Jack Lechner
Jack Lechner’s credits as Producer, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, or Consulting Producer include the Oscar-winning documentary The Fog Of War; Blue Valentine; The New Yorker Presents for Amazon; Bite Me; Group; Untouchable for Hulu; Explorer for National Geographic; Left Of The Dial for HBO; TruInside for TruTV; Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys for Sundance; The New Public and Playwright: From Page to Stage for PBS; and the pilot of Mad Men for AMC. As an executive at Miramax and Film Four, he was involved in the production and development of dozens of movies, including The Crying Game, Good Will Hunting, and The Full Monty. His book Can’t Take My Eyes Off You was published in 2000, and his picture book Mary Had A Little Lamp in 2008. He also wrote the lyrics for the 2010 off-Broadway musical The Kid.
Film Chair and Associate Professor of Professional Practice Jack Lechner wrote a chapter of the anthology Fifty Key Stage Musicals, a book edited By Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew. Lechner’s chapter is titled ‘Falsettos’ and is about the 1992 musical of the same name. The book was recently published by Routledge and can be purchased here.
Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Film Jack Lechner about his diverse career, the innovative web series Group, and helping students unlock a story’s full potential.
Two films by Columbia filmmakers have recently been added to the prestigious National Film Registry.
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Film Chair and Associate Professor Jack Lechner has written three original songs that will be featured in Big Shot, a new dance narrative from The Chase Brock Experience.