel

'the mulberry bush' by Neil LaBute is now available online! →

November 15, 2016 by J.J. Kandel

Hidden agendas, looming danger, and intense side-eye are all on display in this short film by Neil LaBute.

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November 15, 2016 /J.J. Kandel

'the mulberry bush' at Mill Valley Film Festival →

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER
October 12, 2016 by J.J. Kandel

Famed playwright Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) posits a tense confrontation between two strangers with an unlikely and dangerous connection.

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October 12, 2016 /J.J. Kandel

SUMMER SHORTS Marks 10 Years of Cheeky Theatre at 59E59 Theaters

Fogo de Chão Churrascaria
August 09, 2016 by J.J. Kandel

SUMMER SHORTS, the annual festival of short plays that Throughline Artists present at 59E59 Theaters, celebrated their 10th season with a party at Fogo de Chão Churrascaria in NYC on August 8, 2016.

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August 09, 2016 /J.J. Kandel /Source
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