HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: A CONVERSATION WITH JESSE EISENBERG

Jesse Eisenberg is an Academy Award®-nominated actor and an acclaimed playwright and author. Eisenberg made his directorial debut with A24's WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival to glowing reviews and screened as a part of Critics Week at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Eisenberg's second directorial effort, A REAL PAIN, had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Eisenberg's screenplay, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated in the same category at the 97th Annual Academy Awards. Eisenberg's upcoming feature is A24's THE DEBUT, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. Eisenberg wrote and directed the film, while also contributing original music and appearing as a member of the cast. The film is slated for release on December 11. Born in New York, Eisenberg is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, the author of the collection Bream Gives Me Hiccups from Grove Press and the Audible Original When You Finish Saving the World, which won Best Original Work at the 2021 Audie Awards. Jesse Eisenberg's THE DEBUT screens October 9 and 10.