J.J. KANDEL

As an actor, J.J. Kandel's film and television credits include 10 K (Santa Barbara International Film Festival) and The Mulberry Bush written and directed by Neil LaBute (Tribeca Film Festival); Chuck with Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts; Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker (Best Picture 2010) both directed by Academy Award® winner Kathryn Bigelow; We Need To Talk About Kevin; Billie & Billy (DIRECTV); and Law & Order (NBC). New York theater credits include 10 K written and directed by Neil LaBute; The Mulberry Bush by Neil LaBute directed by Maria Mileaf; Falling Short and Jonathan’s Blaze both directed by Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Alexander Dinelaris; The Killing (World Premiere) by William Inge; Sundance directed by Matthew Penn; Intermission by Will Eno (World Premiere); and The Great Pretenders with Amy Irving. J.J. Kandel is an actor member of Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, SAG-AFTRA, and Actors’ Equity Association.

J.J. Kandel is Programming Director at the DENIZEN Theatre in New Paltz, NY. Managing Partner of STAGE TO SCREEN NYC. Films include Next (with Michael Rapaport and Mark Feuerstein); Sparring Partner; Still Happy; 10 K; and The Mulberry Bush. Founder and Festival Director of the SUMMER SHORTS FILM FEST, and co-founder of the critically acclaimed SUMMER SHORTS Festival of New American Short Plays® presented at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan, for 13 consecutive seasons.

Screen directing credits include Sparring Partner by Neil LaBute (with Cecily Strong); Stage directing credits include True Love Will Find You In The End by Neil LaBute (World Premiere); Lucky by Sharr White (World Premiere); In This, Our Time...by Alexander Dinelaris (World Premiere); and Wedding Bash by Andrew Leeds and Lindsey Kraft.