Garrett Basch is an American film and television producer. He is best known for his work on the

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limited series ''

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''.

Career

While attending

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, Basch was hired by writer/director

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as his assistant. The pair later formed Film Rites, a production company based at

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. Their films together include '' Moneyball'' and ''

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''."Fox Re-Ups First-Look Deal With Steve Zaillian's Film Rites (Exclusive)"
''Hollywood Reporter'', 1/27/2014 by Tatiana Siegel In addition to scripted content, Basch produced the documentary film '' Life Itself'', for which he won the

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in 2015. Basch was nominated for a

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in 2017 for ''The Night Of'', and again for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020 for ''What We Do in the Shadows.''

Filmography

''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''

Film

;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks

Television

;Miscellaneous crew ;As an actor

References

External links

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