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Ariel Schulman

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 10/02/1981 (42) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981) is an American filmmaker and actor. He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary Catfish, and co-directed Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and Project Power with Henry Joost. ()
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Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are a directing team, producers, best buds, and founders of the New York City production company Supermarché. They directed two films in 2016 -- Nerve, a summer hit released by Lionsgate, starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, and Viral, a low budget horror movie starring Sofia Black-D'Elia and Analeigh Tipton. They also executive produced the 2016 Sundance Film Festival hit White Girl, directed by Elizabeth Wood, which was picked up by Netflix and will be released theatrically in September.Their first feature documentary, Catfish, premiered at the Sundance film festival where it received critical acclaim and went on to a nationwide release in Fall 2010. Their next feature, Paranormal Activity 3, released by Paramount Pictures in 2011, opened to rave reviews and remains the highest grossing horror opening in history. Their second film in the franchise, Paranormal Activity 4 was released in October, 2012. The two combined have grossed $350 million dollars.Henry and Rel are also Executive Producers on Catfish the TV Show, and have directed dozens of commercials and short films including A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits, which has been screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide. Their 2011 Google commercial Dear Sophie was named Time Magazine's Best Commercial of the Year. They have also made a number of short films for Vogue Magazine starring Lena Dunham, Margot Robbie, and Taylor Swift, accumulating over 5 million views.In addition to several projects in development, Henry & Rel wrote and are attached to direct an adaptation of Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, to be produced by Ed Pressman and Gary Burden.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Documentaries

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Movies with Ariel Schulman as Actor(7)

TV Shows/Series with Ariel Schulman as Actor(1)

as himself2012 Catfish: The TV Show

Movies with Ariel Schulman as Crew(22)

Directing/Director2023 Mega Man
Directing/Director2023 Nemesis
Directing/Director2022 Secret Headquarters
Writing/Screenplay2022 Secret Headquarters
Directing/Director2020 Project Power
Production/Executive Producer2016 White Girl
Directing/Director2016 Viral
Production/Producer2016 The Second Sound Barrier
Directing/Director2016 Nerve
Directing/Director2015 A Year of Ping Pong
Directing/Director2014 Metropolis II
Directing/Director2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari
Directing/Director2012 Paranormal Activity 4
Directing/Director2011 Paranormal Activity 3
Crew/Cinematography2010 Catfish
Directing/Director2010 Catfish
Production/Producer2010 Catfish
Art/Art Direction2009 Daddy Longlegs
Camera/Additional Camera2008 I Think We're Alone Now
Art/Art Direction2008 Ai
Directing/Director2007 Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?

TV Shows/Series with Ariel Schulman as Crew(3)

Production/Executive Producer2022 The Watcher
Directing/Director2012 Catfish: The TV Show
Creator/Creator2012 Catfish: The TV Show

Additional Information

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Full Name: Ariel Schulman
Born: Friday, 10/02 1981 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 42 years + 204 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Siblings: Nev Schulman
Other names for Ariel Schulman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"M. Ariel Schulman"
"Ariel 'Rel' Schulman"
"Rel Schulman"
Ariel Schulman frequently works together with these people:
Henry Joost (21x, Crew)
Josh Safdie (15x, Crew)
Benny Safdie (9x, Crew)
Casey Neistat (7x, Actor)
Brett Jutkiewicz (6x, Crew)
Casey Neistat (6x, Actor)
Zachary Treitz (5x, Crew)
Eléonore Hendricks (5x, Actress)
Sean Donnelly (5x, Crew)
Ryan Murphy (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:294309, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024