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J.C. Chandor

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Biography

Jeffrey McDonald Chandor, better known as J. C. Chandor, is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing the films Margin Call (2011), All Is Lost (2013), and A Most Violent Year (2014). Chandor grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. He is the son of Mary (McDonald) and Jeff Chandor, an investment banker. After graduating in 1992 from Ridge High School in Bernards Township, he received his bachelor's degree in 1996 from The College of Wooster. During the 15 years leading up to Margin Call, Chandor directed commercials.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

All Is Lost

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Kraven the Hunter

Directed

Margin Call

Directed

A Most Violent Year

Directed

Monos

Executive Producer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Small Craft Warnings

From the open sea to a leaky skiff, these eight films use small boats as vessels for self-discovery, each one a different kind of voyage.

8 films

Moana and the Sea as Mirror and Crucible

Taking the core premise of Moana (the ocean as a living force that tests, transforms, and reveals who you are) and steering it into far darker territory, this c...

8 films

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