Brian Savelson is an American writer, director, and producer who works in film, theater, and television. Savelson has written for numerous TV series including Amazon's The New Yorker Presents, Fox's

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, and Apple's Little America for which he was nominated for The Humanitas Prize. Savelson wrote and directed the feature film

In Our Nature ''In Our Nature'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter José González. It was released on 24 September 2007 on Peacefrog Records in the UK and Imperial Recordings in Sweden. It was released on 25 September 2007 by Mute Rec ...

starring John Slattery, Jena Malone,

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, and

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. Savelson was a producer of the Tony Award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun starring Sean Combs,

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, and Sanaa Lathan. The production was noted for the especially diverse audience it brought to Broadway. Savelson's short film "Counting Water" screened at over 20 film festivals, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival, was aired on PBS, and exhibited at LACMA. Savelson won an MVPA Award for his direction of the

Band Of Horses Band of Horses is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Led by singer-songwriter Ben Bridwell, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes, the band's current line-up also includ ...

music video "

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." Savelson directed the music video for

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's cover of The High Road which featured the singer riding an elephant through a world of melting clocks. Savelson has also directed music videos for Ra Ra Riot and

The Republic Tigers The Republic Tigers is an American alternative rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri by Kenn Jankowski (formerly of The Golden Republic) and Adam McGill. They were the first act to sign with Chop Shop Records (an imprint of Atlantic ...

. In August 2020, it was announced Savelson would be collaborating on a new TV series with Janicza Bravo and Jake Gyllenhaal based on Ian Parker's New Yorker article, "A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions."

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