Director

Adam Baran

Directing

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 1276292

IMDb ID: nm1595256

Known for: Directing

Born: March 20, 1981

Age: 44

Place of birth: Englewood, NJ

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2024

Years active: 21

Average TMDB rating: 6.2

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Director (6)Producer (4)Thanks (2)Associate Producer (1)Production Assistant (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Adam Baran is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, producer and curator interested in telling stories of queer history and identity. His films as director include the award-winning documentary short Trade Center (2021), Dirty Boots (2014) and Jackpot (2012). He produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Circus of Books (2020) and is an associate producer on Jeffrey Schwarz's upcoming Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021). Baran is also known for writing the hit webseries Hunting Season. Many of his contributions to the groundbreaking gay publication BUTT Magazine were included in the Taschen press compilations, Butt Book and Forever Butt. He is the longtime co-curator and host of Queer/Art/Film, a monthly screening series at NYC's IFC Center.

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