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Jeff Skoll

Production · follow into films and chains

Biography

Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Contagion

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Roma

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Spotlight

Executive Producer

Bridge of Spies

Executive Producer

The Help

Executive Producer

A Most Violent Year

Executive Producer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

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

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Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone

From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...

8 films

Hope Is a Good Thing

From the walls of Shawshank to the rooftops of Tehran, a chain of films about friendship, resilience, and the stubborn persistence of hope.

8 films

When the World Catches Cold

From Contagion's clinical dread to the surreal end of days, a chain of films about outbreaks, science, and the fraying of society.

7 films

A Feast for the Wandering Eye

From Tokyo ramen bars to Mumbai tiffin carriers, eight films that use food to map the distances between people and the places they call home.

8 films

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